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Media Release: Natural disaster response plans enhance resilience
Staff movements
Meet our new faces
Crowded Leek Orchid surveys in Surrey Hills
Natural capital accounting demonstration
Grassroots Festival highlights
Uninvited guests on the West Coast
Foxglove a declared weed
Updates from the world of cats
Brown Marmorated Stinkbug found in Tassie
Giant Freshwater Crayfish Recovery Part 2: Opportunities for landholders
Freshwater fish surveys on the Cradle Coast
Capture the Catchments winners announced
Farm dam enhancement
Community Capacity Grants in action
Upcoming events, activities and positions
Front cover: Winning image from the Water category of the Capture the Catchments photo competition by Kirra Serjeant. More on pages 16 & 17
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NATURAL DISASTER RESPONSE PLANS ENHANCE RESILIENCE
Biodiversity and agricultural assets will be better equipped to respond to and recover from extreme weather events and biosecurity threats following the release of comprehensive emergency management plans by Tasmania’s three NRM bodies At the request of the Australian Government, NRM North, NRM South and Cradle Coast NRM have each prepared Biodiversity and Agricultural Natural Capital Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery Plans
Tailored to each of Tasmania’s NRM regions, the plans are the first of their kind and were developed with extensive stakeholder and expert input The plans aim to enhance resilience and safeguard natural assets in the event of emergencies such as floods and bushfires, and cases where flora and fauna are faced with threats to biosecurity
The plans identify areas for action, knowledge and information gaps, and opportunities to enhance stakeholder collaboration By identifying and assessing risks to priority biodiversity and agricultural assets within each region, the plans will strengthen stakeholder capabilities, capacity building, and strategic actions, alongside existing emergency management and recovery frameworks
NRM South CEO Nepelle Crane said the plans are comprehensive in their long-term approach to natural disasters.
“Through these plans, our long-term goal is to ensure that natural value priorities are part of all stages of emergency management (planning, response and recovery) along with human safety and infrastructure ”
NRM North Acting CEO Jenni Kew said the strategic plans consider not only the environmental impact of extreme weather events and biosecurity threats, but the financial liability as well
“Investing in robust emergency preparedness frameworks not only enhances the resilience of Tasmania’s valuable ecosystems, but also lowers longterm recovery and restoration costs, which strengthens regional economies, particularly in the tourism and agriculture sectors.”
Cradle Coast NRM Manager Bonnie Bonneville said the plans will help safeguard the region’s natural and agricultural assets
“These plans aim to mitigate the risk and minimise the damage to our region’s biodiversity assets and agricultural landscapes so they can recover quickly and sustainably from natural disasters. Collaboration across all stakeholders has been key to their development.”
NRM South, NRM North and Cradle Coast NRM would like to thank the stakeholders who supported the development of the plans and look forward to progressing strategic work stemming from the plans in the future
The plans are now available on each NRM organisation’s website.
These projects are funded by the Australian Government Natural Heritage Trust and delivered by NRM South, NRM North and Cradle Coast NRM, as members of the Commonwealth Regional Delivery Partners panel
STAFF MOVEMENTS
In2025,changeisafoot!Withtheexcitingarrivalofnewpeopleand existingstaffmovingintonewroles,itcanbehardtokeeptrackof who’swho!
Pleaseseethefullstafflistbelow:
Sheree Vertigan – Chief Executive Officer
Bonnie Bonneville – Regional NRM Manager
Spencer Gibbs – NRM Business Manager
Iona Flett – Water Program Manager
Hannah Sadler – Land Program Manager
Vicki Stokes – Biodiversity Program Manager
Patrick Harvey – Finance Manager
Jenny Donovan – Regional Planning Manager
Veronica Terry – Regional Development Manager
Jess Berechree – Media & Communications Manager
Grace El Murr – Executive Assistant to the CEO
Nick Jamson – Biodiversity Coordinator
Claire Jinette – NRM Community Engagement Officer
Kylie Ashley – Regional Cat Management Coordinator & Urban Waterways and Catchments Project Coordinator
Fox Ransom – NRM Project Officer
Ben Correy – Land Coordinator
Tom O’Malley - Sustainable Agriculture Facilitator
Isabella Kingston – NRM Communications Officer & Project Officer
Mel Smith – Operations Support Officer
Jason Cullen – Healthy Harbour Project Officer
Andrew Vocke – NRM Officer – Circular Head and Waratah Wynyard
Nicky Loane – NRM Project Officer (King Island)
MEET OUR NEW FACES
Vicki has a PhD in Biological Sciences from the University of NSW and has 16 years of experience working as an ecologist and research scientist across government, private and not-for profit sectors in WA and NSW Vicki has worked on post-mining restoration and research in the Jarrah Forests in WA and diverse threatened fauna species management and monitoring programs including reintroductions of regionally extinct mammals to the Pilliga Forests in NSW While working as the WA Program Manager for Birdlife Australia, Vicki was a strong advocate for the conservation of birds and their habitats. Vicki is passionate about biodiversity conservation and a keen bird watcher and nature photographer.
