The Future of Farming and Biodiversity in Agricultural Landscapes: the Muttama Creek Catchment Area

We would like to warmly invite you to participate in an exciting workshop to consider the future of farming and biodiversity in the Muttama Creek Catchment Area. This workshop will explore the key questions: What could the future look like? What future do we want for our local community, farming landscape and biodiversity?

The workshop is co-hosted by The Australian National University Sustainable Farms project and Leuphana University of Lueneburg (Germany), and organised in collaboration with Muttama Creek Landcare Group. It brings together land managers and local organisations to discuss how land managers, farming families and local communities can flourish and still enable nature to thrive into the future.

The workshop builds on 94 interviews conducted with people in the region in 2020 as part of the research project The Future of Farming and Biodiversity in Agricultural Landscapes: the Muttama Creek Catchment Area.

During the workshop, different future trajectories will be identified as a basis for a shared community vision from which future catchment planning and funding opportunities can be developed. A follow-up workshop on Friday 14th May will build on the future aspirations and identify actions needed to move towards a future that is desirable for the local community, farming landscape and biodiversity. The outcomes of the research will also feed into the ongoing work by Sustainable Farms in supporting sustainable and profitable agriculture on the South West Slopes.

The workshop will be facilitated by Paul Ryan, Director of the Australian Resilience Centre.

For further information and RSVP (essential) contact Annie at 0417 717075 or register via Eventbrite: https://future_workshop_muttama_creek_area.eventbrite.com.au.