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LOCAL NEWS and EVENTS WOOLSHED GREENWORKS PROJECTThis project
builds upon previous investigations that identified approaches
toreducing the impacts of salinity and improve land management and
water qualityoutcomes for the Woolshed Creek catchment.Previous
efforts in the southern (upper) catchment of Woolshed Creek
wereaimed at reducing erosion and sediment movement to the creek
throughrevegetating waterways and fencing stock out of actively
eroding areas to allowthem to regenerate.
Current efforts are directed to the northern part of the
catchment and includeactivities aimed at keeping the groundwater
table at depth. When the water tableis shallow and close to the
soil surface it is more likely to evaporate and leave
behind the salts that it naturally contained which then impact
on productivity andplant growth.Actions you can take to minimise
these impacts including managing your greywater to prevent soakage
areas, using less water around the home and growingdeep rooted
plants. Fact sheets are availableon our website
(http://www.seqcatchments.com.au/programs/land-salinity) Farmers
can return marginal croppinglands to permanent perennial pastures
andfence waterways to enable grazing pressure inriparian areas to
be managed. Some recentactivity in the program includes tree
planting,controlling the weed Lippia and establishing
permanent pasture.If you would like to be involved in the
programand have land in the northern end of WoolshedCreek or Plain
Creek please contact RossBigwood soon.SEQ Catchments would like to
thank theGreenWorks Program for making this workpossible.
6 Oct 12 Saturday 9am1pmFREE SOIL WORKSHOPSEQ Catchments and
WestMoreton Landcare will be hold-ing a Workshop and Field Day
atthe West Moreton Landcareoffice at Tallegalla. There will be
guest speakers : Peter Pearce,SEQC Soil Conservation Officerand
Matt Ryan, Senior Officer,Biosecurity Queensland plusthere will be
a field visit to aThagoona property to inspectgully remediation and
dry vinescrub. RSVP Beryl Wallace,WML phone 0411 771553e :
[email protected] Jean Bray, SEQ Catchmentsphone 0409
004832, email
[email protected]
Reptile Workshops - WestMoreton Landcare Group willbe conducting
free workshops tostudy the local reptiles on :21 Oct 12 Sunday at
RSL Hall,Mill Street, Rosewood28 Oct 12 Sunday at St PatricksHall,
John Street South, LaidleyThe presentation will be made byMartin
Fingeland of GeckoesWildlife and a range of reptileswill be
available to view and dis-
cuss. Numbers at each workshopwill be limited so that
participantscan get up close. RSVPs areessential and are to
directed toWest Moreton Landcare.Phone 54644401 or email
[email protected]
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NEWSLETTER OCTOBERNOVEMBER 2012
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SEQ CATCHMENTS OFFICE - IPSWICH17 Lowry Street,
North Ipswich 4305
Ross BigwoodCommunity Partnerships Manager(Lockyer)
P: 07 3816 9743, M: 0438 162 113Email
[email protected]
RESOURCES - GRANTS - EVENTS
Grants to Landholders Funding has been available by the
AustralianGovernment via the Queensland Government to deliver
restoration funds inpartnership with Somerset Regional Council and
Lockyer Valley RegionalCouncil and other stakeholders. The Lockyer
Catchment Waterway RestorationProject aims to assist landholders in
the restoration process. Grants of up to$5000 may be provided to
owners of properties that meet the selection criteria.
Restoration of creek areas includes activities such as : Weed
control to enhance native plant regeneration and planting; Planting
of local native vegetation (species list available from
Councils)
Re-establishment of fencing to control stock to ensure no access
to creekor regenerating areas
Applications for the grants are to be received by Lockyer Valley
RegionalCouncil up to close of business on Friday 12th October 2012
. Details andApplication Form are available on the Council website
:
http://www.lockyervalley.qld.gov.au/plan-build/environment/lockyer-catchment-waterways-grant
Invitation to attend a Peoples Food Plan workshop. Would you
like tohear how that can be made possible, and share your
experiences, thoughts andideas?
Then please come along to one of the first four workshops are to
be held
around Brisbane :19 September University of Queensland, St
Lucia20 September- Turnstyle Social Space, Highgate Hill26
September- Brisbane Square Library, Brisbane16 October- Croquet
Club, South Brisbane
To have a look at the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance(AFSA)
Peoples Food Plandiscussion document, with a foreword fromCosta
Georgiadis, please see the download on the AFSA
website:http://australian.foodsovereigntyalliance.org/blog/2012/09/14/peoples-food-plan-
values-principles-and-best-practice-discussion-draft-now-available/
This has been prepared and released by AFSA volunteers to
facilitate discus-sion about a People's Food Plan.
Feedback required on draft National Strategic Plans for new
WoNSThe draft Strategy is now available for public comment until
28th September2012and can be found at
http://www.weeds.org.au/WoNS/fireweed. Asummary of key themes in
the Strategy can also be found on this web page.
Helidon Hills/Murphys CreekLandcare Inc Meetings held
from1-3.30pm each 3rd Sunday on abi-monthly basisPhone Secretary
Jeff Birnie4697 6610
http://www.abclandcare.com.auAtkinson/Buaraba CreekCatchment
Landcare Group Inc.Contact Robyn McIntosh,Treasurer/Secretary ph
54264304or 0488128924
West Moreton Landcare Group361 Rosewood-Marburg RdTallegalla QLD
4340 Phone5464 4401The group meets on the 2ndThursday of every
month at 7pm [email protected]
Lockyer Valley Landcare
13 Berghofer Drv
Withcott 4352(07) 4637-4642 [email protected]
Please send information on yourGroups activities, events,
work-shops and meeting dates to theCommunity Partnerships Manag-er
if you would like to have it
included in this Newsletter.
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LOCKYER GROUPS CORNERMeetings - Functions -
Events - News
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