Can ClubsNSW grants support your project interest? 

ClubsNSW offer a competitive grants funding stream.

Funding categories and application times vary according to local government areas. 

A piece of Kyogles history is coming to life 

Earlier this year Kyogle Landcare received a small grant from Landcare Australia to support some much needed weed control in the Old Kyogle Quarry. The site has been out of action as a quarry for many decades now and native vegetation is gradually reclaiming the space. However Privet, Lantana and Ochna along with a range of other invasive exotics were getting ahead in the race and many of the native trees were covered in a heavy blanket of Syngonium. After a few Landcare working bees and a bit of extra help from a contractor the site is transforming into a fledgling native aboretum within the surrounds of the old quarry walls. In late November Kyogle Landcare in partnership with bush regenerator Jesse Vandenbosch hosted a training session on plant identification to assist volunteers with sorting the exotics from the suite of natives common throughout the Kyogle area. A big thanks to Angie Brace for her efforts in coordinating this event and for her leadership with getting this project underway. 

Can you join in the efforts to control the spread of Indian Myna's? 

Indian Myna's have been around for many years now but at this time of year their gradual and persistent invasion catches attention as new pairs split off to claim new ground and spread to new areas. These birds are opportunistic, aggressive and native to to Asia. These birds have a significant impact on our native hollow dependent species (both birds and mammals) evicting other inhabitants from the sparse hollows that remain in our landscape. They can gather in communal roosts numbering in the thousands but nest in pairs.

The Kyogle Landcare office has Indian Myna traps available for either loan (with a $20 refundable deposit) or for purchase for the same amount. These traps have been proven to work locally although catching the first bird often takes patience. One Kyogle resident shared that it took 3 weeks to coax the first bird into the trap but once it was in there and acting as a caller bird they managed to catch 55 birds in 3 days. 

The Kyogle Landcare office will be looking to establish an aviary to be able to loan out caller birds early in 2017 to make the first bird process a bit easier. In February, Laura Noble from the Clarence Valley Conservation in Action - Indian Myna project will be up in the Kyogle area to share her experience of Indian Myna control. She will be a co-presenter at the Enhancing habitat workshop at Roseberry Creek on the 20th of February.

New Cattle Health Handbook for the North Coast

This book is a new up to date review of the earlier LLS North Coast Cattle Health book. It aims to provide the best current information on animal health and husbandry issues that confront beef producers in the North Coast Local Land Services Region of NSW. It is published by North Coast Local Land Services and written by Phil Kemsley, District Veterinarian Lismore and Nathan Jennings, Senior Land Services Officer (Agricultural Advice). 

This publication is now available as a free download - CLICK HERE

It will be available as a hardcopy for purchase from Local Land Service offices early in the new year. 

Welcoming your input into the functions of a BRRVLN web site - We want it to work for you! 

The Northern Landcare Support Services will be closing operations in June 2017. However, the Border Ranges Richmond Valley Landcare Network (BRRVLN) will largely be filling its place to support Landcare groups and individuals with an interest in Landcare in the Kyogle and Richmond Valley Council areas. We hope to make this change as seamless as possible. As part of the transition process BRRVLN will be working on a new website early in 2017 with a goal to launch in March 2017. This will replace the NLSS website. The NLSS newsletter will also transfer over to be delivered by BRRVLN.

Change is an opportunity and we would love to receive feedback from our Landcare community with any ideas on how our new website can best serve your needs and interests. Please share your ideas with Emma via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 66323722 or drop in to the office for a chat. Open Tuesdays and Thursdays 10 am to 2 pm.