Isabella has always had a passion for sustainable agriculture. Growing up in Smithton surrounded by the diverse Circular Head agriculture industry and plentiful natural landscapes led her to study a Bachelor of Natural Environments and Conservation at the University of Tasmania, focussing on holistic management of both natural and modified landscapes. While doing so, she gained valuable experience in communications, environmental compliance, and NRM project work across a variety of government and non-profit organisations Isabella is passionate about all things north-west and western Tasmania has to offer and loves spending her free time out in the bush.
Andrew has experience in fire management, anthropology and land management across Australia and overseas, which led to working as a Field Officer, Ranger and Senior Ranger locally and across the top end of Australia This has included working in remote locations within Indigenous Protected Areas amongst Aboriginal communities and National Parks. Andrew has certifications and experience in Conservation and Ecology Management and Horticulture and Conservation He is continuing this knowledge by studying Ecology and Zoology with a focus on botany and ethnobotany. In limited spare time, Andrew likes to focus on native bush foods, gardening and exploring his additional loves of herpetology and ornithology.
Vicki Stokes
Biodiversity Manager
Isabella Kingston
NRM Communications & Project Officer
Andrew Vocke
NRM Council Officer
CROWDED LEEK ORCHID SURVEYS IN SURREY HILLS
A long-running collaboration between land managers Forico, ecologists Kerri Spicer and Mark Wapstra, and orchid enthusiasts volunteering with Threatened Plants Tasmania, has seen its latest successful field trip to grasslands in Surrey Hills
The two-day trip in January allowed 14 volunteers to survey 6 grasslands for the threatened orchid, Paraprasophyllum crebriflorum, or Crowded Leek Orchid, at its peak flowering time. Over the two days, the GPS locations of749individual orchids were recorded
Results were encouraging at these sites, with high orchid counts indicating ongoing successful seeding and dispersal. Some browsing exclosures have been built to protect the orchids and allow native herbs and Poa grass tussocks to flourish Exclosures and caging of individual plants has also allowed collection of seed through the Landscape Recovery Foundation, Tasmanian Orchid Conservation and Research Program and Tasmanian Seed Conservation Centre.
Grasslands managed by Forico are globally significant and listed as threatened communities at state and federal levels Globally, nationally and locally, native grasslands are under pressures from climate change, browsing pressure, fire, weed invasions and intensification of agriculture. The Surrey Hills grasslands were originally managed by the Aboriginal custodians of the land for tens of thousands of years prior to European colonisation Forico has continued dedicating resources into the management of the grasslands, including threatened flora and threatened fauna (the grasslands are home to the endangered and endemic Ptunarra Brown Butterfly and Forico are controlling its primary predator, the European Wasp)
You can join Threatened Plants Tasmania field trips by signing up as a member at www.tpt.org.au.
P crebriflorum and other grasslands residents Photos by Iona Flett
NATURAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTING
DemonstrationattheTIADairyResearchFacility,Elliott
The Cradle Coast NRM Ag team have been very busy developing an exciting new demonstration in partnership with the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) and Fonterra. We are aiming to practically demonstrate the development of a Natural Capital Account on a working dairy farm.
We have spent February out at the TIA Dairy Research farm at Elliott gathering data for the demonstration and presenting to different audiences on what the demonstration is all about, including to dairy Ag Professionals, the Grassroots Festival Bus Tour and the TIA Dairy Research Facility Field Day.
