In Spring 2018 and 2019, participants from all around Australia will discover how healthy their local rivers and wetlands are, as part of The National Waterbug Blitz. Using basic tools (hand lens, icecube tray and plastic spoon) and following the guidance of The Waterbug App, users will be able to
Marine debris month in southern Tasmania
Over the month of May, the Huon and Channel communities came together to clean up beaches and foreshore areas in their regions.Clean-up sites included Dover, Alonnah to Simpsons Point on Bruny Island, Garden Island, and Randalls Bay to Nine Pin Point in the Huon Estuary. More than 36 m3 of marine
Round 10 Naturally Inspired Grant recipients announced
Recipients for Round 10 of NRM South’s Naturally Inspired Grants were announced today, with 37 projects receiving $257,000 in total funding within the southeast region. Recipients include 16 community groups and 19 landowners, with funding of up to $10,000 awarded per project. This round also offered additional funding of $8,000
Celebrating Tasmania’s volunteers
To kick off National Volunteer Week, Volunteering Tasmania announced the winners of the 2017 Southern Cross Television Tasmanian Volunteering Awards during a ceremony at Government House in Hobart. NRM South sponsored the ‘NRM South Environment, Animal Care and Conservation Award’, and the three finalists for this award were: Mark Bartlett
National Volunteer Week 2017
The 8-14 of May is National Volunteer Week – an annual celebration to acknowledge the generous contribution of our nation’s volunteers. Volunteers make a huge difference to our community and we all benefit from the often unacknowledged and tireless work they do. As part of Volunteer Week celebrations, NRM South,
Small Farms Expo 2017 – Ranelagh
The Huon Agricultural Society will be putting on its now annual ‘Small Farms Expo’ on Sunday March 26. This promises to be another great producer focused event for small land owners. Last year’s event was a great success drawing in over 5000 people from across the Huon and beyond! It