Gone are the days when we had to read outdated maps and sift through hundreds of brochures to find out valuable information on our favourite tourist destinations. A new App called the Great Ocean Road GPS Tour has been designed for those who both love the Great Ocean Road and technology. As you travel along the [...]
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New direction for conservation
Posted in Beaches, Birds, Cat Curfew, Coast, Coastal biodiversity, Community, Community, Conservation, Endangered animals, Environment, Environmental Education, Fauna, Feral cats, Flora, Forum for Coastal Volunteers, Foxes, GORCC, Indigenous plants, Managing the coast, Native wildlife, The way forward?, Uncategorized, Volunteers, Weeds and native vegetation, tagged biodiversity, birds, blog, coast, collaboration, communication and engagement, community, conservation, education, environment, environmental weeds, fauna, flora, forum, GORCC, Great Ocean Road Coast Committee, healthy coast, native vegetation, passion, projects, protecting the coast, volunteers, weeds on May 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Otway Community Conservation Group recently held a workshop to address future directions and potential projects for the management, protection and enhancement of biodiversity in the Otway region. OCCN facilitator Luke Hynes was encouraged by the outcomes of the workshop and feedback given by all representatives. “Suggested project areas included further networking between groups, improving [...]
Lessons to be remembered and carried forward
Posted in Forum for Coastal Volunteers, The way forward?, tagged coast, Coast Action/Coastcare, coast carers, collaboration, communication and engagement, connections, conservation, education, forum, lessons, passion, projects, protecting the coast, volunteers on November 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The forum provided an opportunity to share stories and, through these, to learn from each other’s experiences as coast carers. While each story was different, a number of common lessons emerged during the telling that could be applied to just about everyone’s story. These are the key points that we want to share, remember and [...]