About the demonstration:
The Natural Capital Accounting demonstration at the TIA Dairy Research Facility is designed to showcase the application of this technique in an on-farm setting. Conducted at the TIA Elliott Dairy Research Facility in Tasmania, this initiative is a partnership between Cradle Coast NRM, the Tasmanian Institute of Agricultures (TIA) with support from Fonterra. The project applies the Accounting for Nature (AFN) Framework to document the condition of key environmental assets - giving then a value between 0100 with 0 being poor and 100 being in perfect health. This account will measure two key natural assets, soil and vegetation, and track improvements which may result from sustainable land management.
The on-farm natural capital account and associated extension and communication activities will demonstrate the process of undertaking an on-farm account on a working dairy farm and demonstrate the ways natural capital accounting could support farm business planning, including meeting supplier and industry expectations, emerging market opportunities, boosting productivity and farm economic and climate resilience
For more information and to sign up for project updates, visit: www cradlecoast com/projects/climate-smart-agriculture/
Vegetation at TIA’s Dairy Facility Credit: University of Tasmania
GRASSROOTS DOWN TO THE
For the second year in a row the Gunningham family have created and stagemanaged another inspiring event at their farm at Montumana, north-west Tasmania. The Grassroots Festival brought together a high calibre of presenters from overseas and the mainland, along with leaders from our local farming community to share their knowledge and experiences The two-day festival included a bus tour on Day 1 and an on-farm conference, demonstrations and a fellowship supper on Day 2
World-renowned agroecologist Nicole Masters set the tone by opening the festival with discussion on “the need for all of us to better develop our collaborative mindset”. The festival served as a great example of this, gathering a diverse range of people from all around the planet together to swap stories, knowledge and experiences, taking new learning back home with them.
Photos: Ben Correy
The Festival brought together local and international presenters who covered a wide range of topics New Zealand agroecologist Nicole Masters delivered a presentation ‘Getting to the Root,' which focused on creating truly regenerative outcomes for the landscapes that you steward Mexican agronomist engineer Jim Elizondo presented on long-lived soil organic carbon for a better future and American film maker Peter Byck shared his four-part documentary series ‘Roots So Deep '
CCNRM contributed to the demonstration sites with a ‘Dung Beetle and Earthworm’ display Tom gave people the opportunity of meeting some different types of dung beetles face-to-face and providing a wealth of information focusing on the dung beetles operating in paddocks across the North West CCNRM also presented on our Natural Capital Accounting Demonstration at the TIA Dairy Research Facility at Elliott as part of the Bus Tour on Day 1 of the Festival (centre left image)
Peter Byck, a professor from Arizona State University, film producer and self-proclaimed “scientist wrangler”, has been working on this 4-part documentary for 15 years with a multi-disciplinary team of scientists from universities from all over the United States of America. They have been measuring everything from the carbon and nitrogen in the soil to water infiltration, bugs and birds, greenhouse gases, and even microbial and animal wellbeing
The film includes the human stories and neighbour relations, giving it a broader appeal and highlighting the critical role that humans play in land stewardship. The film demonstrates how integral our on-ground actions are to the productivity of farm systems, not only ecologically, but also across cultural and social realms Research findings can be freely downloaded at rootssodeep org
UNINVITED GUESTS ON THE WEST COAST
The West Coast of Tasmania is known for its temperate climate, characterised by lush rainforests, buttongrass moorlands, and coastal heathlands. The region's isolation has helped preserve these ecosystems, but an increasing spread of garden escapees from local townships is threatening the area's flora and fauna
Garden escapees are plants originally grown in gardens that have spread into the wild. While many garden plants stay contained, others, like foxglove, aggressively invade natural areas. Even common garden plants such as fuchsias, honeysuckles, and rhododendrons are beginning to spread into the West Coast wilderness
Take a moment to observe whether your garden plants have multiplied beyond your property line. When purchasing new plants for the garden, enquire about their risk of spreading and always dispose of garden waste responsibly. The unintended consequences of garden escapees can be significantly damaging to the region’s biodiversity and disrupt the delicate balance of local ecosystems
Fuchsia magellanica growing in Hogarth Falls, Strahan Photo: Jason Cullen
FOXGLOVE A DECLARED
WEED
While the legal system may have weeded out Foxglove in Tasmania, there's still plenty of root work to be done in tackling this invasive pest!
