Goulburn Broken Community

NRM Annual Report Card 2012 -2013

EngagE collaboratE Do opEratE tEll

The Goulburn Broken CMA actively supports Landcare through the employment of the Regional Landcare Coordinator, the Regional Landcare Facilitator and the Landcare Corporate Partnerships Facilitators. Each of these roles plays a part in the facilitation, information dissemination and support for Landcare across the catchment.

Regional Landcare Coordinator 89 Sydney Rd, Benallatel. (03) 5761 1619

Regional Landcare Facilitator 89 Sydney Rd, Benallatel. (03) 5761 1506

Landcare Corporate Partnership Facilitator 168 Welsford St, Sheppartontel. (03) 5820 1134

To find out more about Landcare in the Goulburn Broken you can go to either of these websites:

www.landcarevic.net.au or www.gbcma.vic.gov.au

Note: The information provided in this document is not a complete presentation of Landcare groups and networks in the Goulburn Broken Region due to not all groups or networks responded to the survey.

Do opEratE

NRM Group and Network HealthNRM groups and networks were asked

to assess their health. Out of a possible

five the average for:

Groups: 2.8Networks: 4.0

Average Group Health

Average Network Health

NRM InputsNRM groups in the Goulburn Broken

operated with a total budget of $2.02

million in 2012/13. These funds assisted

NRM groups / networks with on-ground

projects and employed staff to help

coordinate their works. Grants for

projects ranged from less than $5,000

up to $300,000+.

The chart shows the main sources

and number of grants received during

2012/13.

2012/13 NRM Funding Sources

NRM ParticipationThere are currently 96 active community

NRM groups, seven Landcare Networks

and five Conservation Management

Networks in the Goulburn Broken

region. Forty-one are incorporated in

their own right or through the Farm

Trees and Landcare Association, 57

groups have some sort of insurance and

42 groups are registered for GST.

The total membership associated

with the groups and networks who

responded to the survey was 3697. The

highest single group membership was

560 and the lowest five.

NRM ActivitiesDuring 2012-2013 NRM groups and

networks conducted 221 field days

involving over 6000 people.

On-ground activities summary

The 4336 volunteers (schools, service

clubs, corporates and the general public)

delivered the following on ground works:

• 584ha of indigenous plant

revegetation;

• 589.5ha of remnant vegetation

protection;

• 1023.5ha of priority weeds were

treated;

• 70.65km of fencing to protect native

vegetation or waterways;

• 3895.2ha of pest animals controlled;

• 33 newsletters were sent to 6612

individuals or organisations; and

• 6140 students engaged (kinder to

tertiary level).

Employment of Support StaffTwenty-one employed staff have helped

the NRM groups with their activities

during 2012-2013.

This included staff from Local NRM

groups and networks, Goulburn Broken

CMA, Department of Environment

and Primary Industries and Campaspe

and Murrindindi Shire Councils. This

highlights the Goulburn Broken CMA’s

“all-agencies” approach to providing

assistance to our community NRM

groups and networks.

Landcare Groups and Networks

EngagE collaboratE Do opEratE tEll NRM ANNuAl RepoRt cARd 2012 -2013

Goulburn Broken Landcare Groups and Networks

Upper Goulburn Landcare Network

¡ Eildon Township Landcare

¡ Flowerdale Primary School Junior Landcare Group

¡ Friends of the Marysville Walks

¡ Home Creek / Spring Creek Landcare Group

¡ Kinglake Landcare Group

¡ Kinglake Scouts Junior Landcare Group

¡ King Parrot Creek Environment Group

¡ Merton Landcare Group

¡ Molesworth Landcare Group

¡ Murrindindi Climate Network

¡ South Cathedral Landcare Group

¡ Strath Creek Landcare Group

¡ U.T. Creek Valley Landcare Group

¡ Yea River Catchment Group

¡ Yea Wetlands Committee of Management

¡ Yellow Creek Dairy Creek Landcare Group

¡ Yea High School Junior Landcare

GROuPs iN the aRea NOt aFFiLiated with uPPeR GOuLbuRN LaNdCaRe NetwORk:

¡ Mt Pleasant Reserve Committee of Management

¡ Molesworth Rail Park Committee of Management

¡ Burge Family Reserve Committee of Management

Hughes Creek Collaborative

¡ Highlands Landcare group

¡ Hughes Creek Landcare Group

¡ Upper Hughes Creek Landcare Group

¡ Whiteheads Creek Landcare Group

Up2Us Landcare Alliance

¡ Ancona Landcare Group

¡ Delatite Landcare Group

¡ Friends of the Mansfield Mullum Wetlands

¡ Howqua Valley Landcare Group

¡ Upper Broken River Landcare Group

¡ Ford Creek Land Management Group

South West Goulburn Landcare Incorporated

¡ Dadyminga Catchment Cooperative

¡ Glenaroua Land Management Group

¡ Nullavale Pyalong West Landcare Group West

¡ Sunday Creek/Dry Creek Landcare Group

¡ Willowmavin Landcare Group.

¡ Mitchell and Surrounds Equine Landcare Group

¡ Broadford Land Management Group

Gecko CLaN

¡ Balmattum/Sheans Creek Landcare Group

¡ Burnt Creek Landcare Group

¡ Burramine Tungamah Landcare Group

¡ Creighton Creek Landcare Group

¡ Devenish/Goorambat Landcare Group

¡ Dookie Land Management Group

¡ Goomalibee Landcare Group

¡ Gooram Valley Landcare Group Inc.

¡ Indian Myna Control Group

¡ Longwood East Landcare Group

¡ Molyullah/Tatong Tree and Land Protection Group

¡ Nagambie Landcare Group

¡ Sheep Pen Creek Land Management Group

¡ South Yarrawonga Landcare Group

¡ Strathbogie Tableland Landcare Group Inc.

