Landcare in the Mid Coast has gained enhanced funding under the NSW Landcare Enabling Program. In the first phase of its $59 million state-wide program, the NSW Government has committed funds for the employment of more local and regional coordinators and administration support officers by Landcare across NSW, until 30 June 2027. This comprehensive support program will be managed jointly by Local Land Services and Landcare NSW.  

On the 5th February, Dyers Crossing LandCare Group (DCLG) had our first gathering in five years! New and Old members connected over shared landholder issues.  DCLG founder, Les Roberts also came along and offered much wisdom.

The reserve at the end of Mud Bishop’s Point Road, past the caravan park in Old Bar, is steeped with history and holds a special place in the heart of the Old Bar community. It is named after recluse, retired policeman and swimming legend Wallace James ‘Mud’ Bishop who lived in a hut there, at the south channel of the Manning River near Farquhar Inlet from 1923 until his death in 1944.

These scruffy looking night birds are commonly overlooked due to their expert ability to blend in with their surroundings.  The masters of camouflage, Tawny Frogmouths have mottled plumage in grey, rufous, white and black feather patterns which is easily mistaken for a dead tree branch due to their ability to flatten their bodies, sit perfectly still and keep their eyes closed during the day.

Juncus acutus- Spiked or Sharp Rush is a serious weed of coastal wetlands that degrades pastures and threatens native biodiversity.  It is native to Southern Europe, the Mediterranean region and Western Asia.

We all know Passionfruit as the delicious fruit, but a variety of passionfruit species, including our beloved edible passionfruit Passiflora edulis, present a nasty weed problem in the bush. These are fast growing, big heavy vine weeds that smother native vegetation. Birds spread the seeds, and aren’t fussy about consuming the various unpleasant and somewhat toxic fruit of the non-edible species. If you grow passionfruit in your garden, please take all reasonable precautions to beat the birds to the fruit.