Farmers impacted by drought will be given another 12 months to apply for funding from the On-farm Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate Scheme (EWIRS) to help them build much needed infrastructure to make their properties drought resilient. 

Community groups across the New England will be supported by a new Federal Coalition Government program to lower energy costs and support local jobs.

Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce, said grants of between $1000 and $5000 were up for grabs for eligible volunteers in New England.

GLENRAC are delighted to announce the successful application of their grant of $97,988 from the 2019 NSW Environmental Trust Restoration and Rehabilitation project.

A range of hypotheses have been proposed to explain tree dieback, but none have succeeded in fully describing the phenomenon. UNE researchers are back on the case.

Two years after the decaying Furracabad Creek Bridge was closed to traffic by Glen Innes Severn Council, essentially cutting Furracabad Road in two, Member for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall has today announced a $1 million grant from the State Government to allow council to replace the crumbling timber structure.

Two years after the decaying Furracabad Creek Bridge was closed to traffic by Glen Innes Severn Council, essentially cutting Furracabad Road in two, Member for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall has today announced a $1 million grant from the State Government to allow council to replace the crumbling timber structure.

Local fishers are in line for free yabby nets as part of a plan to transition the State to open-top nets to protect vulnerable native wildlife.

Recent rain and warm weather have provided ideal conditions for barber’s pole worm. Female barber’s pole worms lay up to 10 000 eggs per day and larvae on pasture have been building up all summer. Over the past couple of weeks, a rapid population explosion has occurred. 

Recent rain and warm weather have provided ideal conditions for barber’s pole worm. Female barber’s pole worms lay up to 10 000 eggs per day and larvae on pasture have been building up all summer. Over the past couple of weeks, a rapid population explosion has occurred. 

Local event organisers can now apply for funding to expand their shows or bring new major sporting, musical or cultural events to town, with Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall encouraging applications for the new $20 million NSW Regional Events Acceleration Fund.

Local event organisers can now apply for funding to expand their shows or bring new major sporting, musical or cultural events to town, with Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall encouraging applications for the new $20 million NSW Regional Events Acceleration Fund.

Disaster assistance is now available in the local government areas of Glen Innes Severn and Tamworth following severe storms in January.

GLENRAC were very excited to take home two awards at this year's Australia Day Awards. Project Manager Jennie Coldham was awarded the Environmental Citizen of the Year, and the 2019 Christmas Smoko drought relief event held in partnership with Ray White Glen Innes took out the Community Event of the Year.

The popular Feral Photos and Video competition is back and being reignited in a major way with close to $5000 worth of prizes on offer, thanks to our competition collaborators Animal Trap Solutions, CSIRO Publishing and Outdoor Cameras Australia.

Expressions of Interest will soon be open for GLENRAC’s Bushfire Recovery Project, which is funded through the Northern Tablelands Local Land Services and NSW government. The grant aims to assist individuals and community groups within 50km of Glen Innes to complete small on-ground works in the recovery from the 2019/2020 bushfires, as well improving future preparedness of landholders and/or communities in the event of similar circumstances.

A year months on from the bushfires which devastated the region and Northern Tablelands Local Land Services is continuing to provide assistance to impacted landholders, with Minister for Agriculture and State MP Adam Marshall today announcing the launch of Bushfire Recovery Small On-farm Grants.

GLENRAC recently received a delivery of pet food donated by RSPCA NSW Glen Innes Volunteer Branch from Coles Forest Lake Warehouse in Brisbane and organised by Manager of Coles Glen Innes, Natasha Miles and Glen Innes RSPCA volunteer, Brigitte Burridge.

The New England and North West Landcare Awards will return in early 2021 and nominations for the event are now open! Landcare is urgently appealing to farmers, conservationists, volunteers and families to nominate a person or group from the region who is passionate about conserving the natural environment and/or sustainable, regenerative farming systems. 

Northern Tablelands Local Land Services (LLS) has urged farmers to be on the lookout for signs of fall armyworm (FAW) following the detection of multiple moths around Inverell. LLS Pastures Agronomist, Georgie Oakes, said while this is one of the first detections in the Northern Tablelands, it is likely more cases of FAW will be reported over summer.