Port Phillip and Western PortLandcare Report Card2011-12

A snapshot of Landcare in the Port Phillip and Western Port Region

from 1st July 2011 to 30th June 2012

During 2011-12, landcare was supported by:

• 1 Regional Landcare Coordinator funded through DSE’s Victorian Landcare Program

• 7 Community NRM Coordinators (5.4 FTE) funded through a combination of Melbourne Water, Australian Government’s Regional Landcare Facilitator Initiative, and DSE’s Vision for Werribee Plains Initiative

• 7 Local Landcare Facilitators (3.5 FTE) funded through DSE’s Local Landcare Facilitator Initiative

• 3 local Landcare Facilitators funded through other sources such as local government and bushfire recovery

During 2011-12, the PPWCMA delivered the following support activities:

Regional• 2 “Give me some credit” seminars to help local landholders adapt their land management practices to a changing

climate (100 people)

• 1 “revitalise your landcare Group” workshop to develop the capacity of groups to engage and influence landholders and to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of Landcare (53 people)

Local • 5 Catchment Action Round Tables to improve coordination and collaboration for natural resource management (83

people)

• 26 local events addressing such topics as grant writing, property planning, plant identification, horse property management, land management, platypus, erosion, fire-affected waterways, care and management of natural resources, revegetation, grazing of native pastures, river health and land slips (800+ people)

This report reflects the activities undertaken by Landcare groups and networks only. Additional work undertaken by volunteers, individuals and other community groups is extensive and beyond the scope of this report. Data is based on surveys completed by 31 Landcare groups, and PPWCMA Community Grant Project final reports for 1 July 2011 – 30 June 2012.

The Port Phillip and Westernport CMA (PPWCMA) is one of ten regional Catchment Management Authorities in Victoria. The PPWCMA provides leadership to a range of stakeholder groups and works to deliver integrated catchment management and sustainability of the region’s catchment assets by building cooperation, coordination and partnerships amongst these groups.

Landcare support in the Port Phillip and Western Port region

www.ppwcma.vic.gov.au

Group health in 2011-12 averaged 3.7 out of 5

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Balcombe & Moorooduc

Devil Bend

Merriang Dist

Arthurs Creek Dist

Bacchus Marshand Coimadai

Steels Ck

St Andrews

Toolern Vale Dunmoochin

Smiths Gully

Rowsley

Macclesfield

Ripplebrook

Dunns Ck

Blackwood/Barrys Reef

Pentland Hills

Sunbury

Brisbane Ranges (PPW)

Avalon (PPW)

Cardinia Catchment

Deep Ck Back Ck

Bunyip

Cannibal Ck

Labertouche

French Island

Bullengarook

Newham & Dist (PPW)

TriholmMt Lyall

Poowong

Loch-Nyora

Bass Valley

Westernport Swamp

Pinkerton

Phillip Island

Toomuc Valley

Riddells Ck

Main Ck

Jindivick

Lardner & Dist

Christmas Hills

Jumping Ck Catchment

Bessie/Ararat Ck

Upper Maribyrnong

Truganina

Macedon & Mt Macedon

SW Peninsula

Mt Toolebewong

The Patch

Clarkefield & Dist

Johns Hill

WhittleseaAg. Society

ParwanWonga Park

Deep Ck

Pearcedale

Monbulk

Upper Yarra

Merricks Coolart

Kinglake (PPW)

Neerim (PPW)

Corio (PPW)

Moorabool Catchment (PPW)Dixons Creek

Red Hill South

Watsons Ck

Manton & Stoney Ck

Thompsons Rd Area

Strathewen

Sth Dandenong Ranges

Olinda Creek

Nth W'dyte Osbourne Pen.

Mt Pleasant - Research

CottlesBridge

Cardinia Hills

Bend of Islands

Andersons Ck

LegendLandcare groups not in a network

Bass Coast Landcare Network

Jacksons Creek EcoNetwork

Middle Yarra Landcare Network

Moorabool Landcare Network

Nillumbik Landcare Network

Northern Yarra Landcare Network

South Gippsland Landcare Network

Upper Deep Creek Landcare Network

Western Melbourne Catchments Network

Western Port Catchment Landcare Network

Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges Landcare Network

Public Land

Urban area

Waterways

PPWCMA region boundary

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Landcare Groups of the Port Phillip and Western Port Region

This map depicts the location of Landcare groups operating in theregion as at January 2013, and uses boundary information as

supplied by the groups

www.ppwcma.vic.gov.au

Reported changes in capacity during 2011-12

• Increasedcapacitytosecurefunds:34%‘Somewhat’;22%‘Considerably’

• Increasedexposureorprofile:53%‘Somewhat’;25%‘Considerably’

• Increasedcapacitytoengageandinfluence:52%‘Somewhat’;3%‘Considerably’

Over 2,250 members managing 1,500 properties208 new members recruited in 2011-12, managing 135 properties

Other funding in 2011-12Australian Government Community Action Grants:10groupsreceived$185,060for11projects

DSE’s Communities for Nature Grants:19groupsreceived$821,592for5projects

Australian Government Caring for Our Country program:1groupreceived$226,930for1project

2011-12 Victorian Landcare Grants$380,000wentto61groupsfor30projectsand33supportgrants

65.8% of private rural land covered

Snapshot of Landcare - Port Phillip and Western Port region 2011-12

54 of the groups have formed 10 Landcare Networks

75 Landcare Groups covering 673,370 hectares (52.6% of the region)

The 2011-12 Victorian Landcare Grants delivered:

• 151eventsattracting1945people

• 18.5Haofrevegetation

• 623.5Haofweedcontrol

• 9Haofremnantvegetationfenced

Volunteerscontributedanestimatedvalueof$498,000(timeandresources)