News
"NRM funding under fire"
Federal funding for natural resources management (NRM), including the Landcare movement, has become a “closed shop” that is undermining regional and local efforts, a damning new Senate report says.
An inquiry by the Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport, chaired by Nationals Senator Fiona Nash, looked at three decades of NRM programs and found that the latest versions misstook the forest for the trees.
Wangi Ridge Preservation Board Field Day
Join the Wangi Ridge Preservation Group on a special tour of their site as they launch their Wangi Peninsula Green Corridor Project funded through the Australian Government's Caring for Our Country Community Action Grant.
M2100 - Composting Workshop - Trangie
M2100 has a Composting Workshop with Jack Waterman and Merlene Olson at "Weeambelah" Trangie on 17 & 18 March 2010.
Walk, Paddle, Presentation - Narrabeen Lagoon
Friends of Narrabeen Lagoon President Tony Carr will host a combined walk, paddle and presentation at Narrabeen on 21 March 2010, 7 am to 12 pm.
Rainforest and Seed Collecting Workshop and Walk - Foxground (near Gerringong)
Landcare Illawarra would like to invite you to a Rainforest and Seed Collecting Workshop and Walk at Foxground, near Gerringong, on Saturday 27th of March, 10am – 3pm.
TIN at the Cutural Stomp Festival - Newcastle
Trees in Newcastle (TIN) will be at the Cultural Stomp Festival, Civic Park, Newcastle on 1 May 2010, 9 am to 6 pm.
TIN at the Society of Frogs and Reptiles Expo - Newcastle
Trees in Newcastle (TIN) will be selling frog friendly plants and resources at the Society of Frogs and Reptiles Expo at the Newcastle Jockey Club, Darling St, Broadmeadow, Newcastle on 14 March 2010, 9 am to 6.59 pm.
Experts undervalue the environment: Henry
PETER MARTIN ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT
Sydney Morning Herald
March 6, 2010
THE Treasury boss Ken Henry has taken a swipe at the work of his own department and that of others on valuing the environment, saying much of it is flawed and fails to give proper weight to retaining Australia's unique biodiversity
Fresh from producing the as-yet-unreleased Henry Tax Review and amid preparations for this year's budget, Dr Henry told an environment conference in Sydney that the part of his intergenerational report that had received the least attention was the section on environmental sustainability.
The First Millimetre: Healing the Earth
This documentary film will be screened by Hastings Landcare at Wauchope on 10 March 2010, at 6.30 pm.
Legume and Herbs Field Day for North Coast/Hastings Landholders
North Coast Landholders have an opportunity to gain the skills of identification and management during a Legume and Herbs Field Day being run by Industry & Investment NSW, Hastings Landcare and Comboyne Landcare at Comboyne (near Wauchope) on Friday 26 March 2010.
