Mulloon Institute

20/08/2026

🔬💧 Celebrating National Science Week: Science in Action at Mulloon Institute

Recently, our STREAM Team had the pleasure of hosting Michael McFadden, Wildlife Conservation Officer at Taronga Zoo, and Shannon Kelleher from the NSW Save Our Species program to inspect potential release sites for the critically endangered Yellow-spotted Bell Frog.

The Mulloon catchment has been identified as one of the most suitable locations in NSW for the species' reintroduction. Thanks to years of landscape restoration, our scientific monitoring has demonstrated improvements in aquatic habitat, waterway function and riparian vegetation, helping create the conditions needed to support biodiversity and threatened species. It was a fantastic day of collaboration, and we look forward to working together into the future.

National Science Week is a timely reminder that science underpins everything we do at Mulloon Institute. At the heart of this work is our STREAM Team, whose scientific research, monitoring and technical expertise help us measure real-world outcomes and demonstrate the benefits of landscape rehydration for people, farms and nature.
Through baseline surveys, long-term monitoring and applied research, we measure the impacts of landscape rehydration and restoration on water, soil, biodiversity and farm productivity. This evidence helps us understand what works, refine our methods and demonstrate that healthy landscapes deliver real environmental, social and economic benefits.

Our Mulloon Rehydration Initiative has been recognised internationally for its pioneering approach to landscape restoration and continues to show how science can guide practical solutions for healthier, more resilient landscapes.

The potential return of the Yellow-spotted Bell Frog is an exciting example of how research, monitoring and collaboration can translate into tangible outcomes for nature in our agricultural landscapes.

Happy National Science Week! 🌱🐸

19/08/2026

Taronga Zoo NSW Government 🙌

18/08/2026

💧 Landscape Rehydration Bootcamp – Araluen, NSW 💧

Join us for a hands-on 2-day bootcamp on rehydrating and restoring landscapes. Learn practical strategies to reduce erosion, boost biodiversity and improve drought resilience on your property.

📅 Friday 25 – Saturday 26 September 2026, 9:30am – 3:30pm each day
📍 Araluen, NSW (location shared on registration)
💸 FREE, morning tea and lunch included
🎟️ Limited spots. Grab yours now!

👉 Book here: https://events.humanitix.com/landscape-rehydration-bootcamp-araluen-nsw

The TIMME project received funding from the Australian Governmentʼs Future Drought Fund.

14/08/2026

On-ground works are complete at Lorrina! 🎉

Two weeks of careful construction this summer wrapped up Stage 2 of this Water Stewardship Program demonstration site on Brushy Hill Creek near Braidwood - seven log-sill and rock structures and two rock ramps now slowing the flow and boosting biodiversity, habitat and water security in this ephemeral gully system.

Huge thanks to landholders Justine and Andrew, the skilful crew at Joel Griggs Earthworx, and everyone who laid the groundwork in Stage 1.

Now for the fun part: 18 months of monitoring, song meters and all. Watch this space! 🌿💧

Read all about it 🔗 👉 https://mullooninstitute.org/2026/08/14/new-life-for-an-ephemeral-creek-lorrina-works-complete-in-the-durran-durra-catchment/

These activities have been funded by WaterNSW, The Ian Potter Foundation and the DAFF Climate Smart Agriculture program Natural Heritage Trust grant to the Landscape Function Toolkit project.

13/08/2026

In case you missed it... Our winter eNewsletter is out now!

Winter’s rolled into Mulloon Creek, and there’s plenty to keep the fires burning!

Our Chair, Wilf, reflects on a year of Board transition, while CEO Carolyn shares project wins and biosecurity plans. A big regulatory win sees a private landscape rehydration project finally approved, the team gathered fireside and in the field at Home Farm for their solstice get-together, and Carolyn was back on the world stage sharing Mulloon’s know-how in Japan’s Kochi region.

On the ground, Water Stewardship Program works wrapped up at Brogers Creek and Kellys Creek, frog and platypus DNA turned up at demonstration sites, LiFT’s NT field trip even snagged a surprise cane toad, and the team welcomed four new faces aboard.

Read it HERE 🔗 👉 https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Resilience---Winter-2026---.html?soid=1110438715606&aid=tllOVOTVJ6Q

13/08/2026

Proud to be partnering with Landcare for the 2026 Victorian Landcare Forum. Tickets are still available, see the link below 👇

10/08/2026

KYEAMBA VALLEY, NSW: What if water could heal your land? 💧 🌱

Join us on 8-9 September in the beautiful Kyeamba Valley, NSW, for a hands-on landscape rehydration two-day Bootcamp for simple strategies to improve productivity and drought resilience.

