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NEWS and EVENTS
TOODYAY FRIENDS OF THE RIVER WIN STATE RIVERCARE AWARD
The Toodyay Friends of the River (TFOR)were successful in the State Landcare Awards in Geraldton during October, winning the Department of Water's "River Rats Living Streams Award"
This is a great achievement, and is a fine testament to the hard work and dedication
by the TFOR for over 16 years.
Congratulations are extended to each and every hard working member.
Pictured above is Greg Davis (Department of Water), Wayne and Desrae Clarke (TFOR) and Rex Edmondson (Chair, Landcare WA)
Former LCDC member, Walter Kolb, together with his wife, 'Phillips Brook Catchment' stalwart, Rae, were also present to receive the Australian Government Coastcare Award for their group 'Stirling Natural Environment Coastcare'.
The Wheatbelt NRM (formerly Avon Catchment Council) received the 'Australian Government Landcare NRM Region' Award.
Linda Vernon from Trayning received the 'Young Landcare Leader Award and the Australian Government Local Landcare Facilitator/Coordinator' Award.
Congratulations to all our worthy winners.
National Awards and the People's Choice Awards
The next phase in the Landcare Awards are the National Awards. Voting for The People's Choice is currently underway. The Wheatbelt NRM and Linda Vernon are finalist's from our region, along with the Stirling Natural Environment Coastcare. You can vote for them on the Landcare Australia Website at Landcare Australia - select "National Landcare Awards" then click on "Cast your vote for the Peoples Choice Award" and vote for our local heros.
Toodyay LCDC approaches its 100th meeting
The next meeting will be quite a milestone for the Toodyay LCDC, as it celebrates its 100th meeting.Gazetted in 1989, the LCDC has provided over twenty years of land conservation services to the Toodyay community. It has brought thousands of dollars of grant money into the Shire, and provided the resources to employ a Community Landcare Coordinator (CLC, later named the Community Landcare Support Officer, or CLSO).
The CLC (or CLSO) introduced the Native Tree and Understorey Scheme that has provided endless numbers of plants to landholders at very reasonable costs, and was the catylist for the Seed Orchard Group. They have also provided free landcare advice to ratepayers.
Congratulations are extended to the State Government for continuing to support the LCDCs, and to the Toodyay Land Conservation District Committee on reaching this landmark.
