Hawkesbury Nepean Catchment Management Authority http://www.hn.cma.nsw.gov.au/news/ News feed from Hawkesbury Nepean Catchment Management Authority. en-gb Wed, 18 Nov 2009 Copyright: (C) Hawkesbury Nepean Catchment Management Authority, see http://www.hn.cma.nsw.gov.au/site/pages/ for terms and conditions of reuse 15 Funding for local coastal and estuary issues in the Hawkesbury-Nepean The Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment Management Authority (HNCMA) is offering community groups and local councils grants up to $20,000 to help improve coastal and estuary areas of the catchment, extending from Yarramundi in the Hawkesbury to the beaches of Pittwater. http://www.hn.cma.nsw.gov.au/news/5328.html http://www.hn.cma.nsw.gov.au/news/5328.html Wed Nov 18 14:56:00 EST 2009 Mount Gibraltar book now available Since selling out within six-months of first being published in 2007, The Gib: Mount Gibraltar - Southern Highlands, has now been reprinted and is widely available through local booksellers and Wingecarribee Shire Council. http://www.hn.cma.nsw.gov.au/news/5326.html http://www.hn.cma.nsw.gov.au/news/5326.html Wed Nov 18 14:52:00 EST 2009 New Aboriginal Advisory Committee appointed for the Hawkesbury-Nepean A new Aboriginal Advisory Committee has been appointed to advise the Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment Management Authority (HNCMA) on managing natural resources in the catchment. http://www.hn.cma.nsw.gov.au/news/5295.html http://www.hn.cma.nsw.gov.au/news/5295.html Wed Nov 11 15:23:00 EST 2009 Funding available to graziers to help improve land management The Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment Management Authority (HNCMA) is offering graziers grants up to $14,000 to help improve grazing and land management practices in the Southern Highlands and Goulburn districts. http://www.hn.cma.nsw.gov.au/news/5293.html http://www.hn.cma.nsw.gov.au/news/5293.html Tue Nov 10 15:52:00 EST 2009 Major gains made in protecting NSW and local natural resources The NSW Catchment Management Authorities (CMAs) have released a report highlighting major gains in repairing and improving the health of the natural landscape across the State after only five years of operation. http://www.hn.cma.nsw.gov.au/news/5251.html http://www.hn.cma.nsw.gov.au/news/5251.html Mon Nov 02 11:33:00 EST 2009 $1 million available to landholders in the lower Hawkesbury-Nepean The Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment Management Authority (HNCMA) has announced up to $1 million will be available to assist landholders with environmental projects over the next nine months in the Hawkesbury Lower Nepean region. http://www.hn.cma.nsw.gov.au/news/5231.html http://www.hn.cma.nsw.gov.au/news/5231.html Tue Oct 20 08:31:00 EST 2009 Pigs contolled in local valleys to protect biodiversity A project to rid private property of destructive feral pigs in the Megalong and Kanimbla valleys is proving successful with 768 pigs removed from the area through trapping and poisoning since March. http://www.hn.cma.nsw.gov.au/news/5030.html http://www.hn.cma.nsw.gov.au/news/5030.html Thu Oct 01 14:23:00 EST 2009 Hawkesbury-Nepean volunteers win big at state awards Environmental volunteers from the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment won a series of awards at the recent NSW Landcare Awards including taking winning top honours in two categories. http://www.hn.cma.nsw.gov.au/news/5026.html http://www.hn.cma.nsw.gov.au/news/5026.html Thu Oct 01 14:18:00 EST 2009 Landcare paddlers complete epic 172 km journey down the river Alex Muir from the Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment Management Authority and Jeff Cottrell from the Willow Warriors led a team of dozens of landcarers and supporters on an epic 172 journey down the Hawkesbury-Nepean River this week. http://www.hn.cma.nsw.gov.au/news/4891.html http://www.hn.cma.nsw.gov.au/news/4891.html Mon Sep 28 13:17:00 EST 2009 Major effort to reduce nutrients entering the Hawkesbury-Nepean now underway A major project to help landholders in the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment to stop nutrients on their properties from washing into local waterways is now underway. http://www.hn.cma.nsw.gov.au/news/4798.html http://www.hn.cma.nsw.gov.au/news/4798.html Wed Jul 29 12:20:00 EST 2009 Friends gather at Ropes Creek Over 400 native shrubs were planted last weekend at Ropes Creek, North St Marys by Friends of Ropes Creek and other local residents in an effort to establish a restore bushland corridor under the powerlines in the area. http://www.hn.cma.nsw.gov.au/news/4794.html http://www.hn.cma.nsw.gov.au/news/4794.html Wed Jul 29 12:17:00 EST 2009 Aboriginal volunteers tackle the weeds at Shaws Farm The Yellomundee Aboriginal Bushcare group had their first meeting at Shaw's Farm in Yellomundee Regional Park recently and are inviting other Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal community members to join in the work. http://www.hn.cma.nsw.gov.au/news/4792.html http://www.hn.cma.nsw.gov.au/news/4792.html Wed Jul 29 12:10:00 EST 2009 Local landcare champions announced for 2009 Winners of the 2009 Hawkesbury-Nepean Landcare Awards were announced this week and ten groups and individuals were recognised for their outstanding environmental contributions over the past year. http://www.hn.cma.nsw.gov.au/news/4755.html http://www.hn.cma.nsw.gov.au/news/4755.html Mon Jun 22 14:38:00 EST 2009 10 Kilometres of Wollondilly River to be restored A major partnership between Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment Management Authority (HNCMA), Greening Australia and the University of Sydney will see 10.5 kilometres of the banks of the Wollondilly River protected and enhanced. http://www.hn.cma.nsw.gov.au/news/4741.html http://www.hn.cma.nsw.gov.au/news/4741.html Tue Jun 16 14:24:00 EST 2009 $3.5m announced for Lithgow & Blue Mountains The Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment Management Authority (HNCMA) announced this week it would invest $3.5 million in practical environmental projects on private and public land in the Blue Mountains and Lithgow local government areas over the next 12 months. http://www.hn.cma.nsw.gov.au/news/4739.html http://www.hn.cma.nsw.gov.au/news/4739.html Tue Jun 16 14:14:00 EST 2009