GREEN volunteers from across the state gathered last week for the 2009 NSW Landcare Awards.
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More than 300 people packed Port Macquarie Panthers on Thursday for the event, to celebrate 20 years of Landcare and its volunteers, and recognise the award winners for this year.
While there were only 11 winners announced on the night, organisers of the event also acknowledged the hundreds of others in Landcare groups all over the state, whose efforts in repairing the environment and solving some of the nation’s land, water and coastal degradation issues go unsung.
The awards ceremony formed part of the 2009 NSW Landcare Forum, held over two days at the Glasshouse.
A focus of the forum and the awards was the celebration of Landcare’s 20th year and the vital contribution made by volunteers.
Over the past 20 years the Landcare movement has forged a new direction in community-based land management and practical environmental work through encouraging farmers, local residents and businesses to work together to protect and improve local environments and landscapes.
Hastings Landcare’s community support officer Ann Eggert said the calibre of this year’s award nominations was a sign of the valuable work going on in local communities across the state.
“The projects were fantastic, it was a really great night, and all the awards finalists got to present their projects on the closing day of the forum,” said Mrs Eggert.
Unfortunately, Hastings’ landcarers were so busy with organising the event they didn’t get a chance to put in an entry for the awards.
The 2009 NSW Landcare Award winners are:
People’s Choice Landcare Award
Northern Beaches Roadkill Prevention Committee, Narrabeen
Urban Landcare Award
Winner Forbes Urban Landcare Group Inc, Forbes
2nd Morley’s Creek Rehabilitation Project, Gundagai
3rd Northern Beaches Roadkill Prevention Committee, Narrabeen
Landcare Primary Producer
Winner Michael, Lynne & Nicholas Strong, Clover Hill Dairies, Jamberoo
2nd Broken Bay Oysters, Mooney Mooney
3rd James and Caroline Street, Blaxland, Walcha
Highly Commended Neville and Jan Lubke, Bonnie Rise, Jindera
Australian Government Landcare NRM Region Award
Winner Southern Rivers Catchment Management Authority
Highly Commended Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment Management Authority
Australian Government Coastcare
Winner Friends of Bungan, Newport
2nd Long Beach Landcare Group, Batemens Bay
3rd Bournda EEC Wallagoot Caulerpa Response Group, Kalaru
Westpac Landcare Education Award
Winner Orara Valley Learning Community, Orara Valley
2nd Tumbarumba High and Primary Schools, Tumbarumba
3rd Ingleside Scout Camp, Ingleside
Local Government Landcare Partnerships Award
Winner Murray Darling Association, Albury
2nd Coffs Harbour City Council , Coffs Harbour
3rd Wollongong City Council Bushcare, Wollongong
Young Landcare Leader
Winner Erin Rowe, Windsor
Highly Commended Mathew Drum, Balldale
Individual Landcarer Award
Winner Kate McLaren, Attunga
2nd Robin Woods, Bowen Mountain
3rd Jill Moore-Kashima, Uralla
Highly Commended Ann Sloane, Savernake
Landcare Indigenous Award
Winner Eric Bell, Buranya Aboriginal Corporation, Yass
2nd Ngemba Billabong Restoration and Landcare Group, Brewarrina
3rd Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Aboriginal Corporation Centre, Deniliquin
Landcare Community Group
Joint Winner Buckwaroon Catchment Landcare Group, Cobar
Joint Winner Southern New England Landcare, Armidale
2nd Little River Landcare Group, Yeoval
3rd Friends of the Mongarlowe River Inc, Braidwood
