Hollow Logs for Habitat Giveaway
Photo: Broke-Bulga Landcare group have great plans for their logs which will be used on private properties. A number of excited Landcare groups turned up with empty trailers and utes for the Hollow Log Giveaway this March. Many logs are already in place and waiting...
Landcare Agony Aunt – Which weed first?
Landcare Agony Aunt: some seasonal advice for your Landcaring questions Dear Agony Aunt, There are so many weeds! How do I know which ones I should prioritize? Where can I find quality information about these weeds for their identification and treatment? Yours,...
Plant of the Month: Rainforest Pop-Ups
Plant of the Month - Rainforest Pop Ups Regular readers of “The Scoop” will be familiar with the Hunter Rainforest Revival Project and the great work that’s being done to restore some of the lower Hunter’s Rainforest. Most will also be familiar with rainforests as...
Meet the Hunter’s newest Landcare group
The Fletcher and Maryland wetlands margins are getting some serious tlc from this dynamic new group of Landcarers. Zoe, Bill, Wendy and Ing have kick-started the working bees this week by tracking through the bioswale and chasing down Tobacco Bush, Chinese Elms,...
The Big Bush Clean-Up 2026
Hosting a Clean Up Australia Day event has proved a great way for Landcare groups to get their community outdoors and involved in caring for the local environment. This is how many Landcare groups first got started in the ‘80s and ‘90s. This year a number of...
NAB Community Grants 2026
NAB Community Grants The NAB Foundation Community Grants program will run across two rounds in 2026. Round 1: opens from 16 February to 16 March, with funding awarded in June 2026. Round 2: opens from 17 August to 14 September, with funding awarded in December 2026....
Awesome Foundation Grants 2026
The Awesome Foundation Grants Program These grants are for projects benefitting the Lake Macquarie and Lower Hunter communities. Each month, Awesome Lake Mac and the Lower Hunter provide $1,000 in grants to people with great ideas that can make these areas even more...
Creating the rainforests of the future
Creating the rainforests of the future, students from St Patrick’s Primary School Lochinvar have been helping repair and restore Country in the Maitland region. They have also written a book about it to guide and inspire other children and adults to do the same. ...
Landcare Agony Aunt – Bush Regen like a pro
Landcare Agony Aunt: some seasonal advice for your Landcaring questionsDear Agony Aunt, I’m leading our working bees, but not trained in ecology or anything like that. Where do I find out the best ways to do bush regen? Yours, Curious in ClaroDear Reader, Firstly,...
Plant of the Month: Not the Landcare Weed!
Plant of the Month - Not the Landcare Weed! Way back when dinosaurs roamed the earth and I was at TAFE doing Certificate 2 in Bush Regeneration* the instructor, a well known environmental consultant in the region, would refer to Lomandra longifolia as “the Landcare...
Good Neighbours for the RAMSAR Wetlands
We all need good neighbours and the Hunter Wetlands are no exception. This amazing habitat supports a vast number of plants, animals and migratory shorebirds, as well as being a nursery ground for fish and their food. The wetlands provide a buffer against sea level...
Wine Country Landcare growing strong
Founded in late 2021, Hunter Valley Wine Country Landcare (HVWCL) is a small, community-driven group dedicated to protecting and enhancing native biodiversity across the Lower Hunter Valley Wine Country region. Operating within Singleton and Cessnock LGAs, our core...