Western region

The Local Land Services Western region is the largest in NSW, covering 314,500 km2. It extends from Brewarrina in the north-east, to Balranald in the south and stretches to the Queensland, South Australian and Victorian borders.

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West is Best

The Western region offers the perfect mix of an active or laid-back lifestyle, affordable property and housing and a true sense of community – making it the perfect place to call home.

West is best for:

  • better balance
  • making a difference
  • a family adventure
  • living the life you want to live
  • an active lifestyle. 
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West is Best — For lifestyle

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West is Best — For lifestyle

Working in Local Land Services
gives us really great career opportunities
in terms of career progression, upwardly, but also laterally
My name is Erlina St Vincent, I’m the General Manager
of the Western region of Local Land Services
I work with a team that are located all the way from
Dubbo to Broken Hill, and from Mildura to Tibooburra.
I moved to Bourke from Dubbo a few years ago
I wanted to be closer to the region
where our customers are, where our stakeholders are
and be able to be closer to our staff
so moving to a more remote location
has actually given me more opportunities
to build my career as a manager
and as a leader of people
and I’ve been able to be
more connected with the customers
that we support as well
what this means for me
is I get to start almost every day
early in the morning
with my dog and my horse, out in the paddock
get to see the sunrise in this beautiful landscape
and prepare myself for the day ahead
we’ve got really great opportunities for flexible working
in this organisation
for me, sometimes I get to work at home
I get rained in sometimes and can’t get into town
other times I need to focus on a task
and get some work done
we also have a great office location
I get to come into town
to work in this beautiful building
to work with people I enjoy working with
and have a great day with a great team of people
we work across a diverse set of
functions and roles in this organisation
we work in biosecurity, animal welfare, agriculture
natural resource management and
Aboriginal cultural heritage
you can learn different skills
you can have a go at working in different roles
there’s endless training opportunities
and lots of ways that you can progress your career
the work that we do also makes a fantastic difference
to our region, to our customers, and to the environment
if you’re really interested in making a difference
whether it’s to the environment
or to the future of agriculture
Local Land Services is really
the only place that you get to do that
we work with landholders who manage land
right across the state
and we’re able to support them
give them advice and help them
to be able to care for and manage their land
all these things that we do in our organisation
are so interesting
inspiring and diverse
and there’s really nothing that you can’t do
to build your career in the West
building your career
making a great life
living and working in Western NSW
that is the best

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Western programs and projects

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Fencing biosecure production zones and pest knockout grant program

Local Land Services delivered this program to support landholders to manage pest animals and pest plants to improve primary production outcomes. 

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Going ahead with goats project

Local Land Services is delivering the Going Ahead with Goats Project to assist goat producers and the goat industry accelerate goat research and development and grow market share. 

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Western tracks collaring project

Local Land Services delivered the Western Tracks Collaring project to use GPS collars and cameras to guide pest control and improve land management in Western NSW. 

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Regional profile

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

Latest news

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Producers: plan ahead for a stress-free festive season

With the countdown on to Christmas, Local Land Services is reminding landholders that a bit of pre-Christmas planning could take a number of stresses away this festive season.
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Incentive to update your contact details with Local Land Services

Local Land Services is running a 12-month incentive for customers to update their contact details.
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Plan to protect livestock during bushfire season

Local Land Services is urging farmers and animal owners to include livestock and pets in their bushfire planning.
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Landholders in Far West NSW encouraged to consider feral pig strength meat baits

Western Local Land Services is urging landholders in the state’s Far West to consider feral pig strength meat baits in a bid to mitigate the impacts of the destructive pest animal. 
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New webinar series provides farmers with specialised drought support

A series of online workshops, helping farmers share knowledge and create a sense of community, is kicking off this week through Local Land Services’ Drought Adoption Officer Program.

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Recent Local Land Services publications

Public submission

Public submissions on proposed amendments to the Land Management Code

View the public submissions received in response to proposed amendments to the Land Management (Native Vegetation) Code 2018.
Checklist

Checklist for rural buyers

Learn what to do when assessing a rural property for purchase.
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Property planning resources

Printable resources for landholders to help guide property planning.
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Glossary for rural living

Glossary of terms useful for people new to rural living.
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Questions to ask a carbon service provider

A guide for questions to use when evaluating potential carbon service providers.

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Contact Local Land Services NSW

Our team welcome your enquiries, feedback and comments.  Contact our team

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Phone:1300 795 299
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