News from Local Land Services

With parts of the Hunter region experiencing dry conditions, patchy rainfall and the likelihood of more hot weather still to come, planning ahead for autumn and winter pastures and livestock has never been more important.

The Minns Labor Government has delivered one of the pivotal foundations of its Biosecurity Action Plan with the $40.7 million NSW Weeds Action Program (WAP) guaranteeing for the first time four-year funding to local organisations to combat the impact of priority weeds.

A coordinated, community-wide effort to tackle wild rabbits is underway (23 February – 6 March) across the Southern Highlands, with landholders, council and local contractors joining forces in one of the region’s largest Pindone baiting programs to date.

Getting the balance right between genetic selection and nutrition in a beef operation is a challenge even for the most experienced beef producers. To help local producers find more certainty in their decision making, North West Local Land Services will be hosting a series of ‘Feed and Breed’ workshops around the North West from 17 February – 4 March 2026.

The NSW Government’s Local Land Services is seeking landholders’ and the wider community’s input in planning for the future.

Greater Sydney Local Land Services is encouraging landholders to work together to tackle wild rabbits to help protect local ecosystems, farmland, and native wildlife.

The Minns Labor Government will invest $900,000 in a NSW Farmers project as part of its commitment to support livestock welfare across agricultural industries and strengthen the operation of the joint government and industry Stock Welfare Panels.

The NSW Government’s Local Land Services is calling for applications to its local boards, offering an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of rural communities across NSW.

More than 2,640 native seedlings have now been planted at the Little Llangothlin Nature Reserve near Guyra as part of revegetation works being carried out by the NSW Government’s Local Land Services alongside local Aboriginal organisations and community members. The only site of its kind in the Northern Tablelands, the Reserve is Ramsar listed and provides critical habitat for many native species.

Farmers, advisors and Agtech enthusiasts across the Central West are invited to experience the future of farming at Big Tech Big Ideas, a 2-day field day being held at the Dubbo Showground from 26–27 March 2026.