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LANDSCAPE PLANNER with Mulloon Consulting
Do you know someone who wants to make a change in 2021?
We're seeking a Landscape Planner who shares our passion to influence change in regenerative, environmental and agricultural practices and brings with them great technical and consulting skills. Must thrive working in rural locations!
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2020 Annual Report
We proudly present to you the Mulloon Institute’s 2020 Annual Report, in what has been a most challenging and exceedingly dynamic year.
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Queensland field days
Sam Skeat has been presenting at several field days in northern Queensland recently with the message that rehydrated landscapes are more resilient to fire and drought, and can help mitigate some flooding effects. This In turn benefits local creeks and ultimately the Great Barrier Reef with water kept on properties and reduced sediment runoff. The events were organised by NQ Dry Tropics.
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Governor General Australia visit
The Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia the Hon David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) and his wife Her Excellency Mrs Linda Hurley, visited Mulloon Creek Natural Farms in October 2020 to learn more about the landscape rehydration work being undertaken by the Mulloon Institute around Australia.
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Stream gauge installation at 'Landtasia'
A new stream gauge and housing has now been installed on the ‘Landtasia’ property as part of the Mulloon Rehydration Initiative (MRI), in the upper section of Mulloon Creek and the project area.
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Biodynamics workshop with Hamish McKay
Biodynamics educator Hamish McKay continues to work closely with Mulloon Creek Natural Farms and recently provided an inspiring and simple overview and explanation of biodynamics to staff.
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Workshop - Regenerating Rural Landscapes
Late in October, representatives from the Mulloon Institute headed south to Gill Sanbrook’s regenerative grazing property ‘Bibbaringa’ near Bowna, NSW. In collaboration with David Hardwick from Soil Land Food, the team conducted a ‘Regenerating Rural Landscapes’ two-day bootcamp.
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Land Studio Program - Capertee workshop
Peter Hazell and Bill McAlister from Mulloon Consulting visited the Capertee Valley in September to take part in the University of Wollongong’s Land Studio Program, which is designed for art students to learn about landscape regeneration and includes a field trip and camp.
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National Soils Advocate visit
The Mulloon Institute was very pleased to welcome Australia’s new National Soils Advocate, the Honourable Penny Wensley AC, to Mulloon Creek Natural Farms last week.
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Dept of Agriculture, Water & the Environment visit
Andrew Metcalfe AO and James Larsen from the Australian Government's Department of Agriculture, Water & and the Environment visited the Mulloon Institute recently to learn more about the important landscape rehydration and landscape restoration work that we do.
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Resilience - Spring 2020
Hydrological & groundwater observations
Science Coordinator Luke Peel has been watching the recent floodwaters closely as he and Hydrologist Tony Bernardi and their team are part way through the detailed installation of monitoring equipment throughout the Mulloon Rehydration Initiative.
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Climate Stations
Two new climate stations supplied by Environdata are now fully installed and operational at Mulloon Creek Natural Farms, with one on the Home Farm floodplain and the other at Duralla.
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Heroic egg collectors
Interim Farm Manager Martin Royds, along with Poultry Farm Managers Roberto and Maria and the Mulloon Creek Natural Farms (MCNF) team members faced the full front of the recent floods at Mulloon.
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Serrated Tussock Trials
Various techniques to control Serrated Tussock are being trialled at the Home Farm, including an organic product called NonTox that can also help tackle blackberries.
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Mulloon Consulting - Spring update
Mulloon Consulting has been working hard in the Southern Tablelands and Southern Highlands of NSW, introducing the Ginninderry Development team to our landscape rehydration works, and expanding its activities in southern and Northern Queensland.
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National Drought & North Queensland Flood Response & Recovery Agency visit
The Mulloon Institute was very honoured to welcome the Hon Shane Stone AC QC, Coordinator General of the Federal Government’s National Drought & North Queensland Flood Response & Recovery Agency to view the Mulloon Rehydration Initiative with his team this September.
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Leaky weirs in rising floodwaters
Early in August we experienced a 1 in 50 year flood event at Mulloon Creek.
It was with a degree of trepidation that the Mulloon Rehydration Initiative’s (MRI) Project Coordinator Peter Hazell ventured out after the main flood to see how very recently installed leaky weir structures in the lower Mulloon catchment had fared, considering they had been in for such a short time. Normally, we would like a relatively small rain event first up to help ‘settle’ them in place.
However, the strength of both the design and the build was evident when Peter visited the creek. All had held up well and done their job of slowing the water flow and pushing water and nutrient rich sediment out onto the adjoining floodplain.
Well done to Peter and his team!
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2020 Bush Summit
This year’s Daily Telegraph’s Bush Summit was held in Cooma and brought the national focus back to the impact of extreme weather on the landscape and the people who live and work with its repercussions.
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New National Soil Advocate appointed
The Mulloon Institute extends its congratulations to the Hon. Penny Wensley AC for her new appointment as the new National Soil Advocate.
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