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2010 National Landcare Forum

Event date:

23 March 2010 - 9:00am

A national forum for landcare and related community groups will be held at the Adelaide Racecourse (also known as Allan Scott Park), Morphettville, Adelaide, South Australia 22-25 March 2010.

The theme of the 2010 forum is ‘Landcare celebrates – 20 years of achievements and future challenges’.

The key objectives of the forum are to:

provide opportunities for people interested in healthy landscapes to communicate with each other
learn from each other
renew contacts and reinforce networks for sustainable natural resource management, and
discuss future challenges and opportunities.

The forum will be particularly relevant to people involved in:

community groups focussed on the environment
farmers and landholders
people interested in creating sustainable landscapes, lifestyles and livelihoods for the 21st century
rural, regional and urban land managers
indigenous land managers, and
research and land development agencies.

See: http://www.nationallandcareforum.com.au/

Council Communiqué

After each meeting the Council reports to the ACT community on its activities and deliberations.

Council last met on 1 June 2010 and some of the issues discussed included:

Welcoming the ACT and Region Catchment and Landcare Association as an observer

ACT Review of Nature Conservation Strategy and Nature Conservation Act 1980

Presentation on Investment Framework for Environmental Resources

NRM Regions Chairs Forum and Knowledge Sharing Conference Darwin April 2010

ACT Environment Grants Assessment Panel arrangements

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Molonglo Catchment Group

The Molonglo Catchment Group works largely in NSW and covers the catchments of the Molonglo and Queanbeyan Rivers, Jerrabomberra Creek and the urban areas of inner Canberra and Queanbeyan.

Ginninderra Catchment Group

The Ginninderra Catchment Group works in the urban areas of Belconnen, West Belconnen, Hall, Gunghalin, and the rural areas and nature reserves of the Ginninderra Creek catchment.

Southern ACT Catchment Group

The Southern ACT Catchment Group operates in the southern areas of the ACT covering Woden, Weston Creek, Tuggeranong, Tharwa, Tidbinbilla and Namadgi national parks, and the rural leases.

Theme by Dr. Radut.