2012- 3 Caring for Country Soils & Revegetation Project  

Heytesbury District Landcare Network Inc. (HDLN) has received support from the Federal Government’s Caring for our Country Initiative to address issues including soil acidification and reduced organic material and to promote increased biodiversity on public and private land. The project will be managed by HDLN with project partners WestVic Dairy, Dairying 4 Tomorrow, DPI, Worn Gundidj and Corangamite and Glenelg Hopkins CMAs.

The project will be further strengthened by a significant contribution from project partners & landholders and it is expected that up to 500ha of land will be improved by the works.  A steering committee (NRM reference group) will ensure the integrity of the project.

So how will landholders and community groups be involved in this exciting project? 

A number of activities are on offer to protect, enhance and restore the natural assets including:

•development of whole farm plans

•attending workshops on soil biology, low tillage and biodiversity, visual soil assessment and reducing pH

•potential to host on-farm soil/fertiliser demonstration sites 

•re-vegetation, weed control and other measures to control nutrient run-off and improve water quality.

For further information contact Geoff Rollinson on 0427 983 755 or email geoff@heytesburylandcare.org.au