Resources

As part of the Landcare network you can access many useful resources

Weddin Landcare has equipment and books available for loan for residents of the Weddin Shire. There are also a number of resources that can be downloaded from this page including plant lists for various locations throughout the district.

This page also contains some handy links to useful websites, programs, podcasts and services.

For more information on any of the following resources please call Melanie Cooper on 0417 963 475.

For Loan

To hire equipment from Weddin Landcare please contact Melanie Cooper on 0417 963 475. A refundable deposit is required for hiring some equipment.

 

Pig traps

Sustainable agriculture
Native Fauna

Weddin Bird Trails Brochure

Bogolong Dam Bird List

 

Native Flora

Endemic Garden

Visit Grenfell’s Endemic Garden on O’Briens Hill, Mid Western Highway, to see rare and unique native plants endemic to the Weddin Region.

Plant Lists

Bogolong Dam Native Plant List

Vaughn’s Dam Reserve Native Plant List

The Company Dam Native Plant List

Pinnacle Road Native Plant List

Holy Camp Picnic Area Native Plant List

Common Native Plants of Box Gum Grassy Woodlands

Common Native Plants of Ironbark Forests and Woodlands

Wattles of the Mid-Lachlan and Slopes Region

Information pamphlets

Wattle: the heart and soul of Box-Gum Woodlands

Wattle Do It: Wattle do’s and dont’s

 

Drought and Mental Health Support

Rural Financial Counselling Service

Rural Adversity Mental Health Program (RAMHP)

Lifeline call 13 11 14 (24 hours / 7 days) or  text 0477 13 11 14 (6pm – midnight AEDT, 7 nights) or chat online at www.lifeline.org.au/crisis-chat (7pm – midnight, 7 nights)

Regional Landcare Networks

Central West Region Landcare includes the following districts:

  • Weddin Landcare (Grenfell)
  • Coonamble Castlereagh Landcare (Coonamble)
  • Dunedoo Coolah Landcare (Dunedoo)
  • Lower Macquarie Landcare (Narromine)
  • Mid Macquarie Landcare (Wellington)
  • Central West Lachlan Landcare (Forbes/Parkes)
  • Condobolin and District Landcare (Condobolin)
  • Lake Cargelligo Landcare (Lake Cargelligo)

The Central West Regional Landcare Coordinator can be contacted via centralwestrlc@gmail.com

Central Tablelands Landcare includes the following districts:

  • Mid Lachlan Landcare (Cowra/Canowindra)
  • Central Tablelands (Orange/Bathurst)
  • Little River (Yeoval/Cumnock)
  • Lithgow/Oberon Landcare (Lithgow)
  • Watershed Landcare (Mudgee)

South East Landcare includes the following districts:

  • Boorowa Community Landcare

LachLandcare Incorporated operates independently to the Local Land Services based Landcare regions and focuses on the total Lachlan River catchment (across 5 different LLS regions). Weddin Landcare has a strong connection with LachLandcare.