Northern Tablelands region

The Local Land Services Northern Tablelands region is the largest highland area in Australia, with extensive areas over 1,000 metres above sea level. Ranging from 257 m elevation at Yetman to 1,536 m at Round Mountain near Ebor, there is great diversity across the 40,000 km2 region, which covers the Tenterfield, Glen Innes-Severn, Inverell, Armidale, Uralla and Walcha Local Government Areas.

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Feed and water tests available

Local Land Services can provide free test kits to help farmers assess feed and water quality to plan feed budgets and manage livestock health.

To arrange a free testing kit, contact your nearest office.

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On-farm drought advice

The region is experiencing deteriorating seasonal conditions, prompting many producers to make decisions around what the next step is for their farming business.

We have a range of practical online tools and expert advice to help you prepare for and manage drought:

Confinement feeding advice

Get advice on confinement feeding as part of your drought management strategy.

Weeds in hay

Understand the biosecurity risks of buying in fodder and how to monitor for weeds and weed seeds.

Balancing nutrition and cost

A guide to feed options for livestock graziers when managing stock during poor seasons.

Upcoming events

Birds of prey end of season update - Armidale

Women in Agriculture - soil health - Tenterfield

Women in Agriculture - soil health - Walcha

Women in Agriculture - soil health - Guyra

Women in Agriculture - soil health - Inverell

Data driven decision making and drought strategies

Cattle Handling Course - Hernani

Northern Tablelands programs and projects

Northern Tablelands, North Coast

Increasing tropical soda apple management across the North Coast and Northern Tablelands

Status: In progress

Local Land Services is working with public agencies on a coordinated effort to control tropical soda apple on different types of public land and neighbouring properties in areas across the North Coast and Northern Tablelands.

Northern Tablelands

Growing Climate Smart Agriculture in the Northern Tablelands

Status: In progress

Building farmer knowledge to support agricultural growth while conserving natural capital and biodiversity in the Northern Tablelands Local Land Services region.

Central West, Central Tablelands, Greater Sydney, Hunter, Murray, North Coast, North West, Northern Tablelands, Riverina, South East, Western

Soil monitoring program

Status: In progress

Local Land Services is working with partners to provide landholders with data and support to improve soil health.

Central Tablelands, Central West, Greater Sydney, Hunter, Murray, North Coast, Northern Tablelands, North West, Riverina, South East, Western

Environmental Markets Leadership Program

Status: Completed

The Environmental Markets Leadership Program (EMLP) was a first-of-its-kind initiative in Australia designed to build capacity in natural capital and environmental markets.

Central Tablelands, Central West, Greater Sydney, Hunter, Murray, North Coast, North West, Northern Tablelands, Riverina, South East, Western

Foot-and-mouth Disease Prevention and Preparedness Program

Status: Completed

Local Land Services delivered this project to boost capacity to respond to emergency animal diseases, particularly the threat of Foot-and-mouth disease.

Central West, Central Tablelands, Greater Sydney, Hunter, Murray, North Coast, North West, Northern Tablelands, Riverina, South East, Western

Measuring What Matters project

Status: In progress

Local Land Services is surveying landholders across NSW to improve services and provide support into the future.

Central Tablelands, Central West, Greater Sydney, Hunter, Murray, North Coast, North West, Northern Tablelands, Riverina, South East, Western

Drought Adoption Officers

Status: In progress

Local Land Services has engaged Drought Adoption Officers across the state to assist landholders with drought planning and preparedness extension services.

Central Tablelands, Central West, Greater Sydney, Hunter, Murray, North Coast, North West, Northern Tablelands, Riverina, South East, Western

Natural Capital Profiling Service Pilot

Status: Completed

Local Land Services is offering land managers across NSW the opportunity to assess and profile their property's natural assets and explore opportunities in natural capital and environmental markets.

Central Tablelands, Central West, Greater Sydney, Hunter, Murray, North Coast, Northern Tablelands, North West, Riverina, South East, Western

NSW Landcare enabling program

Status: In progress

Local Land Services is growing the capacity of Landcare across NSW to care for local environment and agricultural systems.

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Current conditions update

The latest seasonal ag advice and district vet update.

Regional profile

Learn more about the Local Land Services Northern Tablelands region, our people, strategic goals and local advisory groups.

Latest news

Media release

Act early on feral pig control

With dry seasonal conditions being experienced across much of the state, Local Land Services is urging producers to act early on feral pig control.

Media release

Stay alert for locusts and report immediately

Local Land Services is reminding landholders across regional NSW to report locust sightings immediately to reduce the risk of damaging infestations this coming spring.

Media release

Pet rabbit owners encouraged to vaccinate against Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus

Northern Tablelands Local Land Services is encouraging local owners of pet rabbits in the Armidale, Guyra, Glen Innes, Deepwater and Tenterfield areas to vaccinate their pets against Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV) this month ahead of a planned release of the RHDV biological control in mid-May as part of a coordinated program to manage wild rabbit populations.

Media release

Confinement feeding an option for drought affected livestock producers

With much of NSW drought affected, Local Land Services is reminding livestock producers who have limited feed availability that confinement feeding may be a worthwhile management option for them.

Media release

Northern Tablelands Aboriginal communities join the fight to save endangered Bell’s turtles

Local Aboriginal communities in the Northern Tablelands are this year lending a hand to release more than 450 tiny Bell’s turtle (Myuchelys bellii) hatchlings into Northern Tablelands waterways, marking another critical step in the fight to save one of Australia’s endangered freshwater turtles from extinction.

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Northern Tablelands region

Find support and services

Feed and water tests available

Confinement feeding advice

Weeds in hay

Balancing nutrition and cost

Upcoming events

Northern Tablelands programs and projects

See more projects

See more projects

Current conditions update

Regional profile

Stay up to date with the latest news and events

Latest news

Act early on feral pig control

Stay alert for locusts and report immediately

Pet rabbit owners encouraged to vaccinate against Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus

Confinement feeding an option for drought affected livestock producers

Northern Tablelands Aboriginal communities join the fight to save endangered Bell’s turtles

Read more Local Land Services news

Recent Local Land Services publications

PNF Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Implementation Plan

Northern Tablelands local achievement report

Public submissions on proposed amendments to the Land Management Code

Property planning resources

Glossary for rural living

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