In 2025, Landcare Tasmania will deliver a series of programs aimed at building local connections, encouraging collaboration and increasing ground activities contributing to catchment-scale climate resilience. If you are located in the three focus catchments and wish to receive an invitation to our workshops or discuss collaboration on these projects, complete the Register of Interest Form below.
Farm Dam Enhancement Project - early 2025
Landcare Tasmania, in partnership with the TAS Farm Innovation Hub and the ANU’s Sustainable Farm Program, will deliver a number of Farm Dam Enhancement (FDE) workshops for the wider community that highlight the production and ecosystem benefits from improved farm dam management.
Three sub-catchments will be the initial focus of the Farm Dam Enhancement Project, with the aim to expand to other focus catchments in the future.
2025 Focus Catchments:
- Lower Coal - Southern Tasmania
- Middle Leven- North West Tasmania
- Lower Meander - Northern Tasmania
In early 2025 we will hold workshops for landholders and Landcare networks to investigate the production, ecosystem, and drought resilience benefits from improved farm dam management and implementation
'Train the trainer' workshops and GIS mapping will complement these community events and target extension practitioners who provide Landcare network support that can be extended to other catchments across Tasmania.
Head to our 2025 Events Calendar for event dates
Register your interest to receive an invitation to these events via email:
The Farm Dam Enhancement Project is being delivered by Landcare Tasmania with support from the TAS Farm Innovation Hub, through funding from the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund.
Catchment Action Planning Project - mid 2025
The Catchment Action Planning Project will bring together clusters of Landcare groups and community members to look at what has been achieved in the catchment, or sub-catchment, what has become a priority and next steps for getting action on catchment-wide approaches to conservation.
These catchment-scale meetings will be delivered in the 2025 focus catchments. A series of workshops will be held for landholders and Landcare networks to prioritise focus areas for future on-ground works in the catchment, using GIS modelling that is under development. We aim to bring together landholders from the whole catchment to identify shared values and threats, facilitating the planning of collaborative activities that will enhance catchment health. The mapping developed from the FDE project, along with local knowledge, will help to identify priority locations for action in these catchments.
Consolidated action plans will assist Landcarers and land managers in coordinating their activities and in seeking additional support.
The Catchment Action Planning Project is part of Landcare Tasmania's Landscape Restoration and Community Outreach Programs, funded by the Elsie Cameron Foundation.
Want to be involved?
Register your interest
We are seeking interest from the following groups to be involved in both projects:
- Landcare groups, landowners or organisations from the priority catchments, wanting to attend our Farm Dam Enhancement Workshops.
- Practitioners and stakeholders from the focus catchments, wanting to receive training on Farm Dam Enhancement.
- Landcarers, landholders and community members interested in Catchment Action Planning in the focus catchments.
If you are located in the three focus catchments and wish to receive an invitation to our workshops or discuss collaboration on these projects, complete this form:
Not sure what catchment you're in? Check out the Tasmania Catchments Map
Download our 2025 Catchment Connection & Restoration Events Flyer - coming soon
Submit to the Project Bank
Want to be involved but you're not in one of the focus catchments? We are looking at opportunities to expand this project to other catchments in the future. An understanding of where there is active interest in Farm Dam Enhancement will help to prioritise the next catchment focus area. To help us gauge community interest, we invite you to become a member and submit potential Farm Dam Enhancement projects to our Project Bank. You can also join your local Landcare Member Group and submit your project ideas through them.
Not sure what catchment you're in? Check out the Tasmania Catchments Map
