Lance, Erin and Shane from Mulloon working with local rangers and landholders on landscape rehydration works in the Centralian rangelands, 2023.
Rehydrating central Australian landscapes can lead to improved production and biodiversity.
Field Day: Wednesday 13 September 2023 at Narwietooma Station, NT.
A comprehensive two-day event focused on sustainable land management in the Centralian rangelands. Hosted by the Northern Hub, Top End Conservation Management and Hewitt, this unique field day will provide you with valuable insights, practical demonstrations, and networking opportunities to enhance your understanding of sustainable rehydration land practices.
For Biosecurity purposes, all those attending must complete the Visitor Induction.
Dates: Wednesday 13 September 2023 – Thursday 14 September 2023
Locations: Narwietooma and Glen Helen Stations, Northern Territory
Program Highlights:
Day 1 - Wednesday 13 September:
09:00 AM: Traditional Owner Welcome to Country
09:15 AM: Explore how practice change can lead to improved productivity, biodiversity, and landscape resilience
09:45 AM: Insights from Willy Brown of Hewitt Cattle Company on their sustainable operations and organic certification
10:00 AM: Learn about landscape rehydration methodologies with Lance Mudgway from Mulloon Institute, including contour banking and leaky weirs
11:00 AM: Tim Wiley from Tierra Australia explains catchment function analysis on properties
12:00 PM: Lunch at Narwietooma Station
12:30 Travel to rehydration demonstration site on Glen Helen Station
01:00 PM: Observing rehydration demonstration sites at Glen Helen Station
03:00 PM: Network over afternoon smoko
03:15 PM: Return to Narwietooma
03:45 PM: Observing demonstration sites. Presentation by Alison Kain/Chris Materne on post rehydration works sustainable cattle management
Evening:
04:45 PM: Drive to Narwietooma Homestead.
Innovative technologies available for central Australian land managers
05:00 PM Kerry Cosbie, CDU. CDU is the Service Manager for the North Australian Fire Information system and will explain how it can be used as an important land management tool
05:30 PM: Networking time with drinks and nibbles at Narwietooma Station.
07:00 PM: Enjoy "The Big Barbecue" at Narwietooma Station.
Day 2 - Thursday 14 September:
Innovative technologies available for central Australian land managers
08:00 AM: Stephen Scott, an experienced soil conservation practitioner will teach grader operators how to construct contour banks for landscape rehydration works. Smoko will be provided during this session
12:30 PM: Lunch at Glen Helen Station