Re-greening Country at Moorlands

‘Moorlands’ near Gunning, South Western Slopes of NSW

‘Moorlands’ near Gunning, South Western Slopes of NSW ‘Moorlands’ is owned and managed by Vince Heffernan, a 6th generation sheep grazier and noted expert on new forms of regenerative land management. The 1200 ha (3,000 acre) property which has been in the family for over 180 years is located 3.5 hours from Sydney (1.5 hours from Canberra). Vince follows a combined organic/biodynamic approach coupled with rotational grazing to produce lamb. Find out more about farming practices and lamb production at https://moorlandslamb.com.au/.Vince is the Chair of Upper Lachlan Landcare Inc. which supports landowners in the region to enable them to care for the environment.

For 20 years great efforts were undertaken to recreate an open woodland environment by rebuilding the functionality of the natural ecosystem at Moorlands. In August, September and October this year, another 5,000 trees and shrubs (supplied by Greening Australia) will be planted in 3 paddocks adjoining previous plantings completed in 2020, 2021 and 2020. The tubestock will include eucalypts, acacia, callistemon and many other native species indigenous to the area.

One goal is to improve habitat for native fauna including endangered species. Another is to add this planting to the work of thousands of landholders and partners to create Australia’s biggest carbon sink and establish one million hectares of habitat across southern Australia.

For more information. https://www.greeningaustralia.org.au/programs/great-southern-landscapes/

To achieve this goal, Greening Australia assists in terms of tubestock, nature fibre weed mat and tree guards.

Dates: The available weekends (based on the very busy farming schedule) are:

• 12 – 13 August
• 26 – 27 August
• 8 – 9 September
• 18 – 22 September (for volunteers who wish to continue planting during the week)
• 22 – 23 September
• 30 Sep – 1 October

There are plenty of other activities to do before or after and the Upper Lachlan district is frequented by a huge variety of birds.

Call or text Adrian Polhill (0424 478 498), or email adrianpolhill@hotmail.com for further information, to register or if have any questions. (Adrian is Vice President of the Oatley Flora and Fauna Conservation Society, who are supporting this project).