Presented by Mulloon Institute's Landscape Planners Annabel Manning and Mitch Lennon, this two-day practical workshop will walk you through how to read water processes, interpret landscape health, and explore practical strategies, including natural structures, that genuinely deliver results.

The event is part of the Landscape Rehydration Community of Practice and Demonstration Site in the Kyeamba Valley region, a brilliant opportunity to connect with local landholders and land managers who are serious about regenerative practice. This event is proudly supported by Transgrid as part of the Community Investment and Benefits Program for HumeLink, designed to ensure local communities share in the positive outcomes of the HumeLink project through targeted funding and support.

Further details & tickets here 🔗👉 https://events.humanitix.com/landscape-rehydration-bootcamp-kyeamba-valley-nsw

A skills-based two-day course about harnessing the water cycle to improve landscape function on your property.

07/08/2026

Landcare grants in the ACT are still open! All details in the post 👇

ACT Environmental Grants Program are still open – Apply now!

This Landcare Week, we're celebrating the people and community groups caring for the ACT's environment and helping nature thrive. If you've got an idea that could make a difference, the ACT Environmental Grants Program can help turn it into reality.

If your local environmental group or school got an idea to restore local landscapes, connect people with nature and Country, support biodiversity, or strengthen your environmental volunteer group, let's make it happen. If you need support with auspicing your grant application, we can help.

Applications for the ACT Government's 2026-27 ACT Environmental Grants Program are now open and close Tuesday 25 August 2026.

More than $400,000 is available through:

🌿 Environment Grants: up to $25,000 for community led projects that improve the environment, connect people with nature, and support Caring for Country initiatives.

👥 Environmental Volunteer Group Assistance Grants: up to $5,000 to help environmental volunteer groups build skills, strengthen capacity, and continue their valuable stewardship work.

📧 Find grant guidelines and application forms here:https://www.act.gov.au/money-and-tax/grants-funding-and-incentives/funding-to-help-enhance-conserve-and-promote-the-local-environment
or email [email protected] for more information.

07/08/2026

What a day at Bangalla!

Our Creek Health and Habitat Day brought the community together at the Water Stewardship Program Kellys Creek demonstration site near Moss Vale – hearing all things platypus from ecologist Kat Warwick, learning citizen science water quality and eDNA sampling, and capturing precious baseline data before rehydration works begin.

Huge thanks to host Sandy Purves, Wingecarribee Shire Council, Community Environment Network, Waterwatch and Southern Highlands Landcare for making it happen. See you in spring! 🌿💧

Read more on our NEWS page 🔗 👉 https://mullooninstitute.org/2026/07/23/community-creeks-and-the-hunt-for-platypus-dna/

This event was funded by WaterNSW and The Ian Potter Foundation.

06/08/2026

🌱💧 It's National Landcare Week (3–9 August)

Mulloon Institute is grounded in community. Our deep relationships and ongoing collaborations with Landcare groups right across the country are testament to our shared commitment to grassroots collective action, getting on with the work of nature stewardship and repair.

For nearly four decades, Landcare has been the backbone of grassroots environmental action in Australia, with 6,000+ groups and 100,000+ volunteers caring for the land, coasts and waterways where they live. Our partnership with Landcare spans every scale, from the Mulloon Rehydration Initiative, recognised by the UN as a global demonstrator of sustainable farming and jointly funded through the National Landcare Program, to on-ground work with groups from Darwin Harbour to the Southern Tablelands, and Communities of Practice with partners like Bass Coast, GWYMAC and Upper Shoalhaven Landcare. Pictured is the Mulloon team being welcomed in the field for a landscape reading session with Weddin Landcare in NSW 💚

Landcare's founding idea, that whole catchments, not just individual paddocks, need care, sits at the heart of what we do. Repairing landscape function, rebuilding the water cycle, restoring vegetation and soil health, and reconnecting floodplains is slow, patient work. It only happens because volunteers and coordinators keep showing up, catchment after catchment, season after season.

Thank you to every Landcare volunteer, coordinator and group working with us to slow the water, spread it and repair landscape function across Australia. 💙 💚

Watch more here 🔗 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHomEY2NcTg