If not, have you considered a permit to graze on a travelling stock reserve?

Murray Local Land Services manages more than 54,000 hectares of TSRs, from Tumbarumba in the east to Tooleybuc in the west; and Booroorban in the north to the Murray River in the south.

Within this region, we have primary, secondary and minor routes open to travelling stock, which are popular for drovers, or the option of grazing individual reserves, which is suited to adjoining or local landholders and short-term permits.

We offer various grazing options, including slow travel, walking and short-term grazing permits, with the duration determined by stock type, stock numbers and conditions of the reserve. As part of determining the suitability of reserves for grazing, our rangers use various monitoring methods to calculate grazing capacity.

These include measuring the density of the groundcover, but also the quality of the grass in terms of its nutritional value. Sometimes a reserve may have plenty of grass, but its quality is poor, making it unsuitable for grazing. As part of our maintenance activities, our TSR team also monitors the reserves for weeds and pest animals and delivers control works.

Weed control is focused on priority weeds and bushfire-affected areas in the Upper Murray, while pest programs have been primarily aimed at fox and rabbit control across the region.

Contact Local Land Services on 02 6051 2200 to discuss grazing options with your local rangers.