As of 19 February 2025 Foxglove (Digitalis) species is officially a declared pest under the Biosecurity Act 2019 This means that Foxglove can no longer be imported, sold or distributed throughout the State unless the plant is a non-sexually reproductive variant
In addition, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment have designated various areas under their Foxglove Biosecurity Program to protect reserves, including high-value areas such as the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area Class A areas are defined as having generally limited existing infestations, and the ongoing objective of foxglove management will be eradication and prevention of infestation. Class B areas generally have problematic infestations, and therefore the ongoing objective will be containment.
These areas are outlined in an interactive online map, published on the Department of Natural Resources and Environment website.
While the changed legal status of Foxglove is much-appreciated by NRM professionals and an important step, it marks the beginning of a long fight towards control and eradication
Photo: Foxglove in the Leven Canyon Conservation Area, Iona Flett
UPDATES FROM THE WORLD OF CATS
Cradle Coast Desexing Program
Cradle Coast NRM initiated the Cradle Coast Cat Desexing program at the start of 2024, partnering with state government, local councils, the National Desexing Network and local vets to offer free or low-cost desexing and microchipping to eligible residents of the north-west. Seven of the nine regional councils were able to participate, and the community response has been very positive, with the programs proving to be very popular.
Recent figures from January 2025 show that 368 vouchers have been redeemed across the life of the program, with 19 vouchers awaiting redemption. Whilst high demand has meant waiting lists for some councils, there is still funding available in several municipalities, so please contact the National Desexing Network on 1300 368 992 to find out more
Cradle Coast Cat Enclosure Subsidy
To build on the success of the regional desexing program, CCNRM introduced the Cradle Coast Cat Enclosure Subsidy, helping cat owners offset the costs of purchasing or constructing an enclosure. The response was enthusiastic, with 50 applications submitted before the deadline
Cradle Coast Cat Information Session
CCNRM’s Cat Management Coordinator, Kylie Ashley, also hosted an information night featuring local “catio” builder James Edwards of Purrfect Catios and Dr. Alex Bullem of Ulverstone Vet. They provided expert advice on transitioning cats to a contained lifestyle, the welfare implications, the lifecycle of toxoplasmosis, and key considerations for designing an enclosure
BROWN MARMORATED STINKBUG FOUND IN TASSIE
Biosecurity Tasmania have identified a Brown Marmorated Stinkbug in one of their Bell Bay traps earlier this month, establishing an incident management team and deploying additional traps around the area
Biosecurity Tasmania note that while one specimen does not equal an outbreak, vigilance is needed. Biosecurity Tasmania asks anyone who finds a suspected Stinkbug in their or garden or on their farm should immediately contact the Exotic Plant Pest Hotline on 1800 084 881.
The pest is native to Asia and poses a threat to crops including berries and grains among its 300+ known food sources.
Photo: Pulse Tasmania
GIANT FRESHWATER
CRAYFISH PART 2:
OPPORTUNITIES FOR LANDHOLDERS
Landowners in priority Giant Freshwater Crayfish (GFC) habitat areas have a new opportunity to get involved in the protection and recovery of the species through Cradle Coast NRM’s GFC Recovery Part 2 program.
Farmers who own land adjoining high priority waterways will be offered funding and technical support to improve habitat along river edges, with possibilities including funding for fencing, revegetation, weed control, water troughs, instream engineering works and even stewardship payments for protecting quality remnant vegetation.
“This is one of those projects that is a true win-win, not only for the crayfish and waterway, but also for the landholder through things like improved grazing management, protecting farm infrastructure from erosion and slowing flood waters” says Biodiversity Coordinator Nick Jamson
Cradle Coast NRM secured funding from the Australian Government in 2024 under their Natural Heritage Trust Program to continue this program into 2028, with the aim of working with farmers to improve the prospects for GFC population recovery. The GFC is a slow growing, breeding, and moving species, making it exceptionally easy to be caught or threatened by habitat destruction The species is only found in the rivers of northern Tasmania which flow into the Bass Strait (excluding the Tamar) and in Arthur River which flows into the Southern Ocean
Despite strong community support for the protection of the species and hefty fines if caught with a GFC, poaching is still a major threat to the species. Vegetation clearing, habitat disturbance, in-stream erosion, bank destabilisation and siltation of waterways by stock are also critical threats which the GFC Recovery program aims to reduce through farm-based action.
