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2007/08 ACT LANDCARE AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The 2007/08 ACT Landcare Awards winners were announced on Friday 7th September at a celebration breakfast at Regatta Point.
According to Landcare Australia CEO, Mr Brian Scarsbrick, the Awards breakfast was a great success and commemoration of the incredible achievements of landcare in the ACT.
“The Landcare Awards are a great chance for ACT’S landcare community to reward the volunteers and the community effort that goes into protecting our precious natural resources,” Mr Scarsbrick said.
“For every winner announced, there are hundreds of others in landcare making incredible inroads into solving some of the nation’s land and water degradation issues.
“It’s always valuable for the individuals and groups that make up ACT landcare, to come together and see first hand what their peers have achieved. It is inspiring to see what can be accomplished with hard work and determination,” Mr Scarsbrick said.
Over 80 guests attended the Awards, including MLA Mick Gentleman, with Master of Ceremonies being conducted by Sarina Locke, ABC’s 666 regional and rural reporter.
The 2007/08 ACT Landcare Award winners were:
 | Westpac Landcare Education Award: Life in the Suburbs Beth Mitchell |
| Alcoa Landcare Community Group Award: Friends of Mt Majura |
| Leighton Holdings Local Government Landcare Partnerships Award: Parks, Conservation and Lands – Namadgi National Park |
| Nature Conservation Award: ACT and Region Frogwatch Program – Ginninderra Catchment Group |
| Rural Press Landcare Primary Producer Award: Geoff Hyles |
| NLP Individual Landcarer Award: Lynton Bond |
Two Awards were also given on behalf of the Chief Minister Jon Stanhope:
| Minister for the Environment Quiet Achiever Award: Anne I’ons and |
| Minister for the Environment Community Support Award: Bernadette Brown |
Landcareman made a special appearance to thank all
Landcarers and distribute goodwill and encouragement |
Chief Executive of TAMS, Mike Zissler, presented the Alcoa Landcare
Community Group Award to Waltrud Pix representing Friends of Mount
Majura Park Care Group |
Bernard Morris (left) and David Whitfield accepted the
Leighton Holdings Local Award on behalf of ACT Parks, Conservation and
Lands for Namadgi National Park |
The Landcare Australia Nature Conservation Award went to
ACT and Region Frogwatch Program. Ginninderra Catchment Group
Waterwatch Coordinator, Rachelle McConville, proudly displays the award |
Geoff Hyles was awarded the Rural Press Landcare Primary
Producer Award |
 The National Landcare Program Individual Landcarer, Lynton Bond, from the Molonglo Catchment Group - photo www.geoffcomfort.com |
Anne I'ons received the Minister for the Environment Quiet
Achiever Award, presented by Mr Mick Gentleman, MLA |
Minister for the Environment Community Support Award went
to Bernadette Brown |
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