Local Land Services provides a Sustainable Agriculture Facilitator (SAF) in each region to:
- engage and inform farmers, landholders, community groups and agriculture industries within their region about climate-smart, sustainable agriculture practices
- facilitate partnerships and connections to assist farmers, landholders, community groups and agriculture industries to work together
- support the delivery of the Australian Government Climate-Smart sustainable agriculture projects in their region.
Sustainable Agriculture Facilitators are supported by the Australian Government through funding from the Natural Heritage Trust under the Climate-Smart Agriculture Program.
Connect with your SAF
You can contact your regional Sustainable Agriculture Facilitator for 1:1 advice on principles of sustainable agriculture that might work best for your property and learn about the latest sustainable agriculture practices being used in your region.
You can contact your SAF by calling 1300 795 299 or reach out directly:
- Central Tablelands: Liz Davis | liz.davis@lls.nsw.gov.au | 0427 452 662
- Central West: Bonnie Mitchell | bonnie.mitchell@lls.nsw.gov.au | 0447 185 133
- Greater Sydney: Richard Stephens | richard.stephens@lls.nsw.gov.au | 0436 803 337
- Hunter: Daintry Gerrand | daintry.gerrand@lls.nsw.gov.au OR Eloise Haigh | eloise.haigh@lls.nsw.gov.au
- Murray: Kathleen Bartlett | kathleen.bartlett@lls.nsw.gov.au
- North Coast: Stephen Thompson | stephen.a.thompson@lls.nsw.gov.au
- North West: Lana Andrews | lana.andrews@lls.nsw.gov.au
- Northern Tablelands: Marijke Hartman | marijke.hartman@lls.nsw.gov.au
- Riverina: Jade Auldist | jade.auldist@lls.nsw.gov.au
- South East: Announced soon.
- Western: Christine Plummer | christine.plummer@lls.nsw.gov.au | 0408 241 200
Climate-Smart agriculture projects
Local Land Services work with landholders, community groups and agriculture industries to support and educate about climate-smart, sustainable agriculture practices.
Our support includes:
- best practice natural resource management
- biodiversity and carbon markets
- practices that support emission reductions and build climate resilience on-farm.
More information coming soon on projects available in each region.
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Supporting sustainable grazing practices
Land managers have the opportunity to trial and demonstrate innovative pasture management practices over 4 years.
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Central West benchmarking project
Farmers in the Central West have the opportunity to boost their farm’s profitability and sustainability during the next 3 years.
Funding
Sustainable Agriculture Facilitators and associated projects are supported by the Australian Government through funding from the Natural Heritage Trust under the Climate-Smart Agriculture Program.
Contact Local Land Services NSW
Our team welcome your enquiries, feedback and comments.
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