Murray region local annual achievement report

Chair foreword

On behalf of the Murray Local Land Services local board and staff, I am pleased to present our 2025 Local Annual Achievement Report. The past year presented numerous challenges for our part of rural NSW with unpredictable rainfall and a difficult growing season.  

Despite these obstacles, staff remained dedicated and active in delivering key programs. These included continuing the Sheep and Goat eID rollout, providing drought information support, and starting the review of our strategic plan. We also continued our pest control programs, expanded the Farming Forecaster probes, and supported initiatives like the NHT Soil Project and Farm Water Management Planning Project. Continuing vertebrate pest control, staff have been closely monitoring percentage ground cover on the TSR network to ensure that they are not degraded through over grazing. 

The dedication of staff, landholders, and the community has been vital to our success in 2025, ensuring productive agriculture and enhanced landscape health.  

Derek Schoen
Chair, Murray local board

Achievements

• 648,571 ha of vertebrate pest control
• 132 animal disease surveillance investigations
• 19,556 ha travelling stock reserves actively managed
• 1,916 1:1 technical advice consultations
• 6,272 participants at awareness raising/capacity building events
• 175 awareness/capacity building events
• 25 education extension tools and materials updated/developed
• 102 farmers with improved management plans and processes
• 35,530 ha surveyed for pest animals
• 1,843 holdings participating in pest animal control.