The State NRM Conference, in conjunction with WALIS Forum and ISDE7, was a great success and enjoyed by all three groups of delegates last week.
The event wrapped up on Friday 26th after three days of
intensive conference presentations and two days of technical tours
offered to the 700+ delegates.
The NRM presentation streams were well attended and many NRM
delegates also took the opportunity to learn more about GIS and
ISDE through the numerous presentations on offer.
Perth Region NRM would like to congratulate all of the winners of the Landcare Awards which were presented at a special luncheon on Thursday 25th August. Special congratulations to the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council, Armadale Gosnells Landcare Group and Ellen Brockman Integrated Catchment Group for their awards.
For those that were fortunate enough to attend the event, the Delegate Evaluation Form has been uploaded to the conference website. We encourage you to fill it in and send it back to WALIS as improvements on the event can only be made if we receive feedback for future NRM Conference events. The form can be downloaded from http://www.isde7.net/conference-information and sent to the WALIS Office, 1 Midland Square, MIDLAND WA 6056.
Finally Perth Region NRM would like to thank and congratulate the team at WALIS. They coordinated the three conference events superbly and delivered a diverse and appealing program for all delegates - well done to the whole WALIS Conference team!
For detailed event information please visit the conference website
at http://www.isde7.net/
26 August 2011: Thirteen of the state's most impressive environmental achievements have been recognised at the 2011 Western Australian Landcare Awards, with Dongara's Craig Forsyth one of the standouts of the day.
Craig was the winner of awards in two categories, the Rural Press Primary Producer Award, and the Australian Government Innovation in Sustainable Farm Practises Award. He was recognised for his work on his property to trial the concept of pasture cropping and no-till cropping along and promoting this to other farmers with field days and workshops.
The biennial awards ceremony, held yesterday at the Perth Convention Centre, in conjunction with the State Natural Resource Management Conference, celebrated individual and community volunteer projects that have made significant contributions to the environment in local communities around Western Australia.
His Excellency Mr Malcolm McCusker, AO QC, Patron of Landcare Australia in WA, announced the winners and congratulated them for their outstanding efforts which have created positive outcomes for environmental sustainability.
"All of the nominees and winners should be incredibly proud of the impact they have made in protecting the natural resources in their local communities," he said.
Governor McCusker added that "volunteers play a vital role in restoring and maintaining our environment at a local level, and the Landcare Awards is a terrific opportunity to acknowledge their efforts and celebrate their achievements."
Heather Campbell, CEO of Landcare Australia, also praised the winners for their exceptional work.
"The high calibre of nominees and impressive achievements of the winners demonstrates the dedication and enthusiasm of the Landcare community, and the essential role it plays in the management of Australia's natural resources."
"The winners in each category represent the diverse work that the landcare movement is involved in with activities ranging from sustainable farming practices to rehabilitation of coastal sites," she said.
All the winners of the National categories will go through as nominees for their respective categories at the 2012 National Landcare Awards to be held in Sydney next year. Winners of the 2011 Western Australian Landcare Awards are:
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Australian Government Coastcare Award Green Head Coastcare, Dandaragan
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Australian Government Individual Landcarer Award Heidi Hardisty, Swanbourne
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Toshiba Community Group Award Ellen Brockman Integrated Catchment Group, Muchea
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Rural Press Primary Producer Award Craig Forsyth, Dongara
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Australian Government Innovation in Sustainable Farm Practices Award Craig Forsyth, Dongara
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Local Government Landcare Partnerships Award Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council, Belmont
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Australian Government Facilitator-Coordinator Award David Broadhurst, Albany
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Be Natural Young Landcare Leader Award Tim Harris, Katanning
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Urban Landcare Award Armadale Gosnells Landcare Group, Armadale
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Westpac Education Award North Dandalup Primary School, North Dandalup
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Leighton Holdings Indigenous Award Nyaparu Rose, South Hedland
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Australian Government Natural Resource Management Region Award Northern Agricultural Catchments Council, Geraldton
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Department of Water River RATS Award (State only category) Talbot Brook Land Management Association, York
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About Landcare
The Landcare movement is made up of approximately 4,000 Landcare and 2,000 Coastcare volunteer groups that work on environmental projects in their local communities. The groups that fall under the Landcare umbrella are varied in nature and don't necessarily include Landcare in their names, including Productive farming groups, 'Friends of', Bushcare, Coastcare, Rivercare, and Dunecare. Landcare also include farmers embracing sustainable farm management and any community group that partakes in volunteer environmental activities.
To find out how you can become a Landcare volunteer and for full details on all 2011 State and Territory Landcare Award finalists, visit: www.landcareonline.com.au
For further information, photographs or interviews:
Stephanie Wulf
PR Coordinator
Landcare Australia
Phone: 03 8631 7800/Email: stephanie.wulf@landcareaustralia.com.au
