The Landcare Webinar Series brings people interested in sustainable land management and conservation activities together. It showcases the rich diversity of knowledge, passion and expertise within the landcare community.
Hosted by a facilitator, speakers in the webinars present content ideas to inspire people and provide tools that people can apply with their groups in their local community to manage the environmental issue in their patch, and support community resilience.
Make sure you register so that you can watch, ask questions, and interect with the different webinars we stream.
The series is streamed on the online community platform built specifically for the landcare community, Landcarer.
If you have a webinar idea, you are welcome to contact us at digital@landcareaustralia.com.au
Landcare groups and other environmental community groups are welcome to cut and paste the links from the Landcare Webinar series to help promote the content and make it available to groups and organisations in your landcare network.
Here are just a few of the exciting talks that will be happing in the 2021 Landcare Webinar Series:
Australian Beef and Sheep Sustainability | 2 Sep
Time: 2 – 3pm AEST
Facilitator: Mick Taylor, Landcare Farming Manager
Speaker(s): Phil Tickle, co-founder and Managing Director of Cibo Labs | Tess Herbert, Chair of SSG | Professor Bruce Allworth, Chair of the Sheep Sustainability Framework
Description: In this discussion Phil, Tess, and Bruce will discuss Australian sustainability in the beef and sheep industries.
Bob Hawke Landcare Award Finalists| 9 Sep
Time: 2 – 3pm AEST
Facilitator: Mick Taylor, Landcare Farming Manager
Speaker(s): James Walker, Andrew Stewart, Justin Kirkby
Description: In this webinar Mick Taylor, Landcare Farming Manager, sits down with the three finalists from the Bob Hawke Landcare Awards to unveil their successes and the reasons for there selection as finalists.
UPCOMING WEBINARS
By subscribing you will be notified about each of the webinars in the series and will have access to attend any that interest you. You will not need to register for each one. You can unsubscribe at any time.
The power of landcare partnerships
Facilitator: Xuela Sledge, Greater Sydney Landcare Network| Speakers: Mik Petter, President Bulimba Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee, Wayne Cameron, Catchment Manager Bulimba Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee, Nicole Maher, Regional Landcare Coordinator, Riverina Region.
Partnerships with Purpose: How Landcare groups in NSW are helping Saving our Species to deliver meaningful and long-term conservation outcomes
Facilitator: Tania Reid, Principle Manager, Partnerships for the SoS Program| Speakers: Damon Oliver, Di Brown, David Walker, Dr Tony Parkes, Penny Mison.
Natural resource management – traditional methods to modern innovation
Facilitator: James Walsh, Landcare Services Manager | Speakers: Tein McDonald, President of the Australian Association of Bush Regenerators, and Amy Lepinay, Branch Manager of Sunbirds Aero.
Landcare Smart Farm - Natural Capital Accounting Project
Facilitator: Mick Taylor, Landcare Farming Manager | Speakers: Jim Radford, Principle Research Fellow at the Research Centre for Future Landscapes and Sue Oligvy, Researcher and Practitioner in Natural Capital Accounting
landcare outside australia - what's been achieved, and what can we learn?
Facilitator: Andrea Mason, Chair Global Landcare | Speakers: Rob Youl, Deputy Chair Global Landcare and Tony Bartlett former ACAIR forestry manager
Landcare Farming Benchmarking Project: natural capital footprint improving sustainability
Facilitator: Mick Taylor, Landcare Farming Program Manager | Speakers: Adrian Ward, CEO of Accounting for Nature
Ladies in Landcare - #choosetochallenge
Facilitated by Marg Applebee, Coordinator for Central West Lachlan Landcare | Panelists: Hannah Rice-Hayes, Elly Wynhoven, Karin Stark, Vee Vian Higgins, Angelica Arnott
Feral pigs impact on conservation and food production
Facilitator: Mick Taylor, Landcare Farming Program Manager | Speakers: Dr. Heather Channon, Feral Pig Management Coordinator and Troy Crittle, Department of Primary Industries
Five interventions to improve soil health
Presented by Sue Bestow.
This webinar discussed five interventions that have the potential to improve soil health at a meaningful scale.
Landcare Youth Summit Webinar
The Landcare Youth Summit webinar provides lots of fantastic tips for groups and organisations keen to engage better with young people. You will be inspired by Skye Dunn, Mitchell Livington and Saskia Gerhardy from YACCA (Youth & Community in Conservation Action) in South Australia.
Get involved in the Landcare Farming Program
Presented by Mick Taylor.
Mick, Landcare Farming Program Manager, talked about how you can get involved and provide input in the Landcare Farming program, and its initiatives.
How organisations and projects have been responding to various challenges
Presented by Danny Pettingill, Landcare Facilitator | Dr Maxine Cooper, Chair of Landcare ACT. Facilitated by James Walsh, head of Landcare Services Landcare Australia
Recruiting and engaging volunteers
Presented by Kim Boswell.
Kim discussed her step-by-step guide to attracting volunteers, which has been used to recruit thousands of Landcare volunteers in Victoria.
Landcare as a business – a strategic approach
Presented by Kylie Durant and Phillip Moran.
This webinar discussed approaching Landcare as a business, with tips on how to focus on group priorities, source funding, demonstrate investment, and engage volunteers.
