FriendsNET_110_April_2020.02 In this edition you will find many articles of interest; Environmental volunteers networking event in Ballarat. COVID-19 & environmental volunteering. Greater Gariwerd Landscape Management Plan. COVID-19: An opportunity for environmental justice? Coastcare grants close 7 May. WIRES grants close 30 April. Call for video content on Victoria's native grasslands And other stories and news of [...]
FriendsNET_109_December_2019.02 In this edition you will find many articles of interest; VEFN 2019 AGM report. Volunteer grants now open. Apply by mid-February 2020. Logging of native forest in Victoria to cease by 2030. DELWP maps environmental volunteering in Victoria. VEFN at Rally for Nature. Arthur Rylah Institute sets up Terrestrial Quarterly Update service. And other stories [...]
FriendsNET_108_September_2019.01 In this edition you will find many articles of interest; 2019 Best Friends. $2.8m awarded for Victorian Landcare grants. $1m for Community Climate Change Action grants. Victorian Junior Landcare & Biodiversity grants awarded. Nature stewardship course. Binak (basket weaving) workshop and indigenous cultural walks in Moorabool Shire.
FriendsNET_107_May_2019 In this edition you will find many articles of interest; Nominations open for 2019 Best Friend Awards IPBES warning on global biodiversity. $154m for new suburban parks & trails. Victorian Landcare grants close 12 June. Western Grasslands Reserves program fails to meet targets. Victorian Landcare Awards 2019 now open Putting Victoria's fungi on the map. [...]
FriendsNET_106_March_2019 In this edition you will find many articles of interest; Oxfam changes course for 2019 Trailwalker route saving fragile mountain trails. Victoria's poor report card on biodiversity. Bird feeding at Grants Picnic Ground to cease. DELWP Climate Change Adaptation grants closing soon. ResourceSmart Schools Awards closing soon. Future of Victoria's Forests: Have your say. Volunteering Australia's Federal Budget proposals. [...]
FriendsNET_105_December_2018.01 In this edition you will find many articles of interest; Oxfam 2019 Trailwalker route puts fragile mountain trails at risk. Parks Victoria reborn through new Parks Act. Parks Victoria obligated to consult with Friends groups. A new Statement of Obligations formalises requirements for timely community consultation and engagement. DELWP Biodiversity report card. DELWP publishes Evaluation report and their response. Victorian Labour [...]
Advocacy in Action: Parks Victoria Volunteer Manual Behind the scenes, VEFN committee members have been working on your behalf to address key issues in the Parks Victoria Volunteer Manual which was released in April 2021. Many Friend groups raised concerns about the additional administrative burden placed on volunteers with the requirement to [...]