¡ Swanpool & District Land Protection Group

¡ Warby Ranges Landcare Group

¡ Warrenbayne-Boho Land Protection Group

¡ Yarrawonga Urban Landcare Group

GROuPs iN the aRea NOt aFFiLiated with GeCkO CLaN:

¡ Graytown Costerfield Landcare Group

¡ Euroa Environment Group

¡ Euroa Arboretum

¡ Friends of the Seven Creeks

¡ Honeysuckle Creek Recreational and

Environmental Presinct Committee

Goulburn Murray Landcare Network

¡ Arcadia & District Landcare Group

¡ Broken Creek Improvement Group

¡ Bunbartha Kaarimba Landcare Group

¡ Congupna Tallygaroopna Landcare Group

¡ Corop Community Action Group

¡ Dhurringile & District Landcare Group

¡ Echuca Landcare Group

¡ Echuca West Landcare Group

¡ Girgarre Stanhope Landcare Group

¡ Goulburn Murray Indian Myna Action Group

¡ Goulburn Valley Environmant Group

¡ Goulburn Valley Tree Group

¡ Harston Community Landcare Group

¡ Invergordon & District Environment Group

¡ Katandra West Landcare Group

¡ Katunga Landcare

¡ Kialla Lakes Residential Group

¡ Kotupna Landcare Group

¡ Koyuga-Kanyapella Landcare Group

¡ Kyabram Urban Landcare Group

¡ Lockington & District Landcare Group

¡ Muckatah Landcare Group

¡ Nanneella Timmering Landcare Group

¡ Naring Landcare Group

¡ Nathalia Tree Group

¡ North West Mooroopna Land Management Group

¡ Picola Land Management Group

¡ Shepparton Mooroopna Urban (sub group GMLN)

¡ Strathallan Family Landcare Group

¡ Superb Parrot Project

¡ Transition Tatura

¡ Undera Landcare Group

¡ Wyuna Landcare Group and Yarrawonga Urban Landcare Group

GROuPs iN the aRea NOt aFFiLiated with GeCkO CLaN:

¡ Cornella Implementation Committee

Broken Boosey Conservation Management Network

Support staff:0.5 FTE

Longwood Plains Conservation Management Network

Support staff:0.2 FTE

Strathbogie Ranges Conservation Management Network

Support staff:1.2 FTE

Whroo Goldfields Conservation Management Network

Support staff:1.2 FTE

Conservation Management Networks

Lower Goulburn Conservation Management Network

Support staff:0.2 FTE

Euroa

Violet Town

Benalla

Shepparton

Cobram

Yarrawonga

Nathalia Numurkah

Kyabram

Alexandra

Mansfield

Eildon

Marysville

Flowerdale

Broadford

Seymour

Nagambie

Rushworth

Jamieson

Mount Buller

Woods Point

Lockington& District

LCG

EchucaWestLCG

EchucaLCG

KoyugaKanyapella

LCG

PicolaLMG

KotupnaLCG

WyunaLCG

KyabramULCG

UnderaLCG

BunbarthaKaarimba

LCG

Broken Creek Improvement

LCG

SuperbParrotProject

Katunga LCG

Naring LCG

Muckatah LCG

NanneelaTimmering

LCGGirgarre

StanhopeLCG

HarstonCommunity

LCG

Transition TaturaLCG

NW MooroopnaLCG

Katandra WestLCG

BurramineTungamah

LCG

Yarrawonga LCG South

Yarrawonga LCG

Warby Ranges LCGDevenish

GoorambatLCG

DookieLMG

Sheep Pen Creek

LMG

Goomalibee LCG

WarrenbayneBoho LPG

Molyullah Tatong TLPG

Swanpool & District

LPG

Upper Broken River

LCG

Ford CreekLCG

Friends of the Mullum

Mullum Wetlands Delatite

LCG

Howqua Valley LCG

Ancona LCGMerton

LCG

Balmattum Sheans Creek

LCG

Strathbogie Tablelands

LCGBurnt Creek LCG

Upper Hughes Creek LCG

Hughes Creek LCG

Strath Creek LCG

Yea River LCG

King Parrot Creek

EG

Kinglake Scouts Kinglake

LCG

Molesworth LCG

Home Creek Spring Creek

LCG

U.T. Creek Valley LCG

South Cathedral

LCG

Eildon Landcare

Friends of Marysville

Walks

Yellow Creek Dairy Creek

LCG

Flowerdale PS Jnr LCG

Highlands LCGWhiteheads

Creek LCGGlenauroua

LCG

Tallarook LCGNullavale

Pyalong LCG

Reedy Creek LCG

Sunday Creek / Dry Creek

LCG

Willowmayin LCG

Longwood East LCG

Gooram Valley LCG

Creighton Creek LCG

Invergordon & District Environment

Group

Dhurringile& District

LCG

CongupnaTallygaroopna

LCG

Kialla LakesResidents

Group

Arcadia & DistrictLCG

NagambieLCG

GraytownCosterfield

LCGGraytownCosterfield

LCG

Strathallan Family LCG

Gecko CLaN

Number of groups:19

Support staff:1.9 FTE

South West Goulburn Landcare Network

Number of groups:8

Support staff:1.0 FTE

Hughes Creek Catchment Collaborative

Number of groups:4

Support staff:0.5 FTE

Upper Goulburn Landcare Network

Number of groups:17

Support staff:2.2 FTE

Up2Us Landcare Alliance

Number of groups:6

Support staff:1.2 FTE

Goulburn Murray Landcare Network

Number of groups:33

Support staff:1.2 FTE

Indian Myna Control Group

Goulburn Murray Indian Myna Control

Group