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River Murray Urban Users Committee Inc.River Murray Urban Users Committee Inc.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGANNUAL GENERAL MEETING20082008
MurrayCare Foundation & Programs Finalist Premier’s NRM Awards – Best Whole of Community Engagement
Volunteer Project
VOLUNTEER PROGRAMVOLUNTEER PROGRAM
We currently have four We currently have four volunteers working in volunteers working in areas of:areas of:
project support, project support, administration, administration, media, media, teacher professional teacher professional
development anddevelopment and website developmentwebsite development
COMMUNITY EDUCATION COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMPROGRAM
Field Days & ExposField Days & Expos Community On-ground Community On-ground
Action ProjectAction Project River ExhibitionRiver Exhibition Multicultural Community Multicultural Community
Water Education ProjectWater Education Project Sustainable Recreation Sustainable Recreation
ProjectProject Media (Advertiser and Media (Advertiser and
National Geographic).National Geographic).
Sustainable Recreationon the River Murray & Lower
Lakes
‘enjoying recreational activities whilst minimising negative impacts on the
environment’
Sustainable Recreation Objectives
To “achieve the environmentally sustainable use of the recreational resources of the River Murray and Lower Lakes” by addressing two areas:
1) The restoration of existing degraded sites and the prevention of further damage; and
2) Planning for new recreation areas or activities.
- Sustainable Recreation Strategy
SATC Tourism Development FundPlush’s Bend, Renmark
Composting toilets & interpretive signage
Completed
Envirofund Round 6Hogwash Bend, Waikerie
200 local native species
before after
Revegetation & bollard fencing with help from Mid Murray Council, Conservation Volunteers Australia, Natural State & Riverland West LAP
Completed
Envirofund Round 6Hogwash Bend, Waikerie
Information Bay signage
Completed
Envirofund Round 6Plush’s Bend, Renmark Revegetation & bollard fencing with help
from Renmark-Paringa Council, Conservation Volunteers, Natural State & Renmark to the Border LAPbefore after
150 local native species
Completed
Envirofund Round 6 Plush’s Bend, Renmark
Information Bay signage
Completed
SATC Tourism Development FundMannum Wharf Extension
Project partners: Mid Murray Council and Tourism Operators (Murray Venturer, Proud Mary, Jester Cruises, P.S. Marion, P.S. Murray Princess)
Completed
SCHOOL EDUCATION SCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAMPROGRAM
Catchment Tour Catchment Tour Transport IncentivesTransport Incentives
Teacher Professional Teacher Professional DevelopmentDevelopment
MurrayLink ProgramMurrayLink Program
MurrayLink Enhancing students’
awareness of water conservation and River Murray issues.
Engaging in science and mathematics activities that benefit the River Murray.
Linking students from rural and metropolitan schools in the SA MDB in classroom and field learning.
Australian Govt. ASSIST Program
MurrayLink
School Links: Parafield Gardens and Barmera St Joseph’s and St Albert Flagstaff Hill and Mannum Walkerville and Murray Bridge
South Palmer and Lenswood
MurrayLink
Activities included: Visit to Ankara Campsite Presentations Schools visiting each other Visits to Swanport Wetland Excursions on Captain Proud Water Watch activitiesSA Water Pump House visits
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMPROGRAM
MurrayCare WebsiteMurrayCare Website MurrayCare Resource CDMurrayCare Resource CD Rusty Loses his LoopRusty Loses his Loop Healthy Rivers Healthy Rivers
Curriculum materialsCurriculum materials Let’s Get Water Wise Let’s Get Water Wise
Glimpse KitGlimpse Kit MurrayLink resourceMurrayLink resource CALD Comprehension CALD Comprehension
packpack
FutureFuture
Interactive website technologies (Moodle).
Take MurrayCare National with Australian Government “Caring for our Country” funding
Source funding support for Community On-ground action Project and Sustainable Recreation Project
PartnersPartners
THE DANKS TRUST