Landcare NSW Partnership
OzFish Unlimited and Landcare NSW have joined forces to empower local communities across NSW to improve their local waterways.
OzFish Unlimited and Landcare NSW volunteer groups have utilized our past success in community engagement and project management to deliver a series of restoration works across New South Wales. These activities have assisted with the protection of critical waterways, built environmental stewardship, and empower volunteers to participate in community educational programs.
Since 2020, the fishing and Landcare communities have come together to scale-up habitat restoration activities across Australia and already have exciting plans for year three and beyond.
The partnership saw 20 new fish habitat restoration projects delivered along with volunteer upskilling and education.
A further 20 projects were delivered across NSW, resulting in over 1.5 tonnes of rubbish removed, and the planting of over 15,000 native trees and shrubs.
Landcarers and OzFishers came together at 15 locations across NSW to create 60 new waterway homes for fish, and restoring over 30 kilometres of riverbanks.
In the first year of the Landcare Partnership, OzFish and Landcare have achieved close to one million dollars of habitat restoration work and 14,300 more trees planted along riverbanks.
Project Updates and Articles
A lifeline for the Olive Perchlet
Training the next generation of waterway stewards in Tenterfield
Restoration and rehabilitation of the Cudgegong River, Mudgee
Riparian renewal leaves a lasting mark at Puckeys Lagoon
Restoring the Talbragar River: Community-led conservation
Enhancing biodiversity on Boomerang Creek
WANT TO JOIN THE REVOLUTION?
Here’s 5 good reasons why you should get involved
- Technical support from OzFish scientists for planning your waterway project
- Fresh new project ideas with some innovative activities for your members
- Extra volunteers through the OzFish and Landcare networks working together
- Access to fundraising opportunities through OzFish major partner – BCF
- Access to funding to leverage your grant applications from OzFish and their partners
Need Inspiration?
Your project could include; fish hotels, re-snagging, riparian vegetation, vegetative filter strips, litter clean ups, seagrass re-seeding, fish habitat mapping, removing in-stream barriers, pump-screening, stock fencing and troughs, saltmarsh restoration, oyster shell recycling and more.
Tool Kit
The OzFish Landcare Partnership has developed a tool kit of resources to help your local community with your fish habitat project in one easy to use location.
Previous Projects
Kyogle Carp Out
Holiday Break Fishing Day
Bottle Bend – NSW
Edward River, NSW 2024
Wentworth NSW
Balranald Community Fishing Day
Macquarie River, NSW
Oolong Creek, NSW
Maguires Creek, NSW 2024
If you’re a Landcare group or OzFish Chapter in NSW, simply fill out this brief Expression of Interest (EOI) Form and we’ll be in touch.
GET IN TOUCH
For inland areas:
Braeden Lampard | 0432 656 835
[email protected]
For coastal areas:
Ryan Lungu | 0432 012 547
[email protected]
Cassie Price | 0402 408 791
[email protected]
If you’d like to get a project started in your area and you’re not a Landcare or OzFish group – give Cassie Price a call on 0402 408 791 and ask her about the OzFish Landcare partnership.
