The following web links have been arranged under relevant sub headings.
General Links
| Resource Link | Description | Parent Page |
|---|---|---|
| Hunter Local Land Services | Website of the Hunter Local Land Services (formally HCRCMA) | www.hunter.lls.nsw.gov.au |
| The Hunter Region Landcare Network | Website of the Hunter Region Landcare Network | www.hunterlandcare.org.au |
| Hunter Wetlands Centre Australia | Website of the Hunter Wetlands Centre – An educational facility and natural reserve in Wallsend | www.wetlands.org.au |
| Lake Macquarie City Council | Website for the Local Government Area of Lake Macquarie City Council | www.lakemac.com.au |
| Landcare Australia | Website of Landcare Australia – a national collection of Landcare groups | landcareaustralia.org.au |
| Landcare NSW | Landcare NSW provides representation for the states 47,000 community Landcarers. | www.landcarensw.org.au |
| Trees In Newcastle | Trees in Newcastle is a local native plant nursery, volunteer & education centre and provider of bush regeneration services. | www.treesinnewcastle.org.au |
| Visit Lake Macquarie | Access to visitor information about the Lake Macquarie region, download Maps, Visitor Guide and Walking Trails brochure. | www.visitlakemac.com.au |
Weed Links
| Resource Link | Description | Parent Page |
|---|---|---|
| Bush regeneration technique videos – LML | Lake Macquarie Landcare has produced a range of videos with best practice weeding and bush regeneration techniques for Landcare volunteers | www.youtube.com/LakeMacLandcare |
| Basic Weeding Technique Videos – SWC | The Sydney Weeds Committee has produced a range of videos on how to remove various weeds using common techniques. | http://sydneyweeds.org.au |
| Grow Me Instead | A brochure and interactive website providing guidance on plant choices for the garden to help gardeners avoid weeds | www.growmeinstead.com.au |
| Control of Woody Weeds | Guide with drawings of cut and paint method for woody weeds | www.aabr.org.au |
| Control of weeds with underground reproductive structures | Guide with drawings of crowning and other methods for weeds with underground reproductive structures | www.aabr.org.au |
| Control of vines | Guide with drawings of scrape and paint method for vine weeds | www.aabr.org.au |
| Weeds in Australia website | The Weeds in Australia web site brings together information on weeds and weeds management at the national level, and is your connection with weed activity in Australia. It links to information and services on Australian Government and selected state and territory web sites and includes an A to Z of weeds plus a range of other weed publications. | https://weeds.org.au/ |
| NSW Weedwise – Weed Profiles and Control Guides | This site contains searchable information on common weed species and their control | www.dpi.nsw.gov.au |
| Weeds of the Hunter and Central Coast | This booklet provides information to land managers and the wider community on the identification and control of common weeds encountered within the Hunter and Central Coast region. | http://hunterregionalweeds.net.au |
Native Plants and Animals
| Resource Link | Description | Parent Page |
|---|---|---|
| Backyard Habitat Planting Guide and Plant Selector Table | This guide contains information to help you improve your backyard biodiversity, and learn how to create your own habitat garden. | www.lakemac.com.au |
| Creating Places for Birds | These guides contain information to assist you build bird boxes and attract birds to your community or garden. | http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/places |
| Australian Plants Society NSW | Our aim is to inspire all Australians to love, grow and conserve our native plants. We have 18 active groups across NSW willing to share their insights and knowledge. For over 500 plant profiles, see our Plant database. For stories and info about growing native plants, conservation and tips and tricks, see Information and Monthly enewsletters Native Plants for NSW. | https://austplants.com.au/ |
| Threatened Species Profiles | Perform a species search to find basic information on threatened animals and plants in NSW – what they look like, where they’re found, how they live, and why they’re threatened. | www.environment.nsw.gov.au |
Links for Schools
| Resource Link | Description | Parent Page |
|---|---|---|
| Nature Watch Diary | Printable pages for students to start journals of what natural events are happening e.g. plants flowering, birds nesting. | www.cen.org.au |
| Habitat Garden resources | A range of factsheets to assist schools with creating habitat gardens, including frog ponds and bush food gardens. | www.cen.org.au |
| Biodiversity Teachers Kit | ‘Biodiversity for kids’ is a hands-on Science and Technology unit that is designed to help you teach about biodiversity in your local environment. Students will learn about biodiversity, animal and plant habitats, ecosystems, food chains and webs and biodiversity surveys | www.environment.nsw.gov.au |
| National Tree Day lesson plans | Turn your tree planting actions into valuable lessons on land use, ecosystems, biodiversity, habitat and many other environmental understandings with a range of free Lesson Plans and Digital Student Toolbox. | www.treeday.planetark.org |
Health and Safety
| Resource Link | Description | Parent Page |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire Survival Plan | This document will help you make a Bushfire Survival Plan and prepare your property to give yourself, your family and your home the best chance of survival from a bushfire. | www.rfs.nsw.gov.au |
| Tick Information from AABR | An overview of the health risks presented by ticks and control methods, with links to NSW Health and U.S. sites | www.aabr.org.au |
| In Safe Hands Toolkit | Conservation Volunteers Australia and the Conservation Skills Centre are pleased to inform you that the revised and updated In Safe Hands Toolkit (3rd Edition) is now available. Download the document by selecting link. | www.insafehands.org.au |
| Pod cast on WHS Act | Interview with Julian Campbell from 2nur FM. Dave Sheerin from WorkCover discusses volunteers being covered under the Work, Health and Safety Act. | www.newcastle.edu.au |
| Safe Work Australia information on volunteers under WHS Act | Describes obligations regarding volunteers under the new Work, Health and Safety Act | www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au |
Cultural Heritage
| Resource Link | Description | Parent Page |
|---|---|---|
| Local Aboriginal Land Councils | Provides information on the boundaries and contact details for Local Aboriginal Land Councils. | www.alc.org.au |
| Australian Heritage Commission: ‘Ask First’ – A guide to respecting Indigenous heritage places and values. | Provides a practical guide for land developers, land users and managers, cultural heritage professionals and many others who may have an impact on Indigenous heritage. | www.environment.gov.au |
| Bushcare with care | Produced by Greater Sydney Local Land Services. The purpose of this guide is to improve the capacity of professional bush regenerators, biodiversity managers and Bushcare volunteers to protect and conserve Aboriginal landscapes. | www.greatersydney.lls.nsw.gov.au |
Other
| Resource Link | Description | Parent Page |
|---|---|---|
| Seed Collection Guidelines and Code of Conduct | The Florabank guidelines and code of conduct provide information on how to collect, store and propogate native seeds in an environmental responsible way and according to best practice standards. | www.florabank.org.au |
| RegenTV | RegenTV is AABR’s growing online library of restoration videos from forums and field days, aligned to the National Restoration Standards. Along with the videos there are learning resources for students and life-long learners. RegenTV allows for the sharing of current thinking, in a rapidly growing field, in a climate changing world. | http://www.aabr.org.au/regent/ |