Analysis of existing population data was used to identify potential population recovery areas, then narrowed down via accessibility and landholder interest to six high-priority sites. These areas, where landowners are now eligible for support through the program, include the Dasher River, Black River, Emu River/Glance Creek, Sister’s Creek and Penguin Creek.
“If you’re in one of these priority areas,” says Nick, “please get in touch to find out how we can work together.”
Nick can be contacted at njamson@cradlecoast com or via phone on (03) 6433 8400
Photo: A wild Giant Freshwater Crayfish
FRESHWATER FISH SURVEYS ON THE CRADLE COAST
As part of our Australian Government funded “Giant Freshwater Crayfish Recovery 2” project, we engaged ecologists from Nature Glenelg Trust to survey nine of our rivers for the threatened fish species, Australian Grayling.
Fish experts Scott Huntley and Taylar Pay visited in January for “electrofishing” surveys, focused especially on the lower parts of each river, where grayling are thought to live. Australian Grayling, like many native fish, are diadromous, which means they travel between marine and freshwater environments Adults spawn in freshwater, and their larvae are carried downstream to the estuary or sea. Juvenile fish eventually migrate back upstream again to continue the cycle.
One of the biggest threats to migratory fish are physical barriers to their instinctive life cycle. As well as surveying some key Cradle Coast rivers for freshwater fish, our GFC Recovery project will also include a comprehensive assessment of barriers to fish passage These can be weirs, dams, and even farm crossings. Stay tuned for future news of works to remove or mitigate some of the key barriers in the region.
Back to the surveys: Grayling were detected in five of the nine rivers surveyed – the Emu, Detention, Black, Duck and Montagu. As well as grayling, other native fish species like Spotted Galaxias, Common Galaxias, Pouched Lamprey, Short-finned Eel, Pygmy Perch and River Blackfish were also identified Scott and Taylar were excited to jump into Tasmanian waters and meet some Giant Freshwater Crayfish for the first time! They’ll be posting some more photos from their trip on the NGT website soon. https://natureglenelg.org.au/latest-news/
Photos, top to bottom: Emu River weir, a significant barrier to fish passage (Photo: Stephen Mott); a wriggle of native fish from the Duck River including galaxiids, lamprey, juvenile eel and congoli (Photo: Scott Huntley); Taylar Pay from NGT inspecting a fyke net on the Gawler River (Photo: Isabella Kingston); Australian Grayling (Photo: Scott Huntley)
CAPTURE THE CATCHMENTS WINNERS ANNOUNCED
On a recent blustery evening in Strahan, the Healthy Harbour team were joined by Karen Keefe and Tim Cooper, specialist photographers of wild places and the people that protect them. Karen and Tim led a photography walk-and-talk, where we threw our trickiest questions at them (from “how do you turn it on?” to “what settings would you use in this light?”) Then we convened next door to the Healthy Harbour Project Office, where a pop-up gallery is displaying the entries. Tim and Karen awarded the following prizes, and explained what caught their eye in each of the top shots:
Junior:
Olivia Triffett
Landscape:
Winner – Renee N. Miller
Runner-up - Rita Kurpiewski
Highly Commended – Nicole Sharpe
Wildlife:
Winner – Renee N. Miller
Runner-up – Tristan Deeley
Highly Commended – Rose Brinkhoff
Plants & Fungi:
Winner – Brett Meikle
Runner-up – Warren Donnelly
Highly Commended – Samantha Farr
Water:
Winner - Kirra Serjeant
Runner-up – Casey Drum
Highly Commended – David Cole-Ratcliffe
The winner of the highly scientific Facebook poll for People’s Choice was also Olivia Triffett, with her evocative beach bonfire scene titled, “Ocean, fire and sand”.
Congratulations to all the winners, and thanks for helping us highlight the special places in our favourite Harbour’s catchments!
Thank-you to our generous sponsors including The Round Earth Company, West Coast Wilderness Railway, World Heritage Cruises, Huon Pine Shop, RoamWild Tasmania, Lake Leather, The Coffee Shack, DF Portraiture and Whitemore’s Wild for providing prizes for the competition
Olivia Triffett - Junior & People’s Choice
FARM DAM ENHANCEMENT
Cradle Coast NRM staff recently attended a ‘Train the Trainer’ day focused on Enhancing Farm Dams at Gunns Plains in north-west Tasmania, facilitated by Australian National University (ANU) Sustainable Farms and Landcare Tasmania.
