Meet Marney, the new Yarrilinks Landcare facilitator. Marney will be stepping into Alicia’s place for the next 12 months.

We’ve started planning for the 2025 Victorian Landcare Grant applications. Contact us to learn how you can get involved in an environmental project.

Our Landcare Facilitator Alicia will be taking leave in 2025. Wimmera CMA, who host the position, are hiring a temporary replacement.

We’ve been successful in a collaborative grant application with Project Platypus as lead organisation. The project builds on previous Partnerships against Pests work to deliver $50,000 in training opportunities for volunteers across the Wimmera.

After our November committee meeting, we joined some local residents for a stroll around the reserve, and learned about iNaturalist.

The 2024 Yarrilinks AGM was held at the Wheatlands Ag Museum in Warracknabeal and included a tour of the museum afterwards.

The Warracknabeal Community Garden recently celebrated its 10th Birthday. Yarrilinks Committee member and Yarriambiack Shire Councillor Corinne Heintze turned out in style to the celebration, which was also attended by Gardening Australia legend and Community Gardens Australia ambassador Costa Georgiadis.

Yarrilinks has recently registered as a charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission. This has come about due to changes in ATO reporting requirements for not-for-profits.

In July Alicia travelled to Melbourne for the Victorian Landcare Awards with Yarrilinks nominees Jonathan Starks and Adrian Tyler. Jonathan received a commendation in his category.

Yarrilinks Landcare Network groups received 87% of the funding they applied for in the 2024 Victorian Landcare Grants!

Yarrilinks member Fred Ackland attended the 2024 Victorian Landcare Forum in Bendigo with support from Yarrilinks. Read his thoughts about the experience here!

There are a number of new renewable energy developments in the Yarrilinks area, including the Warracknabeal and Wilkur Energy Parks, and the recently announced Murra Warra to Bulgana transmission line. Staying up to date on these projects can help communities navigate the changes.

The 2024 Victorian Landcare Forum provided an engagement opportunity for the landcare community to grow landcare across the state. Yarrilinks was reresented by Alicia and new volunteer Fred. The forum also featured a surprise announcement of a 9 month extension to Landcare Facilitator funding.

Best of the West gathers Landcare facilitators from the Mallee, Wimmera and Glenelg Hopkins Catchments for an annual training event. Earlier this autumn we all met up at Little Desert Nature Lodge south of Nhill.

Yarrilinks attended the Wimmera Machinery Field Days with the Wimmera CMA.

Yarrilinks has submitted Landcare Award Nominations for Adrian Tyler and Jonathan Starks. Read on to learn why they are so deserving!

Yarrilinks is pleased to sponsor member attendance at the 2024 Victorian Landcare Forum

The Minyip Landcare Group got together for a farm forestry tour, Barbecue dinner and meeting recently.

The North Central, Mallee, and Wimmera CMAs held a joint wetland tour to inform stakeholders about the environmental water program facilitated by the Wimmera Mallee Pipeline System.

The Landcare awards celebrate the achievements of people, groups and organisations caring for the environment. Submit your nomination by the 1st of March 2023!