Domestic Cat Tracking Project - Lithgow

The Central Tablelands Local Land Services will be undertaking a domestic cat tracking project within the Lithgow Local Government Area.  The aim of the project is to educate cat owners and promote awareness of the distances that domestic cats can roam and travel.

The project which will kick off in Lithgow in March, will involve attaching a monitoring device to domestic cats for up to 11 days, to see where the cats have travelled.  The information downloaded from the monitoring device will be provided to the cat owners.

Peter Evans from the Central Tablelands Local Land Services, who will be coordinating the project, said “Many people have the opinion that their cat doesn’t leave their back yard. I would like to challenge people to become involved in the project to see where their cats go to after dark or when they are not around”.

“The cats will wear a small motion sensored GPS tracker which will be fitted to a harness. All of the materials required to track the cats will be supplied.”

“We are looking for up to 100 domestic cats and their owners to be involved in the program”.

The Central Tablelands Local Land Services are looking for interested cat owners to participate in the program.

An information and registration session for those interested in being involved in the program will be held at the Lithgow Workmens Club on Tuesday 15thMarch at 6.30pm.

For More information of the project or to RSVP Please contact Peter Evans from the Central Tablelands Local Land Services on 6350 3111.

Cowra Council Takes Out Roadside Vegetation Award

Cowra Council has been declared the winner of the Roadside Environmental Management Award in Division A at the recent Local Government NSW Excellence in the Environment Awards.

The awards ceremony was held at the Dockside Function Centre, Cockle Bay on Tuesday 1 December, 2015.  The awards celebrate the environmental achievements of Councils across New South Wales with a range of award categories.

Cowra Council was recognised for the development of a Roadside Vegetation Management Plan.  The plan is based on a comprehensive survey identifying vegetation types along all roads and incorporated into a GIS database.  A set of management guidelines and training programs have been rolled out to staff to encourage greater awareness and understanding of the importance of the vegetation along roads.

Roadside vegetation is of great ecological value as it is often the only remnant native vegetation in an otherwise cleared landscape.  Additionally, roadside vegetation provides crucial habitat linkages across the landscape as a source of fauna transit and spread of native seeds and propagules.

Congratulations to Cowra Council on winning this award and for implementing such an important project to conserve and enhance roadside vegetation within the Cowra Local Government Area.