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Upcoming events
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NAIDOC Week Nestbox-building workshop
Join GLENRAC at the Glen Innes LALC for a 2024 NAIDOC Week Workshop
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Men's Night Out
Get Your Mates Together for a Night Out & a Good Feed.
Includes Guest Speaker & Live Music.
Partners welcome!
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Farm Water Management Workshop
This workshop will help farmers develop farm water management strategies to improve water quality, maintain livestock health, and preserve soil and natural assets.
Tickets are $25 per person
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Mental Health First Aid Refresher #1
This four-hour ‘Highway To Well’ session is aimed at those already having attained Mental Health First Aid and needing a refresher course to stay up-to-date.
session beginning and ending times and location are yet to be confirmed.
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Two-Day Mental Health First Aid (Full course)
This two-day ‘Highway To Well’ course will provide you with recognised Certification in Mental Health First Aid.
Tuesday 10 September & Wednesday 11 September 2024
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Mental Health First Aid Refresher #2
This four-hour ‘Highway To Well’ session is aimed at those already having attained Mental Health First Aid and needing a refresher course to stay up-to-date.
session beginning and ending times and location are yet to be confirmed.
![Staying Well in Spite of Trauma](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191b1b3a7b8d507ef2fdd49/1719203307568-KFE3ABKZO8FCQNIHYNV9/20240904+multi+Mental+Health%28updated%29.png)
Staying Well in Spite of Trauma
Explore the nature and risks of trauma and ways to stay healthy..
This four-hour ‘Highway To Well’ workshop is FREE to attend.
![The Basics of Carbon](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191b1b3a7b8d507ef2fdd49/1717979968989-BZH2GE27GKGSAKY83MPD/20250619-Basics%2Bof%2BCarbon.jpg)
The Basics of Carbon
The On-farm Carbon Advice project is supporting NSW farmers towards a low emissions future.
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Communication in Extreme Weather Events
Community Group Gathering #2: Communication in Extreme Weather Events.
A fun, interactive workshop to gain useful skills for communities impacted by disasters.
![Staying Well: Back to Basics](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191b1b3a7b8d507ef2fdd49/1717649627134-UDDN7526909OXM5W82CF/20240612-+STAYING+WELL+fb+insta.png)
Staying Well: Back to Basics
Community Group Gathering #1: Staying Well: Back to Basics
Join GLENRAC and other Community Group volunteers for a session featuring Practical Tips on wellness.
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Farm Dams 101 - Glen Innes
Join GLENRAC for a farm Walk & Talk with Pat Yeates from Natural Resource Access Regulator - at two locations: Ben Lomond 5/6/24 & Glen Innes 6/6/24
For more information call 02 6732 3443
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Farm Dams 101-Ben Lomond
Join GLENRAC for a farm Walk & Talk with Pat Yeates from Natural Resource Access Regulator - at two locations: Ben Lomond 5/6/24 & Glen Innes 6/6/24
For more information call 02 6732 3443
![Farm Business Resilience FOCUS Event](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191b1b3a7b8d507ef2fdd49/1716187536171-GFSCHE2XUX4YCZIEXCCT/20240528+Farm+Business+Resilience+Flyer.png)
Farm Business Resilience FOCUS Event
Join us for a FOCUS evening with an expert line-up of presenters on Farm Business Resilience.
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Chainsaw Operations and Maintenance
This is the second cohort of the overflow from our first course held 30/4/2024 - 1/5/2024 (a limited number of participants is allowed at these courses for safety reasons.)
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Young Farmers’ Start-Up Stories
RE-SCHEDULED! Now 23 May. 202
Be inspired by the Start-up Stories of local Young Farmers.
Register by 20 May 2024.
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Register your EOI for Calculating Carbon Workshop - Walcha
REGISTER YOUR INTEREST BY 15 APRIL 2024 to attend a one-day workshop hosted by the University of New England, Southern New England Landcare and GLENRAC. Locations are Glen Innes, Guyra and Walcha.
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Register your EOI for Calculating Carbon Workshop - Guyra
REGISTER YOUR INTEREST BY 15 APRIL 2024 to attend a one-day workshop hosted by the University of New England, Southern New England Landcare and GLENRAC. Locations are Glen Innes, Guyra and Walcha.
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Rural & Remote First Aid - Emergency Preparedness Workshop #5
Join GLENRAC for the final in a series of five Emergency Preparedness workshops, providing attendees with knowledge and practical skills of great use during times of emergency.
