The Huon Valley Council allocates funding every year to support, maintain and advance the Huon Valley’s care network.
The network aims to protect and improve the ecological balance and water quality of the Huon region. It includes Landcare, Bushcare, Coastcare, Rivercare, ‘Friends of’ and Waterwatch groups, as well as schools, community groups and individuals.
The groups work across a variety of land tenures, including council reserves, crown land, private land and school grounds. Volunteers work together on projects such as weeding, planting, collecting and propagating native seeds, walking track construction and maintenance, water quality monitoring, community education, protection of Aboriginal heritage sites, and flora and fauna surveys.
Other care group support available includes access to professional advice, native plants, equipment loans and an annual grant round of up to $4000 to support environmental projects.
Local Care Groups
Care Groups are often looking for new volunteers, if you are interested contact the group directly.
- Abels Bay/Eggs and Bacon Bay Coastcare Group Inc
- Castle Forbes Bay Landcare Group
- Far South Coastcare
- Franklin Landcare Group
- Friends of Garden Island Creek: Website
- Friends of Randalls Bay Coastcare
- She Oak Hills Landcare
- Gorse be Gone – Petcheys Bay
- Kermandie River Landcare Group – Geeveston Ducks
- Petcheys Bay Anti-Gorse Association
- Port Cygnet Land and Watercare
- Reveg the Ridge – Russel Ridge Conservation Area
- Silver Hill Road Group
- Upper Huon Wildlife Monitoring Group
Can’t find a group near you?
If you are interested in starting a new group, contact Landcare Tasmania.
Please note that member groups provide contact details for those interested in their Landcare activities to get in touch. The collection or downloading of information for the purpose of mass communication or storage in a database is not permitted. If you have a message you’d like to communicate to the Care Group community, please contact us and we may be able to provide help.
Other Care Group Support
The Huon Valley Council’s NRM Unit can provide additional support to the Huon Valley volunteer Care group network. Refer to our flyer for more information.
Landcare Tasmania Membership
Huon Valley Council’s NRM Unit will pay Landcare Tas membership for all insured Care Groups. This provides support to groups for administration, information, governance, insurance, promotion, networking and funding opportunities.
Professional Advice, Weed Treatment and Native Plants
Ask Council’s NRM Unit for advice on planning your next project. We can advise about threatened species, weeds and biosecurity risks throughout the Valley.
Council’s NRM Unit can provide and pay for weed contractors via the grant application process or work with public tenure owners to negotiate on-going weed treatment work on your patch.
Council’s NRM Unit also donates an annual plant order of native plants for revegetation purposes through our partnership with Kingborough Council’s volunteer nursery. These can be applied for on our website in spring ready for autumn plantings.
Equipment
The NRM Unit holds a range of equipment for environmental volunteer Care Groups to utilise in conducting their activities. The items available include: brushcutters, secateurs, disposable face masks, safety vests and a washdown unit among many others. Care Groups can contact the Natural Resource Management Unit **contact to request pick up of equipment.
The equipment is available thanks to a Volunteer Equipment Grant from the Commonwealth Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs awarded to the Huon Valley Council in 2009.
Extra Help
If you need more people to complete a project or get some work done there are a number of options available. Contact the NRM Unit **contact to discuss the best option to meet your needs.
Also, keep an eye out for grant opportunities from Huon Valley Council, Landcare Tasmania, NRM South and Huon Aquaculture, among others.