20 February – Forest Creek Action Plan Launch and Reference Group Meeting

Posted on 16 February, 2012 by Connecting Country

Connecting Country’s first Reference Group meeting for 2012 will take place at 7pm on Monday 20 February in the Ray Bradfield Rooms. This will be an opportunity to meet two new team members: Local Landcare Facilitator, Max Schlachter, and Barkers Creek Clean Up Project Officer, Michael Luke.

Connecting Country will also be launching the recently produced ‘Forest Creek Action Plan’. The plan has been produced through consultation with local community groups who have an interest in restoring the ecological health of Forest Creek, as well as the government agencies responsible for managing the creek, and local residents.

The Forest Creek Action Plan documents how the creek is valued by local residents and what threats it may face in the future. It also provides information on the social and natural history of the creek. The plan should be of value to anybody with an interest in the history and ecology of Forest Creek and the Box-Ironbark forest landscape more generally.

Forest Creek’s proximity to Castlemaine and its surrounding townships makes it an important recreation area and a showcase for successful ecological restoration. Local community groups have worked very hard and very successfully over the last 20 years to restore the Forest Creek landscape and it is hoped that the Forest Creek Action Plan will help them to continue their work in the future. The iconic degradation of Forest Creek is now an opportunity for iconic restoration!