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YARCK TO YEA, WALK, RIDE, RUN 2022 RECAP
On a foggy and chilly morning in late August, 50 people were up early to join in this year’s Highways and Byways Yarck to Yea event. The annual event raises funds to support the programs of Highways and Byways, the mission entity of the Missionary Sisters of Service...
2021 SMALL GRANTS ACHIEVE BIG OUTCOMES
Highways and Byways - Healing the Land, Healing Ourselves, Together is pleased to release its final report on its 2021 Small Grants Program, showcasing the efforts and achievements of its funding recipients nation-wide. Forty three (43) grants totaling $87,521 were...
FOSTERING PARTNERSHIPS FOR CULTURAL LAND MANAGEMENT IN SOUTHERN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Gairdner, Western Australia Highways and Byways has supported land managers in the southern Western Australia to better understand and incorporate cultural fire wisdom into their ecological planning and management activities. With funds from the 2021 and 2022 Highways...
JOHN WALLIS MEMORIAL LECTURE HOBART 2022
The 2022 John Wallis Memorial Lecture – presented from Hobart This year’s John Wallis Memorial Lecture is now available for viewing online and can be accessed via the following link: https://youtu.be/JeUZg2wVjPk. The lecture proper commences with the introduction of...
JOHN WALLIS WINTER WALK COVERS HISTORIC TERRITORY IN TASMANIA
HOBART, TASMANIA On Saturday 23 July 2022, walkers set off from the St Francis Xavier Hall on one of a variety of possible routes in the historic South Hobart area, including along part of the Hobart Rivulet. The John Wallis Winter Walk, organised by the Tasmanian...
AUGUST 2022 NEWSLETTER
The first edition of our e-newsletter is now here. There is so much to share, including updates on the Healing and Belonging through Culture projects in Roma, Queensland, and stories and photos from a range of our current Small Grants programs; from a new seedling...
2022 SMALL GRANTS ANNOUNCEMENT
Thank you to the many and varied community organisations from across Australia who applied for a Highways and Byways small grant this year. We are excited to announce the recipients of our 2022 Small Grants Program. Forty-two organisations from across Australia share...
WATTLE FOR ARID AUSTRALIA
CAMBRAI, SOUTH AUSTRALIA The threat of rain and the chill of late Autumn did not deter a group of South Australian land managers from coming together in May in the Mid Murray region for a field trip to explore native acacia farming. “This region is marginal farming...
HEALING OUR COUNTRY – CONNECTING OURSELVES
DUBBO, NSW Being loved, listened to and connected to each other, is the universal story that Robert Salt and his team from Connective Indigenous Corporation want to tell. “It’s what we all want isn’t it, no matter what our religion, background or anything else that...
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