The training highlighted the benefits of farm dam enhancement for farm productivity and biodiversity By the simple adaption of excluding or controlling livestock access to dams with some revegetation, results can be seen within six months. Landholders see an increase in vegetation cover around their dams, improved water quality for livestock and they are supporting a increase to biodiversity and ecosystems services on their farm.
An ideal enhanced dam has healthy native vegetation in and around the water body, which creates a buffer to filter nutrients and sediment from runoff As a result of stock exclusion and better vegetation cover, the water is cleaner. Native vegetation also provides habitat for wildlife.
It is well known that improving the quality of drinking water can have significant benefits for livestock health and weight gain, contributing to a farm’s overall productivity. Reducing stock access to dams reduces risks of pathogens from faecal contamination which can restrict stock weight gain, especially in dry conditions. There is also a reduced risk of the exposure to parasites such as liver fluke that live in the muddy banks of dams
Further, enhancing a dam will reduce evaporation, which is the principal source of water loss from a dam. By strategically placing revegetation around a dam, evaporation can be reduced by 20-30%, and the reduced sedimentation helps to retain the capacity of the dam, improving a farm’s drought resilience and water security. Dam enhancement is a relatively small investment for a farm given the multiple benefits it brings Dam enhancement can be as simple as restricting stock access to a dam and offering alternative access to water via a trough or hardened access point. Enhancement will extend the life of the dam as an asset to your farm, while bringing aesthetic appeal to the property.
If you would like more information on ways to improve natural assets on farms, please visit the ANU’s Sustainable Farms website at www sustainablefarms org au
SMALL GRANTS IN ACTION:
FRIENDS OF THREE HUMMOCK ISLAND TRACK CARE
In this new series, Cradle Coast NRM aims to highlight the action created by our Community Capacity Small Grants
Last November, the Friends of Three Hummock Island Track Care (FTHITC) completed a week-long visit to restore and maintain tracks on the island using funding provided by Cradle Coast NRM’s Community Grants Program.
On a sunny Wednesday, Two aircraft set off from Smithton Airport with ten volunteers with the primary objective of clearing the original track to Mermaid Bay, a 7 km track that has had little attention in recent years Day one quickly shot the team’s high spirits down, with only 2 km of track cleared.
Day two was spent clearing vegetation and rubbish from around the Caretaker’s cottage and relocating the mess into a designated burning site On day three, the team moved back to the Mermaid Bay track, clearing another kilometre
For a change of scenery, the team decided to work on the Eleanor Bay track on day four, which was much less densely vegetated and successfully completed in the one day. Day five was spent similarly, clearing the track to West Telegraph beach.
The committed Track Care team had a tough but rewarding eight days on the island, and are looking forward to their 2025 trip to continue their work.
Cradle Coast NRM looks forward to sharing more short stories from recipients of our Community Capacity Small Grants across our newsletters, social media channels and website as our valued community groups fulfil their goals throughout 2025 and beyond
Photos:FTHITC
EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
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Bushfire Severity Mapping Info Session
https://events.humanitix.com/copy-of-rdatpresents-bushfire-severity-mappinginteractive-info-session-with-geoneon
CallTrackers In Action! Mapping and monitoring will be happening throughout March, please contact CCNRM Project Coordinator Kylie to get involved!
Bandicoot Awareness Day
North West EcoFest
Ag Innovation Expo
AgFest
Where? Where? Wedgie!
https://www greatwesterntiers net au/thismonth/event/2069-bandicoot-awareness-day
4 March Burnie
March Mersey Estuary
8 March Westbury
https://www ecofesttas com au/ 5 - 6 April Turners Beach
https://tapg net
https://www.agfest.com.au/
https://naturetrackers.au/projects/wherewhere-wedgie/
16 April Hagley
1-3 May Carrick
9-11 & 23-25 May
Cradle Coast NRM First Aid Sponsorships for Community Groups
https://www tasfarmhub com au/sponsorship -application-program/
Open from 20 Jan until funding exhaustion Training must be completed by 30 June 2025.
