Community Engagement

This initiative is managed by the Milang Progress Association Inc. and is part of the Lower Lakes Bioremediation and Revegetation Project funded by the Australian Government and supported by the South Australian Department for Environment and Heritage.

There is a COMMON VISION:

A Freshwater solution

Healthy long term future for;

environment

community

economies

Working with community is essential

9 Community groups met together Jan 09.

Overwhelming community support for involvement in

bioremediation and revegetation of lakes

Based on:

Community priorities

Accessibility

Capacity Building

Collaborative Relationships

Facilitate community based involvement in the Lower Lakes◦ To engage in decisions

◦ To involve in actions

◦ To undertake research

◦ To support adaptation

Establish the “Lakes Hub”

Establish community nurseries

Provide community education and training opportunities related to the LLBR project

Trusted inclusive focal point for LLBR

Encourages and promotes sharing of information

and learnings

Improved communication & understanding

More informed, aware and educated community

Qualitative and quantitative data collection

Coordination of growing and

distribution of plant stock

Wendy White – Coordinator

Six month trial from May this year

Carole Richardson employed by GWLAP

100 people trained in ASS monitoring

37 sites monitored

Top quality data fed into CSIRO

Project rolled over into LLBAR til’ March 2011

$50k Development Fund for capital works to enable nurseries to start-up or expand◦ Hindmarsh Island 22000 plants

◦ Alexandrina 10000 plants

◦ Clayton Bay 10000 plants

◦ Milang Environment Centre 10000 plants

◦ Finniss Catchment Group 10000 plants

◦ Melaleuca/Orana – Meningie 60000 plants

◦ Raukkan 10000 plants

Nurseries will be paid at market rate for what they produce

Jo McPhee appointed as Community Nursery Coordinator

Rural Solutions – project manager for on ground works

Two project officers appointed by LAP Boards

Terry Sim based at Hub and Ken Strother based at Meningie

Coordinate fencing incentives for Landholders who want to fence off their lakeshore

Community Engagement committee will be called for

Reference Groups established for specialised information,

knowledge and skills.

Financial Management/Governance – Milang Progress

Association Inc.

The entire LLBR project managed by committee of

stakeholders including DEH, Rural Solutions, LAP Boards,

SAMDBNRM Board, Milang Progress Assoc. Inc,

Ngarrindjeri Regional Council, Rural Solutions

Initial 6 month funding

Will then move into further 12 months funding

Review Dec 2010

Recommendation for a further 3 years funding in line with long term planning for the Lower Lakes

Aligned with but separate funding

Eco skills project – Cert III & IV Conservation and Land Management Productivity Places (DEEWR 20 places) Transitions (DFEEST 10 places)

Participating in Nursery Work and Monitoring in the project

Innovative and Value Adding

Social Enterprise

Employing local people who are currently training or upskilling in Conservation & Land Management

Ability to tender for local work around lakes for state and local government, landholders etc. data collection, revegetation,

Healthy Communities

Increased ability of community to respond to change

High quality baseline data

Model of community/govt partnership ◦ to respond to crisis and long term issues.

◦ In holistic environmental management

Skilled workforce with a future in the region

Increased economic activity

Shirley Smith MBA; BA (Yth Aff); Dip Yth L’shp; Cert IV TAA

Adult Educator of the Year 2009

River Guardian Award 2006

Two Dragons Vineyard and Farm – Finniss

Karyn Bradford JP Ad Dip Com Ser Mgt; Ass Dip Arts; Cert IV TAA

Land & Water Australia Community Fellow

Coordinator

Milang Old School House Community Centre

Knowing is not enough; we must apply.Willing is not enough; we must do.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe