Community Fellows

Looking back, moving forward - Renaissance at Lyndfield

John has achieved so much in terms of land management, that his farm ‘Lyndfield Park’ was chosen as the site to launch the Australian Conservation Foundation and National Farmers Federation joint natural resource management campaign.

A virtual farming experience

Lawry Pitman is a farmer from Corrigin in Western Australia. Lawry served his community for many years at the national, state and local levels on community, industry and government committees covering topics as diverse as land management, farm safety and commodity groups.

A walk down the Hopkins

In the spring of 2000 Bob McKenzie walked the length of Victoria’s longest river - the Hopkins. The 300 km stretch, from Skeleton Hills near Ararat to Warrnambool, took five weeks and began just after Bob’s 74th birthday.

The trek began in remnant native scrub and progressed through towns and farms, past billabongs, waterfalls, cliff-tops and thick scrub, to eroded banks, open pastures and finally Logan’s Beach.

Farming without farming

Christine, Darryl, Colin, Bruce and Greg, want to redefine our attitude to land management, to think about Australian farming in new ways.

Integrated catchment management in the Lake Eyre Basin

For over four years Kate worked in one of the most isolated parts of Australia with graziers, farmers, tourism operators, government and conservationists to try to reach agreement on how to better manage the vast Lake Eyre Basin. It wasn’t easy bringing such a disparate group of individuals together. ‘Over the last decade communities and stakeholders of the Lake Eyre Basin moved from a situation of fear and antagonism to working together’ writes Kate. What began (more)...

The Mungabareena Reserve: Wiradjuri Reconciliation Project 2000 - a 3 year journey

Yalmambirra does not give up!

A late comer to University, he now lectures at the Charles Sturt University, but the story Yalmambirra wants to tell is about initiating and maintaining community support in very trying circumstances.

Landscape: Gold and Water

Gold and water are the elements of Mandy Martin’s story. An artist in the Lachlan Catchment, Mandy is a partner in a property next door to the Cadia / Ridgeway Gold Mine. Mandy wants to tell the story of the mine from its proposal to the current development and the future. ‘This project is designed to contribute to the debate about the short term benefits of mining against the long term benefits of protecting biodiversity and (more)...

Successfully managing saline watertables to realise production and environment synergies

‘Strategic tree planting’ is the story Yass farmer John Ive and his family want to tell. After moving to the Yass Valley near Canberra, John transformed ‘Talaheni’ from a run down grazing property into a productive farm with increased production and environmental values.

Wilgara Wetland - sustainably managing wetlands

Eric Fishers family has been farming Wilgara since 1909. The cattle grazing property is in the heart of the Macquarie Marshes, one of Australia’s most significant wetlands. From an early age, Mr Fisher has been keen to conserve the natural and productive values of his property.

Growing Sense of Place

Michael Petter has been on so many committees over the last 20 years hes barely had time to stop and think, let alone work out just how far the community has come in those two decades of change.