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Lower Lakes Bioremediation and Revegetation Project This Community Engagement initiative is managed by the Milang and District Community Association Inc. and is part of the Lower Lakes Bioremediation and Revegetation Project funded by the Australian Government and the South Australian Department for Environment and Heritage THE LAKES HUB

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Page 1: The Lakes Hub

Lower LakesBioremediation and Revegetation Project

This Community Engagement initiative is managed by the Milang and District Community Association Inc. and is part of the Lower Lakes Bioremediation and Revegetation Project

funded by the Australian Government and the South Australian Department for Environment and Heritage

THELAKES HUB

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BACKGROUND

There is a COMMON VISION:

A Freshwater Solution

Healthy long term future for;

EnvironmentCommunityEconomies

Working with community is essential

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LOWER LAKES BIOREMEDIATION AND REVEGETATION PROJECT

The aims of the project are:-

Providing ecosystem stability and resilience

Stabilising sand, dust and soil movement

Helping manage acid sulfate soils through bioremediation

Improving biodiversity

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KEY OBJECTIVES Facilitate community based involvement in the Lower

Lakes

To engage in decisionsTo involve in actionsTo undertake researchTo support adaptation

Establish the “Lakes Hub”

Establish community nurseries

Provide community education and training

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LAKES HUB

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

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LAKES HUB OPENINGOfficial opening on 4th December 2009 by the

Hon Jay Weatherill, Minister for Environment and Conservation

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LAKES HUB STAFFLou Mawson : Lakes Hub Coordinator Andrew Dawes : Lakes Hub – Info. & Admin. Officer Meningie Jo McPhee : Community Nursery Coordinator MilangCarole Richardson : Project Officer Coordinator GWLAP MilangRegina Durbridge : Monitoring & Evaluation Project Officer

GWLAP MilangLeah Sullivan : Revegetation Project Officer GWLAP MilangTerry Sim : Fencing grants Project Officer GWLAP MilangKen Strother : Revegetation Project Officer GWLAP Meningie Joy Mayberry : Hub Office Admin assistant MilangStuart Jones: IT Support

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ECO ACTION

Community Monitoring Acid Sulfate Soils

Regina Durbridge employed by GWLAP

100 people trained in ASS monitoring

44 sites monitored

Top quality data fed into CSIRO

Project rolled over into LLBAR until March 2011

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FENCING SHORELINES

Two project officers appointed by LAP Boards

Terry Sim based at Hub and Ken Strother based at Meningie

Eligible landholders may receive up to $6000 per kilometre for lake shore fencing to protect exposed soils and revegetation trial sites from the impact of livestock

So far over 30 landholders have applied for funding

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COMMUNITY NURSERIES $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 plant

Nurseries will be paid at market rate for their seedlings Rural Solutions – project manager for on ground works

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COMMUNITY NURSERIESAlexandrina

Clayton

Melaleuca

HindmarshIsland

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NURSERY NEWSLETTER

All nurseries are run by volunteers.

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TRAINING

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

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MANAGEMENT

Community Engagement committee will be established

Financial Management/Governance – Milang & District Community Association Inc.

The entire LLBR project managed by committee of stakeholders including DEH, Rural Solutions, LAP Boards, SAMDBNRM Board, Milang & District Community Ass. Inc., Ngarrindjeri Regional Council

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PROJECT PLAN

Initial 6 month funding

Will then move into further 12 months funding

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

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ACHIEVEMENTS Healthy Communities

Increased ability of community to respond to change

High quality baseline data

Model of community/govt partnershipto respond to crisis and long term issuesIn holistic environmental management

Skilled workforce with a future in the region

Increase economic activity

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THE LAKES HUBShop 2, 10 Daranda Terrace

MILANG SA 5256Ph. (08) 8537 0808

Website: www.lakeshub.com