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COMPLETED 2009 Community Forum and Sydney Metropolitan Regional Awards (Community)
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The 2009 Community Forum was held on Saturday 23rd May at the Kirribilli Club in Lavender Bay , and was attended by 104 members of the community as well as SMCMA Board Members and the CEO of Landcare Australia Limited. This was the third annual Community Forum organised by the Sydney Metropolitan Catchment Management Authority Community Support Team. Our keynote speaker and MC for the day was Brett de Hoedt of Hootville Communications, who gave a presentation on sharing our stories with the media and wider community entitled ?Communications for good ? not evil?. Brett has summarised his tips for us in a document entitled Media Savvy 101.

 

The second presenter, Megan Tattersall (Caring for our Country Facilitator with the Australian Government), lead a discussion called 101 Secrets - Ingredients for a successful volunteer group. The great ideas and suggestions from attendees have now been compiled and are essential reading for anyone involved in bushcare volunteering.

 

The 2009 Sydney Metropolitan Regional Awards were the first to be run by the SMCMA. Applications were sought from community groups, schools and projects across Sydney for four different categories. The categories available were Aboriginal Environment Award, Education Environment Award, Community Group Environment Award, and the Urban Environmental Project Award. Each category offered prize money of $1000, except for the Urban Environmental Project Award, which was sponsored by Landcare Australia Limited and offered $5000 prize money. The awards were presented at the 2009 Community Forum by Sydney Metropolitan Catchment Management Authority Board Members, and Mr Brian Scarsbrick, CEO of Landcare Australia Limited.

 

The winners in each of the four award categories were as follows:

 

Urban Environment Project Award (sponsored by Landcare Australia Limited):

Winner: Dee Why Wetland ? Greenweb Sydney Restoration Project
Highly Commended: Friends of Lane Cove National Park ? Ridge to River

Aboriginal Environment Award:
Winner: Dyin Caribere Women?s Aboriginal Landcare Group

Education Environment Award:
Winner: Jasper Road Public School ? Arbors Group
Highly Commended: Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre, Grimescene Investigation Program

Community Group Environment Award:
Winner: Wolli Creek Preservation Society
Highly Commended: Maandowie Reserve Bushcare Group

Clr Philip Sansom addressing the Forum  Thinking about secrets

Coordinator/Project delivered by: Sydney Metropolitan Catchment Management Authority Community Support Team

Project Partners: Landcare Australia Limited sponsored our Urban Environmental Project award for $5000

Funding Source: Sydney Metropolitan Catchment Management Authority

Total funding amount $ (include in-kind contributions):  To be confirmed

Project timeframe: November 2008 to June 2009

Status: Completed

Webpage Last updated: July 2009