Tips and Hints

Drought Information

Click here for useful information on drought assistance.

Cluster Group Management

Following is a list of hints to help with meeting ideas and managing cluster groups. These tips have come from participants in the program.

• Use a phone tree to inform people about upcoming meetings
• Hold working bees to help each other complete activities
• Have each meeting at a different group members house
• Share the cluster group leader role between members of the group
• Buy signs for the chemical shed in bulk to save on costs
• Organise concrete for base of the chemical shed to be poured on group members properties on the same day to save on costs
• Travel to each others existing chemical storage areas to share ideas
• Each group member contribute a certain amount of money to cover the costs of a BBQ/ meal
• Send an SMS/ text message to remind group members of an upcoming meeting

Unwanted chemicals & chemical containers

Disposing of empty chemical containers

Visit the DrumMuster website (www.drummuster.com.au) to find out where your nearest collection facility is and when collection is taking place.

Disposing of unwanted rural chemicals

Visit the ChemClear website (www.chemclear.com.au) to find out the details or disposing of unwanted rural chemicals.