Inspiring and supporting our community to conserve and restore Brunswick Valley's
natural environment from forest to foreshore
natural environment from forest to foreshore
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Inspiring and supporting our community to conserve and restore Brunswick Valley's natural environment from forest to foreshore |
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Thanks, Judy — BVL is going to miss your hard work and dedication
From April 9 Judy will be running a new Mullumbimby Farmer’s Market at the Showgrounds, in addition to the successful New Brighton Farmers’ Market that she manages. Judy was one of the founding members of Brunswick Valley Landcare in November 2003 along with Jo Green, Roz Elliot and Graham Ashcroft, and others who recognised the need for a non-political, umbrella organisation to serve the region’s growing number of Landcare locality groups, which until then had worked in isolation. The initiative meant that BVL could help Landcare and Dunecare groups and landholders in the Brunswick River Catchment develop projects and apply for funds, share costs such as public liability insurance, employ professionals, and have an effective interface with what was then the newly-formed Northern Rivers Catchment Management Authority. Judy has been a dedicated and tireless worker for the locality groups ever since. Not only is she an expert gardener with an extensive knowledge of native vegetation and local natural resource management issues, but she also has an invaluable understanding of the political issues which govern funding. BVL owes Judy a major vote of thanks for her highly successful input to funding applications over the years — she has a knack for writing applications that somehow always come to the top of the pile. By packing at least twenty-five hours into every day, Judy was able to act as mentor to the locality groups, be involved with the organisation of BVL’s ambitious program of monthly walks and workshops, look after BVL’s commitment to the New South Wales Environmental Trust three-year community education program, and play an active and very successful role in the organisation of the first three Brunswick Valley Nature Festivals. All this while maintaining an involvement with various other community activities and as a political activist on the issues that stir her passion. As BVL Secretary Madeleine Green says: “Judy has enough energy to power a small city and BVL is certainly lucky to have been the beneficiary of that drive and enthusiasm.” Judy arrived in the Brunswick Valley from Italy in 2000 and with her artist and writer partner Nino, and two small sons, settled at The Pocket. The boys are now in London, set to make their mark in fashion photography and music. Judy will continue her involvement with Landcare as convenor of the Upper Marshalls Creek locality group.
Range of new funding opportunities available Grants are being offered to Northern Rivers landholders and landcarers for a range of new natural resource management projects, most with application deadlines in October. Northern Rivers Catchment Management Authority NSW Department of Primary Industries Australian Government Caring for our Country Nature Conservation Trust Due 16 October Also check these flyers for furtrher information:
Northern Rivers Catchment Management Authority
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Brunswick Valley Landcare is losing the services of its human dynamo — project officer Judy Macdonald, who is leaving after a seven-year involvement to extend her role as manager of local farmers’ markets.