Funds: $278,310

Source: Australian Governments Future Drought Fund through the Armidale Regional Council and Uralla Shire Council's Regional Drought Resilience Plan (RDRP)

Armidale Regional Council (ARC) and Uralla Shire Council (USC) released a Regional Drought Resilience Plan (2025) and received funding to support landscape rehydration and engagement with landholders in drinking water catchments across both regions.

To deliver the project milestones, including monitoring, evaluation, and reporting, ARC and USC engaged Southern New England Landcare Ltd (SNEL). SNEL has a long history of working with ARC on similar projects and brought more than 30 years experience in project management and event coordination. As a local community network, SNEL provided services to members across the Uralla, Armidale, Walcha, and parts of the Tamworth Regional Council area, with a large proportion of its membership being landholders.