Landholders and project partners at a stage one farm planning workshop in Barham.
Representatives from 24 properties from across the region have completed stage one of the Murray Inland Delta Carbon and Nature Positive Project.
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Stage one included a two-day farm planning course exploring whether parts of local farms may be suited to environmental plantings, biodiversity stewardship agreements or nature repair projects.
Delivered by the Western Murray Land Improvement Group (WMLIG) in partnership with Ricegrowers Association of Australia Landcare and Renovo AG, the course was run in Barham and Deniliquin during August and September 2026.
It covered project fundamentals, site viability, market demand for carbon and biodiversity credits, the risks and obligations of participation, and the practical steps involved in planning a project area on-farm.
This project is supported by the NSW Government through a Low Carbon Landscapes grant, delivered under the Primary Industries Productivity and Abatement Program within the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.
Feedback from the workshops was overwhelmingly positive with landholder enjoying the interactive nature of the course and the ability to relate the content to examples on their own properties.
Of the landholders who indicated their intentions, local Landcare coordinator Clare Trezise said more than 80 per cent said they were keen to submit an expression of interest for stage two of the project.
“Each participant was provided with a customised desktop assessment of their own property, with a preliminary overview of what each of the three project types - environmental plantings, nature repair and biodiversity credits - might look like,” Ms Tresize said.
“It has been a wonderful opportunity to bring the industry experts from RenovoAg to the region to help inform local landholders.
Grant Tranter from Renovo AG walks participants through property mapping and site analysis during the stage one course.
“Feedback from participants was really positive, and the workshop helped connect the dots, providing a clear place to start looking.
“We can see opportunities to make areas that are currently unproductive to our business become financially viable.”
From the properties involved in stage one, a selection will be chosen to progress to stage two.
This next stage includes ecological assessments, mapping of project areas and project planning, working toward a ‘registration-ready’ project.
WMLIG will also be holding future field days at each of the stage two sites to share information with the community across the region.
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