Goulburn Broken Community
NRM Annual Report Card 2012 -2013
EngagE collaboratE Do opEratE tEll
The Goulburn Broken CMA actively supports Landcare through the employment of the Regional Landcare Coordinator, the Regional Landcare Facilitator and the Landcare Corporate Partnerships Facilitators. Each of these roles plays a part in the facilitation, information dissemination and support for Landcare across the catchment.
Regional Landcare Coordinator 89 Sydney Rd, Benallatel. (03) 5761 1619
Regional Landcare Facilitator 89 Sydney Rd, Benallatel. (03) 5761 1506
Landcare Corporate Partnership Facilitator 168 Welsford St, Sheppartontel. (03) 5820 1134
To find out more about Landcare in the Goulburn Broken you can go to either of these websites:
www.landcarevic.net.au or www.gbcma.vic.gov.au
Note: The information provided in this document is not a complete presentation of Landcare groups and networks in the Goulburn Broken Region due to not all groups or networks responded to the survey.
Do opEratE
NRM Group and Network HealthNRM groups and networks were asked
to assess their health. Out of a possible
five the average for:
Groups: 2.8Networks: 4.0
Average Group Health
Average Network Health
NRM InputsNRM groups in the Goulburn Broken
operated with a total budget of $2.02
million in 2012/13. These funds assisted
NRM groups / networks with on-ground
projects and employed staff to help
coordinate their works. Grants for
projects ranged from less than $5,000
up to $300,000+.
The chart shows the main sources
and number of grants received during
2012/13.
2012/13 NRM Funding Sources
NRM ParticipationThere are currently 96 active community
NRM groups, seven Landcare Networks
and five Conservation Management
Networks in the Goulburn Broken
region. Forty-one are incorporated in
their own right or through the Farm
Trees and Landcare Association, 57
groups have some sort of insurance and
42 groups are registered for GST.
The total membership associated
with the groups and networks who
responded to the survey was 3697. The
highest single group membership was
560 and the lowest five.
NRM ActivitiesDuring 2012-2013 NRM groups and
networks conducted 221 field days
involving over 6000 people.
On-ground activities summary
The 4336 volunteers (schools, service
clubs, corporates and the general public)
delivered the following on ground works:
• 584ha of indigenous plant
revegetation;
• 589.5ha of remnant vegetation
protection;
• 1023.5ha of priority weeds were
treated;
• 70.65km of fencing to protect native
vegetation or waterways;
• 3895.2ha of pest animals controlled;
• 33 newsletters were sent to 6612
individuals or organisations; and
• 6140 students engaged (kinder to
tertiary level).
Employment of Support StaffTwenty-one employed staff have helped
the NRM groups with their activities
during 2012-2013.
This included staff from Local NRM
groups and networks, Goulburn Broken
CMA, Department of Environment
and Primary Industries and Campaspe
and Murrindindi Shire Councils. This
highlights the Goulburn Broken CMA’s
“all-agencies” approach to providing
assistance to our community NRM
groups and networks.
Landcare Groups and Networks
EngagE collaboratE Do opEratE tEll NRM ANNuAl RepoRt cARd 2012 -2013
Goulburn Broken Landcare Groups and Networks
Upper Goulburn Landcare Network
¡ Eildon Township Landcare
¡ Flowerdale Primary School Junior Landcare Group
¡ Friends of the Marysville Walks
¡ Home Creek / Spring Creek Landcare Group
¡ Kinglake Landcare Group
¡ Kinglake Scouts Junior Landcare Group
¡ King Parrot Creek Environment Group
¡ Merton Landcare Group
¡ Molesworth Landcare Group
¡ Murrindindi Climate Network
¡ South Cathedral Landcare Group
¡ Strath Creek Landcare Group
¡ U.T. Creek Valley Landcare Group
¡ Yea River Catchment Group
¡ Yea Wetlands Committee of Management
¡ Yellow Creek Dairy Creek Landcare Group
¡ Yea High School Junior Landcare
GROuPs iN the aRea NOt aFFiLiated with uPPeR GOuLbuRN LaNdCaRe NetwORk:
¡ Mt Pleasant Reserve Committee of Management
¡ Molesworth Rail Park Committee of Management
¡ Burge Family Reserve Committee of Management
Hughes Creek Collaborative
¡ Highlands Landcare group
¡ Hughes Creek Landcare Group
¡ Upper Hughes Creek Landcare Group
¡ Whiteheads Creek Landcare Group
Up2Us Landcare Alliance
¡ Ancona Landcare Group
¡ Delatite Landcare Group
¡ Friends of the Mansfield Mullum Wetlands
¡ Howqua Valley Landcare Group
¡ Upper Broken River Landcare Group
¡ Ford Creek Land Management Group
South West Goulburn Landcare Incorporated
¡ Dadyminga Catchment Cooperative
¡ Glenaroua Land Management Group
¡ Nullavale Pyalong West Landcare Group West
¡ Sunday Creek/Dry Creek Landcare Group
¡ Willowmavin Landcare Group.
¡ Mitchell and Surrounds Equine Landcare Group
¡ Broadford Land Management Group
Gecko CLaN
¡ Balmattum/Sheans Creek Landcare Group
¡ Burnt Creek Landcare Group
¡ Burramine Tungamah Landcare Group
¡ Creighton Creek Landcare Group
¡ Devenish/Goorambat Landcare Group
¡ Dookie Land Management Group
¡ Goomalibee Landcare Group
¡ Gooram Valley Landcare Group Inc.
¡ Indian Myna Control Group
¡ Longwood East Landcare Group
¡ Molyullah/Tatong Tree and Land Protection Group
¡ Nagambie Landcare Group
¡ Sheep Pen Creek Land Management Group
¡ South Yarrawonga Landcare Group
¡ Strathbogie Tableland Landcare Group Inc.
