North Coast Local Land Services region

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Feed and water tests available

Local Land Services can provide free test kits to help farmers assess feed and water quality to plan feed budgets and manage livestock health.

To arrange a free testing kit, contact your nearest office.

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Feral deer management

A new phase of feral deer management in the Hastings is about to get underway, with GPS collaring activities set to begin across the Port Macquarie region in the coming weeks.

The program is in partnership with Port Macquarie-Hastings Council and Centre for Invasive Species Solutions.

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Do you have a flood plan?

Planning ahead can reduce risk, protect your livestock and help you recover more quickly.

North Coast soil health

Digital guides tailored for agriculture in North Coast soils.

Planning a revegetation project?

Advice on re-establishing native trees, shrubs and groundcover to rehabilitate your land.

Find events near you on a range of topics from farm planning to natural resource management.

Upcoming events

Plan for the dry with StockPlan - Sheep

Women in Livestock Grafton - practical skills for installing and fixing farm water systems

Holding water well: wetlands and dams field walk and talk

Sheep and goat essentials: health, parasites and practical skills - Stokers Siding

Sheep and goat essentials: health, parasites and practical skills - Byron Bay

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North Coast programs and projects

Central Tablelands, Central West, Hunter, Greater Sydney, Murray, North West, North Coast, Northern Tablelands, Riverina, South East, Western

NSW forest stewardship pilot

Status: Completed

Local Land Services worked to address barriers to engaging in private native forestry across NSW.

Central Tablelands, Central West, Greater Sydney, Hunter, Murray, North Coast, Northern Tablelands, North West, Riverina, South East, Western

NSW Landcare enabling program

Status: In progress

Local Land Services is growing the capacity of Landcare across NSW to care for local environment and agricultural systems.

North Coast

Protecting koalas through habitat restoration

Status: Completed

Local Land Services is working with landholders to protect and improve koala habitat on the North Coast of NSW.

North Coast

Tracking feral deer with GPS collar technology

Status: In progress

Local Land Services is improving feral deer management in the Hastings by tracking deer movement patterns to support more targeted, coordinated control across public and private land.

North Coast

North Coast Climate Smart Agriculture

Status: In progress

Local Land Services is improving farmer knowledge of climate change adaptation and sustainable natural resource management on the North Coast.

North Coast

Living Boulders project

Status: In progress

Local Land Services and partners are supporting Birrigan Gargle Local Aboriginal Land Council to improve marine habitat, increase biodiversity and embed cultural knowledge along the breakwall at Yamba.

North Coast

Visions for healthy Country

Status: In progress

Working with Aboriginal communities to identify opportunities to manage Country and implement conservation actions in the North Coast region.

Northern Tablelands, North Coast

Increasing tropical soda apple management across the North Coast and Northern Tablelands

Status: In progress

Local Land Services is working with public agencies on a coordinated effort to control tropical soda apple on different types of public land and neighbouring properties in areas across the North Coast and Northern Tablelands.

North Coast

Managing feral pigs and saving the coastal emu

Status: In progress

Local Land Services helped protect the endangered coastal emu by controlling feral pigs and other pests at Banyula Conservation Reserve.

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Current conditions update

The latest seasonal ag advice and district vet update.

Regional profile

Learn more about the Local Land Services North Coast region, our people, strategic goals and local advisory groups.

Latest news

Media release

Landholders urged to complete Feral Pig Impacts Survey

The NSW Government’s Local Land Services is encouraging landholders to take the Feral Pig Impacts Survey to better understand feral pig impacts and measure the success of control programs.

Media release

Act early on feral pig control

With dry seasonal conditions being experienced across much of the state, Local Land Services is urging producers to act early on feral pig control.

Media release

Stay alert for locusts and report immediately

Local Land Services is reminding landholders across regional NSW to report locust sightings immediately to reduce the risk of damaging infestations this coming spring.

Media release

99% efficient bioreactors, but whole-farm action matters

Horticultural producers on the North Coast are being encouraged to strengthen on-farm nutrient management, with innovative woodchip bioreactors proving their effectiveness in significantly reducing fertiliser pollution entering local waterways.

Media release

GPS tracking program to improve feral deer management

North Coast Local Land Services and Port Macquarie Hastings Council (PMHC) are partnering to launch a new GPS collaring program aimed at improving the management of feral deer across the region. The program will be carried out by staff from the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions and North Coast Local Land Services.

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North Coast region

Find support and services

Feed and water tests available

Do you have a flood plan?

North Coast soil health

Planning a revegetation project?

Upcoming events

North Coast programs and projects

See more projects

See more projects

Current conditions update

Regional profile

Stay up to date with the latest news and events

Latest news

Landholders urged to complete Feral Pig Impacts Survey

Act early on feral pig control

Stay alert for locusts and report immediately

99% efficient bioreactors, but whole-farm action matters

GPS tracking program to improve feral deer management

Read more Local Land Services news

Recent Local Land Services publications

PNF Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Implementation Plan

North Coast local achievement report

Public submissions on proposed amendments to the Land Management Code

Property planning resources

Glossary for rural living

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