This heavily-subsidised two-day workshop provides training in Rural & Remote First Aid at a fraction of the usual cost.. Both days begin at 7:30 am and finish at 5:00 pm.
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Register your EOI for Calculating Carbon Workshop - Glen Innes
REGISTER YOUR INTEREST BY 15 APRIL 2024 to attend a one-day workshop hosted by the University of New England, Southern New England Landcare and GLENRAC. Locations are Glen Innes, Guyra and Walcha.
REGISTER YOUR INTEREST BY 31 MARCH 2024 for your choice of 3 locations (Glen Innes, Guyra or Walcha)
![Farm Mapping workshop](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191b1b3a7b8d507ef2fdd49/1713763447038-QNQTUH4RI755Y3UUWW5R/20240516-+Farm+Mapping+Square+POST.png)
Farm Mapping workshop
Learn how to:
map your property boundary
map paddocks and important farm infrastructure
export or print maps
access map online
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Building Better Biodiversity On Solar Farms
Hear from ecologist Dave Carr (Stringybark Ecological) and Heidi McElnea (Community Power Agency) about opportunities to regenerate the land beneath and around solar arrays - large or small. The evening Includes a Q & A session with the guide’s authors, ecologists and regenerative farmers.
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Caring for Wildlife During an Emergency - Emergency Preparedness Workshop #4
The fourth in a series of five Emergency Preparedness workshops, providing attendees with knowledge and practical skills for times of emergency.
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Service & Maintain Small Powered Machines - Emergency Preparedness Workshop #3
The third in a series of five Emergency Preparedness workshops, providing attendees with knowledge and practical skills of great use during times of emergency.
This event provides heavily-subsidised training in the safe use and maintenance of small-powered engines at a fraction of the usual cost.
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2-day Chainsaw Operation & Maintenance - Emergency Preparedness Workshop #2
The second in a series of five Emergency Preparedness workshops, providing attendees with knowledge and practical skills of great use during times of emergency.
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Bush Kids First Aid & Emergency Care for Pets & Horses
Join GLENRAC for a series of five Emergency Preparedness workshops, providing attendees with knowledge and practical skills for times of emergency.
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Emergency Redi Workshop with Red Cross - Emergency Preparedness Workshop #1
Join GLENRAC for the first in a series of five Emergency Preparedness workshops, providing attendees with knowledge and practical skills of great use during times of emergency.
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2-day Fire Focus Forum (Inverell)
Fire Focus Forum - Supporting Private Land Conservation with Biodiversity Conservation Trust and Landcare
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SMOKO With Friends
Join us for a free cuppa at the Premier Weaner Sale this Friday! We’re looking forward to seeing you there!
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ABARES Outlook 2024
The 2024 ABARES Outlook is a platform where agriculture, fisheries and forestry sectors come together. The theme reflects our commitment to exploring the critical issues that will define the future of these industries. This year, it features hybrid participation choices - including online.
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Grazing: Managing Soils, Plants & Animals
Join Dr Judi Earl for this one-day workshop - choose from three locations:
4/3/24 Glen Innes - ‘ ‘Cherry Tree Hill, 14 Winters Road (Ausgoat Depot)
5/3/24 Ben Lomond - ‘Cromarty’ 1078 Moredun Road
6/3/24 Walcha - ‘Petali’ 1805 Thunderbolt’s Way
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Chainsaw Training: Trim & Cut Felled Trees
Hurry to take advantage of this fabulous FREE opportunity for *eligible people to attain Chainsaw Trim & Cut Felled Trees qualification.
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23rd Australasian Weeds Conference
Building on previous years this conference will bring together experts, researchers, and professionals in the field of weed management from throughout Australia and internationally.
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Multi-species V Monoculture Pastures Field Day
Join GLENRAC and the University of New England to compare Multi-species V Monoculture pastures, including a soil pit walk.
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Improving On-Farm Waterway Health
Join our expert speakers to learn more about improving on-farm waterway health.
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Best Practice Native Tree Planting Field Day
Join GLENRAC and David Carr from Stringybark Ecological to look at best practice native tree planting, including why to plant, ground preparation and selecting species.
The event will commence at Yarraford Hall, Glen Innes Showgrounds, followed by a site visit to ‘Woodlea’, 215 Glen Legh Rd, Glen Innes.
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Project Planning Breakthroughs
This course will provide you with the knowledge & tools to successfully define, design, execute and manage your project plans.
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Understanding Soil Tests
Join David Hardwick - Soil Land Food - to learn about how to use soil tests to guide fertiliser decisions and what all those numbers mean!