Western
Key agricultural activities in our arid region are wool growing, cotton, grains, grapes and stone fruits. There is also increasing goat and sheep meat production.
Updates
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Western Weed Management Program
Landholders have a great opportunity to receive funding to assist them to implement control measures for invasive species. Funding will be provided on a cost share basis, with Western LLS contributing 80% of total budgeted project costs, to a limit of $10,000 per property. EOIs are due by Friday, 6 September.
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NSW Landcare and Local Land Services conference
Get out to Broken Hill 22-24 Oct for this amazing conference. 2018 Bob Hawke Landcare Award winner Charlie Arnott is the keynote speaker while country music superstar Sara Storer will perform at the Silverton Hotel! Do not miss this event!
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Droughthub
DroughtHub provides a one-stop online destination for information on a vast range of services and support available to primary producers, their families and communities to prepare for and manage drought conditions.
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Congratulations
Well done to the people of NSW on all they've achieved to improve agricultural production and environmental health in the past five years, despite challenging circumstances.
Media releases
- Winners of the Life and Light Photo Competition to be announced at the Wentworth Show
16 August 2019 - Managing native vegetation before, during and after bushfires
12 August 2019 - Paul Costa to headline the entertainment at the Landcare NSW Awards Gala Dinner
07 August 2019
Events
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Wentworth Show
24 August 2019
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Farm energy forum (Buronga)
29 August 2019
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Getting more lambs on the ground roadshow series
16 September 2019
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Find out about the new land management framework - a balanced approach to rural land management and biodiversity conservation in NSW.
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DroughtHub is an online portal for information on services and support available to prepare for and manage drought conditions.
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Grazing Management PrinciplesTen broad principles have been identified that lead to the sustainable management of land for grazing in the Western Rangelands and maintain the unique biodiversity of the Western Local Region Read More