4 valleys program

Hunter Local Land Services and Hunter Water Corporation are collaborating to deliver a long-term program for landholders in the drinking water catchments of the Paterson, Allyn, Chichester and Williams River valleys.

Project objectives

This project will:

• safeguard water quality and environmental values  
• improve farm productivity and profitability.

Project delivery

• Grazing management courses.
• A farm planning program.
• Field days and workshops.
• A landholder survey.

Work underway

• Showcasing practices and systems for riparian, bushland and grazing management which are win-win for landholders and the environment.
• Demonstrating tactics to manage predicted seasonal plant growth to meet objectives for pasture, animal production and environmental condition.
• A farm planning program run for seven days across 2023-2024, which covered grazing, vegetation management, farm water, soil health and lots more.
• Development of a landholder survey to capture learning interests.
• Hosting field days that cover:
  • pasture assessment
  • grazing management - PROGRAZE™
  • dung beetles
  • maintaining riparian condition for water quality, habitat and farm management
  • soil health, fertility and biology
  • topics of interest identified from participants.

Funding and partnerships

This project is funded by the Hunter Water Corporation and administered and delivered by Hunter Local land Services.