Report on Connecting Country’s Reference Group Meeting

Posted on 29 February, 2012 by Connecting Country

The first Connecting Country Reference Group meeting for 2012 was held on Monday 20 February. The turnout was excellent with representatives from a fourteen local Landcare Groups, Parks Victoria, Friends of the Box-Ironbark Forests, North Central CMA, Redesdale Biolink Project, Mount Alexander Shire, Normal Wettendhall Foundation and Connecting Country staff and Committee of Management members.

The two new Connecting Country workers were introduced to the meeting: Max Schlachter, the new Landcare facilitator, and Michael Luke, coordinator of the Brilliant Barkers Creek Project. Kylie Stafford, the new Mount Alexander Shire Natural Environment Officer was also introduced.

The evening provided the opportunity for interested members of Landcare groups and others to have input into the new Landcare facilitator’s future workplan. The suggestions for future priorities have been collated in this Landcare Feedback document.

Finally the Forest Creek Action Plan was launched by Marie Jones, President of Connecting Country. The 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 Forest Creek.

The minutes of the meeting can be read by clicking here.