Held at ‘Weilora’ in Binalong NSW, the day attracted 65 people, including 40 landholders. Leon Garry, “Weilora” Landholder, explained to the group on arrival that 2010 marked the 20th anniversary that Greening Australia had been coming to his property and helping deal with land management problems such as salinity. Sue Streatfield and Graham Fifield from the Capital Region office, explained the genesis of WOPR and the group then visited four of the sites in various locations on the property – all with vegetation thriving!!
Lots of questions were asked and lots of discussion around conservation and production issues were covered with discussions ranging from managing salinity through to bringing birds back. Lots of positive comments were received from farmers and government agency representatives including Garry Reynolds - Caring for our Country National Coordinator - Business and Industry, who sent an email “Really enjoyed the day at Weilora - the people I met, the great results and the things that have been learned.”
