Recognising the fantastic work of Fern Creek Landcare

22 June 2022

Ms JODIE HARRISON (Charlestown)— Fern Creek Landcare are a fantastic group, committed to preserving and enhancing our beautiful local environment.

Previously, they have so successfully taken steps to support squirrel gliders. Recently, to mark World Environment Day, they held a work session to hand-remove Bitou, Lantana and Asparagus Fern regrowth.

I would like to particularly acknowledge team leaders, Dan, Jess and Gel, who were noted for their confidence in safely leading volunteer groups through the site, which was a bit treacherous due to recent rains. The team stayed in the uphill section of the site in order to operate safely.

In other exciting news, Fern Creek Landcare coordinator Gabrielle Stacey and her predecessor, Peter Dalton, have been announced as speakers at the National Landcare Conference. This is a well-deserved acknowledgment of how their intergenerational partnership in leading the group have contributed to its enormous success in regenerating and caring for the local environment.

Enthusiasm and spirits remain high in caring for that little patch of our community, and I commend all those involved in what they have achieved so far. I wish them all the best and can't wait to see what's next.

A Community Recognition Notice is an opportunity for an MP to submit a short statement praising the work of an individual or group in the local community. If you have any ideas about people I can recognise with a Community Recognition Notice, please email and let me know!