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News
The Hawkesbury Nepean CMA issues news on a regular basis and these can be searched by story (type) and/or area (region). Also available here are selected Hawkesbury Nepean news items from CMA partners and the Minister for Enironment and Climate Change.
Landcare in Your School - High School Teacher's Resource - 14 May 2012
Following on from a successful pilot project with Colo High School, Greening Australia and the HNCMA have produced two high school landcare resources for teachers: a general edition and western Sydney specific edition. more »
Funding to Improve Grazing and Land Management Practices - 20 April 2012
This program will provide support for graziers to implement on-ground works which will lead to : · Improved water quality · Increased soil carbon · Reduced rates of soil acidification more »
Rehabilitating Whole Paddocks - 17 April 2012
Greening Australia and the Hawkesbury-Nepean CMA are working together to help landholders in the Southern Tablelands rehabilitate whole paddocks on their properties. more » 
HNCMA engages a younger audience to promote eco-volunteering opportunities - 16 February 2012The Peats Ridge Sustainable Music & Arts Festival is three days of laid back Festival goodness, situated in the beautiful Glenworth Valley, one hour North of Sydney, and in the top corner of the Hawkesbury Nepean Catchment. Running from December 28th until New Years Day, it is internationally recognised as a world leader in presenting a sustainable event. more »
Applications now open for 2012-13 Community Action Grants - 16 February 2012
The Australian Government is seeking applications for 2012-13 Community Action Grants from local community groups to help them take action to conserve and protect their local environment. more » 
Protecting an important forest in Dural - 23 November 2011Tackling an impenetrable wall of the weed privet and managing sensitive native grasses are some of the strategies being used by three small landholders and the electricity transmission company TransGrid to protect five hectares of critically endangered Turpentine Ironbark Forest near Dural. more » 
Stop the giant gullies - 17 November 2011When Neil Fletcher purchased his grazing property "Adaron" at Tirrannaville near Goulburn just over a year ago, silt was escaping from four metre deep erosion gullies into the Mulwaree River, ultimately flowing into Warragamba Dam. more » 
Journey starts with a single step - 14 November 2011Laurie Waddell has a long journey ahead of him. Over recent weeks he has been scouring large areas of the Capertee Valley on foot looking for outbreaks of serrated tussock, considered one of Australia's most destructive environmental weeds. more » 
Brick pit wetland restoration becomes top priority - 7 November 2011The weed-infested ruins of Goulburn's May Street brick pits, abandoned since the 1950s, will be transformed into a gathering place for the community under a new project to develop an attractive green space and wetlands. more » 
Lateral thinking helps university save water - 3 November 2011The University of Sydney is making dramatic savings in power and labour costs and returning significant amounts of water to the environment through the installation of a lateral move irrigator on one of its dairy farms. more » |
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