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Central West Lachlan Landcare Committee meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the month alternatively in Parkes and Forbes Shires. If you are interested in attending a meeting, please contact Marg on 0418 611 053 or cwllpo@hotmail.com.

SAVE THE DATE: CWLL Annual General Meeting

Central West Lachlan Landcare Inc will be holding their Annual General Meeting at Club Forbes on Wednesday, 21 September at 6pm.

We are please to welcome guest speaker Simon Campbell, Biodiversity Conservation Trust Regional Manager, Central West and Western.

CWLL AGM Bookings

Forbes National Tree Day will be held on Saturday, 30 July 2022.

Parkes National Tree Day will be held on Sunday, 31 July 2022.

Today's Looking At Landcare article...

The Lachlan Valley Branch of the National Parks Association are holding the following walks:

Sunday, 19 June 2022
Peak Hill Old Mine Walk
Meet Bushmans Dam Newell Highway cnr Thomas St Parkes 9am
This is a 3km Medium undulating walk on track. May be an option to also include Peak Hill Nature Trail. Leader Peter Cannon 6866 1225

New walkers are always welcome! Walkers are reminded to bring along enough food and water for the entire day as well as suitable clothing, footwear, hat and sunscreen. A pair of good binoculars and a fold up chair for the post- walk cuppa is recommended.
All walks are subject to COVID restrictions, RFS fire warnings and any closure of the relevant NP or State Forest due to Hunting Permits, aerial pest control etc.

For safety reasons those walking stay together as a group. Please consider bringing a companion if for any reason you are unsure of your ability to complete the walk so that you don’t return unaccompanied

Please contact the listed walk leader the night before the walk if you intend to walk. A $2.00 donation for each walker is appreciated.

Below is an invitation from PhD student Linda Wirf to women farmers in the Central West of NSW. Please contact Linda directly if you are interested in being involved.

2022 BirdLife Australia Photography Awards are open!

The theme is.....all things Robin! To be eligible for this category, your photos must contain one or more Australasian robin species.

The winner of each category will receive a $1,000 cash prize, with $5,000 cash going to the portfolio winner – courtesy of our principal sponsor Nikon Australia.
All the usual categories are also back, including:

Bird Portrait

Birds in Flight

Bird Behaviour

Backyard Bird

Human Impact

Birds in the Landscape

Special theme: Australasian Robin

Youth (for entrants under 18 years old)

Portfolio, and

The Peter Slater Award for Black and White Photography.
The awards will run until August 1.
When photographing birdlife, please follow the BirdLife Photography Code of Ethics.

Enter the Birdlife Competition here

2022 NATIONAL LANDCARE CONFERENCE REGISTRATIONS OPEN – MEET US IN SYDNEY OR ONLINE!

It’s been four years since Landcarers could gather in person at a National Landcare Conference, one of Landcare’s biggest knowledge sharing events. The National Landcare Conference will take place from Tuesday 23 to Thursday 25 August, at the International Convention Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney.

Registrations for early bird tickets are open and will close on July 10. You can also register as a virtual delegate for FREE.

Join us at this year’s conference in Sydney or online. Check out the National Landcare Conference website for more informat

National Landcare Conference Registration