Past Events/Activities
Activities/Events 2008
Activities/Events 2007
Activities/Events 2006
Activities/Events 2005
Activities/Events 2008
January 25, 2008 Second Seed Collection Workshop with Cathy Olive (DPI)
Activities/Events 2007
December 9, 2007 Annual General Meeting. Look at the photos and read more...
October 22, 2007 Submissions to Food Bowl Modernisation Project
draft report and EES request letter for the Sugarloaf Pipeline to Planning Minister
Justin Madden. See AVW current issues
October 8, 2007 Federal Candidate Forum on climate change for
the McEwen electorate. Preparation in conjunction with the Murrindindi Climate
Network and radio coverage, including interview with Prof. David Karoly by Julian
Browne and Jenneke Kylstra.
Have a look at the Murrindindi Climate Network Inc. website
July 26, 2007 First EES request letter for the Sugarloaf Pipeline to Environment and Water Minister John Twaites
July, 2007 Preparation Seminar offered by Environment Victoria for the conduct of a Federal Candidate Forum
June, 2007 AVW Mid-winter party for the fundraising for local CFAs (Taggerty, Buxton)
March 25 and May 6, 2007 Organisation of community workshops that lead to the formation of the Murrindindi Climate Network (see www.murrindindiclimatenetwork.org.au).
February, 2007 Fish Circus in Taggerty with DPI/DSE field officers and AVW members (Sacha Jellinek presenting on biodiversity + wildlife corridors).
January, 2007 Invitation letters sent to different community groups and stakeholders
in the Murrindindi Shire re the formation of a Climate Network
Activities/Events
2006
November, 2006 AVW Annual General Meeting, with workshop on future program
October, 2006 AVW submission to C17 including the Urban Design
Framework (UDF)
for small townships, i.e. such as Taggerty and Buxton. See AVW past issues
September, 2006 Community
forum on welfare organised together with Berry Street.
July, 2006 AVW participation in Focus group on communication
strategy + branding
strategy of Murrindindi Council.
July, 2006 Celebration of the Hubert Miller
Trophy, Upper Goulburn Landcare Award for AVW member Ann Jelinek, who is an "Environmental
Achiever" for 2006.
June, 2006 AVW Submission to Council plan 2006-09
May, 2006 Presentations of AVW members on their initiatives/campaigns (i.e.
Dr. Lea Jellinek, antropologist working in Indonesia on waste management campaigns
and up-date
Activities/Events 2005
December, 2005 AVW submission to Murrindindi Heritage Study
November, 2005 AVW submission to Significant Landscape Management
Plan
November, 2005 Supporting new candidate for council elections, "meet the candidate
forum" for our riding
October, 2005 Organization and conduct of an EPBC Act course in our region (EPBC=Environment
Protection + Biodiversity Act, federal level)
August, 2005 AVW submission to
C16 Amendment
August, 2005 Meeting of different Community Groups in Murrindindi Shire to discuss
planning issues
August, 2005 Workshop on preparing a submission on the C16 Amendment.
July 30, 2005 An inaugural party to celebrate the foundation and incorporation
of Acheron Valley Watch Inc. (85 participants) and have fun. Look at the photos
and read
more...
July, 2005 AVW members present submissions on C14 Amendments at Panel Hearings.
July, 2005 Presentation of Georgina Beach about the wild-life
rehabilitation
work at “Kingbilli” in Taggerty. Look at the photos
and read
more...
June 25, 2005 Master tree growers program. Look at
the photos
and read more...
June, 2005 A walk to the top of "Optus Hill". Look at the photos
and read
more...
May, 2005 Rural Spaces report - As a way of responding to the Coastal Spaces
report, a Rural Spaces report has been compiled by Acheron Valley Watch Inc.
See AVW past issues for more information.
April 2005 EES request letter to Planning Minister, Rob Hulls, re Golf project
March 2005 AVW Incorporation
Feb – June, 2005 Liaising with scientists and legal advisors re different planning
issues (C14, C16) including the environmental, social and economic impacts of
the Golf project