FriendsNET #108 September 2019
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
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. And articles about Darebin [...]
FriendsNET #106 March 2019
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
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 election policy commitments. An [...]
Advocacy in Action
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 register all volunteers on [...]
Meeting to address concerns with Parks Victoria Volunteer Manual 2021
Parks Victoria (Parks) has now released its Volunteer Manual 2021 (available here). This document attempts to provide a framework for volunteer groups working on public land managed by Parks for the community. Although the document presents a list of groups with whom Parks had meetings about the manual, including the VEFN, we have never had the opportunity to endorse [...]