Awards

Landcare People's Choice Award

Date: 
23 Jun 2010 - 11:45pm

Voting is now open for the National Landcare Awards Peoples Choice Award. You are encouraged to get behind your favourite Landcare finalist with the winner to be announced at the National Landcare Gala dinner at Parliament House, Canberra on Thursday 24 June.

ACT Environment Volunteer of the Year: Waltraud Pix

Convenor of Friends of Mt Majura Park Care Group, Waltraud Pix, was recognised as ACT Volunteer of the Year in the Environment category at the Awards Ceremony held on Friday 15 May 2009.

Waltraud Pix

Waltraud Pix, ACT
Volunteer of the Year,
Environment
(Geoff Comfort picture)

Winners of the ACT Landcare Awards

The winners of the ACT Landcare Awards were announced at a breakfast ceremony on the 10th September 2009.

"It was a real pleasure for me to coordinate the awards as it is a fantastic opportunity to see firsthand the variety of environmental projects across the region", says Esther Duffy, ACT Landcare Coordinator.

"The winners ranged from 18 to 91 years of age, from individuals to parkcare groups as well as Craft ACT."

The winners of each category are:

Australian Government Individual Landcarer Award

Maryke Booth

Molonglo Catchment Group

Molonglo Catchment Group The Molonglo Catchment Group works largely in NSW and covers the catchments of the Molonglo and Queanbeyan Rivers, Jerrabomberra Creek and the urban areas of inner Canberra and Queanbeyan.

Ginninderra Catchment Group

Ginninderra Catchment GroupThe Ginninderra Catchment Group works in the urban areas of Belconnen, West Belconnen, Hall, Gunghalin, and the rural areas and nature reserves of the Ginninderra Creek catchment.

Southern ACT Catchment Group

Southern ACT Catchment Group The Southern ACT Catchment Group operates in the southern areas of the ACT covering Woden, Weston Creek, Tuggeranong, Tharwa, Tidbinbilla, the Cotter Road, Namadgi National Park and related rural areas.

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