¡ Swanpool & District Land Protection Group
¡ Warby Ranges Landcare Group
¡ Warrenbayne-Boho Land Protection Group
¡ Yarrawonga Urban Landcare Group
GROuPs iN the aRea NOt aFFiLiated with GeCkO CLaN:
¡ Graytown Costerfield Landcare Group
¡ Euroa Environment Group
¡ Euroa Arboretum
¡ Friends of the Seven Creeks
¡ Honeysuckle Creek Recreational and
Environmental Presinct Committee
Goulburn Murray Landcare Network
¡ Arcadia & District Landcare Group
¡ Broken Creek Improvement Group
¡ Bunbartha Kaarimba Landcare Group
¡ Congupna Tallygaroopna Landcare Group
¡ Corop Community Action Group
¡ Dhurringile & District Landcare Group
¡ Echuca Landcare Group
¡ Echuca West Landcare Group
¡ Girgarre Stanhope Landcare Group
¡ Goulburn Murray Indian Myna Action Group
¡ Goulburn Valley Environmant Group
¡ Goulburn Valley Tree Group
¡ Harston Community Landcare Group
¡ Invergordon & District Environment Group
¡ Katandra West Landcare Group
¡ Katunga Landcare
¡ Kialla Lakes Residential Group
¡ Kotupna Landcare Group
¡ Koyuga-Kanyapella Landcare Group
¡ Kyabram Urban Landcare Group
¡ Lockington & District Landcare Group
¡ Muckatah Landcare Group
¡ Nanneella Timmering Landcare Group
¡ Naring Landcare Group
¡ Nathalia Tree Group
¡ North West Mooroopna Land Management Group
¡ Picola Land Management Group
¡ Shepparton Mooroopna Urban (sub group GMLN)
¡ Strathallan Family Landcare Group
¡ Superb Parrot Project
¡ Transition Tatura
¡ Undera Landcare Group
¡ Wyuna Landcare Group and Yarrawonga Urban Landcare Group
GROuPs iN the aRea NOt aFFiLiated with GeCkO CLaN:
¡ Cornella Implementation Committee
Broken Boosey Conservation Management Network
Support staff:0.5 FTE
Longwood Plains Conservation Management Network
Support staff:0.2 FTE
Strathbogie Ranges Conservation Management Network
Support staff:1.2 FTE
Whroo Goldfields Conservation Management Network
Support staff:1.2 FTE
Conservation Management Networks
Lower Goulburn Conservation Management Network
Support staff:0.2 FTE
Euroa
Violet Town
Benalla
Shepparton
Cobram
Yarrawonga
Nathalia Numurkah
Kyabram
Alexandra
Mansfield
Eildon
Marysville
Flowerdale
Broadford
Seymour
Nagambie
Rushworth
Jamieson
Mount Buller
Woods Point
Lockington& District
LCG
EchucaWestLCG
EchucaLCG
KoyugaKanyapella
LCG
PicolaLMG
KotupnaLCG
WyunaLCG
KyabramULCG
UnderaLCG
BunbarthaKaarimba
LCG
Broken Creek Improvement
LCG
SuperbParrotProject
Katunga LCG
Naring LCG
Muckatah LCG
NanneelaTimmering
LCGGirgarre
StanhopeLCG
HarstonCommunity
LCG
Transition TaturaLCG
NW MooroopnaLCG
Katandra WestLCG
BurramineTungamah
LCG
Yarrawonga LCG South
Yarrawonga LCG
Warby Ranges LCGDevenish
GoorambatLCG
DookieLMG
Sheep Pen Creek
LMG
Goomalibee LCG
WarrenbayneBoho LPG
Molyullah Tatong TLPG
Swanpool & District
LPG
Upper Broken River
LCG
Ford CreekLCG
Friends of the Mullum
Mullum Wetlands Delatite
LCG
Howqua Valley LCG
Ancona LCGMerton
LCG
Balmattum Sheans Creek
LCG
Strathbogie Tablelands
LCGBurnt Creek LCG
Upper Hughes Creek LCG
Hughes Creek LCG
Strath Creek LCG
Yea River LCG
King Parrot Creek
EG
Kinglake Scouts Kinglake
LCG
Molesworth LCG
Home Creek Spring Creek
LCG
U.T. Creek Valley LCG
South Cathedral
LCG
Eildon Landcare
Friends of Marysville
Walks
Yellow Creek Dairy Creek
LCG
Flowerdale PS Jnr LCG
Highlands LCGWhiteheads
Creek LCGGlenauroua
LCG
Tallarook LCGNullavale
Pyalong LCG
Reedy Creek LCG
Sunday Creek / Dry Creek
LCG
Willowmayin LCG
Longwood East LCG
Gooram Valley LCG
Creighton Creek LCG
Invergordon & District Environment
Group
Dhurringile& District
LCG
CongupnaTallygaroopna
LCG
Kialla LakesResidents
Group
Arcadia & DistrictLCG
NagambieLCG
GraytownCosterfield
LCGGraytownCosterfield
LCG
Strathallan Family LCG
Gecko CLaN
Number of groups:19
Support staff:1.9 FTE
South West Goulburn Landcare Network
Number of groups:8
Support staff:1.0 FTE
Hughes Creek Catchment Collaborative
Number of groups:4
Support staff:0.5 FTE
Upper Goulburn Landcare Network
Number of groups:17
Support staff:2.2 FTE
Up2Us Landcare Alliance
Number of groups:6
Support staff:1.2 FTE
Goulburn Murray Landcare Network
Number of groups:33
Support staff:1.2 FTE
Indian Myna Control Group
Goulburn Murray Indian Myna Control
Group