BIOBLITZ SHOWCASES LAKE PEDDER POSSIBILITIES

BIOBLITZ SHOWCASES LAKE PEDDER POSSIBILITIES

Lake Pedder, Tasmania Tabatha Badger’s work takes her to the magnificent Pedder Impoundment in Tasmania and the halls of Parliament House in Canberra. It’s for the same purpose; the restoration of the original, World Heritage Listed, Lake Pedder. It’s the same reason...
TOUCH, FEEL AND SMELL THE SURROUNDS

TOUCH, FEEL AND SMELL THE SURROUNDS

Drake, NSW Gardeners at the Drake Village Women’s Shed wanted to cater for most folk in the small NSW town when they developed their community garden with support from Highways and Byways. Using three newly built raised garden beds they planted up pollinator, sensory...
PROTECTING NATURE’S NATURAL BEAUTY

PROTECTING NATURE’S NATURAL BEAUTY

Broulee, NSW Lynn Bain wears a few hats around the beautiful NSW coastal town of Broulee, including “Rubbish Queen” and “Weed Lady”. She and a group of volunteers can often be found pulling weeds, replanting and picking up rubbish from Mossy...
EXECUTIVE OFFICER MESSAGE, APRIL 2023

EXECUTIVE OFFICER MESSAGE, APRIL 2023

Happy Easter! We have had a wonderful start to the year at Highways and Byways having received some really exciting applications for our Small Grants Program for 2023 Healing and Growing Together. The Projects Committee and Board all agreed that our regional and...
CHANGING TIMES FOR FARMERS

CHANGING TIMES FOR FARMERS

Goondiwindi, Queensland Louise Carroll cites a worm farm as the highlight of the recent regenerative cropping field day she helped organise. Not your average domestic worm farm, but a massive purpose-built worm farm producing enough material to contribute to crop...