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What GSLN will be doing in 2015

January 25, 2015

The GSLN committee met December 8, 2014 and decided to do a range of things, some of these are pertinent or of interest to members and potential members. Some of these activities are going to managed, explored or developed by sub-committees.

1) Judy Christie agreed to be our Chair.

2) We decided to create a newsletter and website greatersydneylandcare.org. The website would also have an online form for members.

3) A sub-committee was formed to look at benchmarking LGAs. Suggested measures by which LGAs could be benchmarked included percent of vegetation loss, grant  recipients, unsuccessful grant applications, 10/50 impacts and utilities. For data, NCC’s, LLS and the National Landcare (see below).

4) National Landcare Survey might help with benchmarking. The National Landcare Survey is an Australian Government activity being rolled out by the Regional Landcare Facilitator in each region that we may be able to make work in our benchmarking exercises.

5) Grants & Funding, we will draft a check-list to help us assess requests to act as sponsor or apply for grants on behalf of groups. We agreed that GSLN will focus on the “bigger picture”. We can also act as a conduit, informing members of other grants, as well as ask people to let us know what grants they are applying for so we can help look for opportunities to collaborate or apply for larger funding sources, or link with LLS funding. We will progress the above ideas as well as look for grant opportunities for GSLN itself.

6) Data Collection, via development of an app, the app will allow data collection in the field at landcare & bushcare sites, which is in a standardised electronic format and that can also be easily shared.

7) GSLN to be a co-brand on Source to Sea in May, 2015 to reflect the new Greater Sydney boundaries. The intention is to have events on the Hawkesbury, Parramatta, Georges and Hacking Rivers paddling (or house boating) the rivers and visiting local landcare / bushcare groups culminating in a regional bushcare workshop / forum.

8) Inform Landcare NSW of our existence, our intended projects and sub-committees and ask support we might receive. The GSLN Committee will look to appointing a delegate to Landcare NSW.

9) Publish our first newsletter by Australia Day if website and membership form are ready.

Filed Under: Events, Grants, News

Source to Sea

January 25, 2015

SourceToSea

From the 11th to the 17th May, Greater Sydney Landcare Network’s Source to Sea is happening as part of National Volunteer Week.

Source to Sea will include kayaking trips on the Georges, Parramatta and Lane Cove Rivers  and a bike ride on the Cooks River highlighting the work of local groups and celebrating the many people who work on ground restoring our unique environment.

Source to Sea events are organised in partnership with local Councils, National Parks and Wildlife Service, Landcare, Bushcare and Friends of groups.

 

Filed Under: Events, News

Conservation Kayaking – Middle Harbour

January 25, 2015

OGreater Sydney Landcare Network are supporters of the Willow Warriors, a network of volunteers who access remote bushland via kayaks.

These kayaking and weeding trips are open to anyone. No experience is neccessary. We will be posting more information here shortly. One date to keep in mind is

When: 1 February 2015 , these days occur bi-monthly

Where: Garigal National Park

What: Kayak a few kilometres and help remove Asparagus fern (Asparagus aethiopicus) and other noxious weeds before returning and exploring Middle Harbour foreshore.

Find out more by visiting the Willow Warriors website

Filed Under: News

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