News from Local Land Services

Local Land Services is inviting farmers, landholders, industry, community members and stakeholders across New South Wales to have their say on draft Local Strategic Delivery Plans that will guide local priorities and on-ground action from 2027 to 2032.

Looking for more effective ways to protect your livestock and reduce losses from predators? Upcoming Central Tablelands Local Land Services (LLS) events in Bathurst and Mudgee will give landholders practical insights into livestock guardian dogs (LGDs) as part of an integrated control approach.

Local Land Services is encouraging landholders to stay alert for signs of plague locusts and reminding them of the importance of immediately reporting sightings leading into spring.

Across the Central Tablelands, hundreds of people will pull on their boots, grab a torch or pick up a pair of binoculars this September as communities come together to celebrate Biodiversity Month 2026. From tree planting and wildlife walks to citizen science projects and family-friendly festivals, the month-long program showcases the remarkable biodiversity found right on our doorstep.

Landholders wanting to control foxes during key livestock production periods are encouraged to take advantage of an incentive to participate in coordinated fox baiting control programs during spring 2026 and autumn 2027.

Greater Sydney Local Land Services is encouraging landholders from the Central Coast, Wollondilly/Macarthur and Hawkesbury/Kurrajong areas to join this spring's coordinated wild dog and fox baiting program to help protect livestock, pets and native wildlife.

Aboriginal organisations from across the North Coast have come together at Yarrawarra Aboriginal Cultural Centre to showcase Aboriginal-led land management and strengthen partnerships through the Visions for Healthy Country project forum.

Final preparations for the Western wild dog forum are being undertaken with up to 100 attendees expected to attend the event and provide input into the future of wild dog management at a local and regional level.

Northern Tablelands Local Land Services is encouraging livestock producers to maintain a strong disease prevention regime this winter through supplementary feed and vaccination, as the cold weather, feed gap and fresh green pick create a perfect storm for disease.

People passionate about the future of the Hunter River are invited to come together this August for the Hunter River Forum 2026.