National Landcare Awards 2010

Heather Drendel is nominated in the Local Landcare facilitator category. Heather won the Victorian award in 2009. Click here to read more about Heather's huge contribution to Landcare and the Hindmarsh Landcare Network.
Friends of Westgate Park, affiliated with the Port Phillip EcoCentre is nominated in the Urban Landcare category. Friends of Westgate Park went on to win the National Landcare Award in the Urban Landcare category.

Spot the difference

These shops bear a striking resemblance to each other.

Top: Bridge St, Port Melbourne

Bottom: Rainbow

Recognising Women Farmers Forum, Rainbow 2

Workshop participants walking down the main street of Rainbow to the 'Stepping Up' workshop where there was conversation about stepping up, taking a step, taking the next step into leadership roles.

Recognising Women Farmers Forum, Rainbow 1

Heather Drendel, Janet Bolitho and Joanne Thomas outside the Mecca Hall in Rainbow where we gathered to 'learn, reflect, laugh' (with Denise Scott's assistance we did a lot of that)

As if things weren't already tough

Australian plague locusts s have been reported in the North West.
For a more detailed report, look at DPI's homepage http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/