Our Patch: Local Bushland Management
Investment: $1 836 662
On-ground achievements
- 32 on-ground projects conducted in 30 of the 34 Shires including revegetation, fencing and other resources to protect local bushland
Community engagement and capacity building
- 31 (of 34) Shires conducted remnant prioritisation and developed management plans for key remnants
- Engaged local interest groups and encouraged broad community participation in NRM
- Funding devolved through local governments to local community ‘friends of' groups
- Trained local officers to use remnant vegetation assessment scorecards to measure and evaluate remnant vegetation areas and score them for their natural and social values
Did you know?
- It is estimated that for every dollar of government funding contributed to Landcare activities that $3 is contributed ‘in-kind' by people in the community who provide their labour and materials. Many thousands of volunteer hours were contributed by passionate people in the region to complete Our Patch projects.
