Feedback sought by researchers and agencies
Posted on 11 February, 2016 by Connecting Country
We’re often contacted by people who are keen for Connecting Country to distribute information, questionnaires, promotional material for their events and similar material to our blog subscribers. While we don’t say yes to every request, we do like to make people aware when it is relevant to the local area and to the broad theme of landscape restoration. Wherever possible, we’ll also try to bundle these together so that you are not being overwhelmed with too many emails from Connecting Country. Below are three recent ones that may be of interest to you.
Victorian Climate Change Framework – Initial Community Consultation Phase
The Climate Change Program team at Sustainability Victoria have made us aware that the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) is building a framework for climate change action in Victoria. The framework will be released in 2016, and they’re currently in the initial information gathering phase. Sustainability Victoria is supporting the online consultation process through their ‘participate‘ website (CLICK HERE), where it is stated that “you can share your vision for a thriving and resilient future for Victoria, join a discussion forum on the seven themes for action, or post your ideas to advance a climate ready Victoria.” Your contributions can be provided through until 29 February 2016.
Attention Conservation Covenantors
If you have a ‘permanent conservation covenant on title’ across your property, or are in the process of obtaining one, then you might be interested in contributing to this research. Monash University PhD candidate Julie Groce is researching conservation covenanting mechanisms from around Australia. She has an on-line survey which asks questions related to the landholders’ covenants, the types of management activities they do on their property, and how they get relevant information and support for those activities. To find out more about Julie and her research, she has provided some further information (CLICK HERE). To start filling out the questionnaire / survey, follow this link (CLICK HERE).
Future Farm Expo in Swan Hill – 14 April 2016
The North Central Catchment Management Authority (CMA) have let us known that they are organizing and hosting a free regional Future Farming Expo on Thursday 14 April (10am to 5pm) in conjunction with the Swan Hill Rural City Council. The all-day event at the Swan Hill Town Hall will feature “renowned guest speakers, site visits, a networking lunch and workshops on a variety of topics”. Although it’s a fair drive from the Mount Alexander region to Swan Hill (or perhaps a train trip), some local landholders may still be interested in attending to to hear about farming succession, farming in a variable climate, farm insurance, breaking into new Chinese markets and Free Trade Agreements to name a few. We understand that full program details will be on North Central CMA website soon. Early registrations are open now by contacting the North Central CMA on (03) 5448 7124.
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