canberrabirds

FINANCIAL HELP FOR THE CONSERVATION COUNCIL

To: "'Canberra Birds'" <>
Subject: FINANCIAL HELP FOR THE CONSERVATION COUNCIL
From: <>
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 18:14:00 +1000
 
 
CONSERVATION COUNCIL ACT REGION
 
The Council is a non-profit, non-government organisation & a peak body for more than 40 natural history, environment, conservation & landcare groups in the Canberra Region.  As such, it is continually involved with governments on a wide range of issues, including protecting biodiversity & national environmental laws, promoting sustainable energy & action on climate change.
 
COG, is a long term associate of the Council, and several COG members, including Jenny Bounds (currently) and I (during past decades) have served in senior positions on the Council Executive & working parties, dealing with numerous issues & programs of vital importance to the protection of our region’s native birds & their habitats.
 
Over many decades, the Council has had financial support from the Commonwealth & ACT Governments.
Unfortunately, the May federal budget withdrew the Commonwealth’s previous $50,000 grant, representing a loss of more than 20% of the Council’s annual funding.
 
Council leadership & support over decades has led to favourable outcomes for numerous important regional bird habitat areas including Namadji National Park,  Jerrabomberra Wetlands, and especially Mulligans Flat & Goorooyarroo Nature Reserves. Following detailed environmental studies in 2013 involving the Council and ACT Government contracted consultants, these latter two reserves are to be extended by an additional 800 ha, which will include the protection of breeding habitat for the threatened Superb Parrot on Throsby Ridge. This is an outstanding result. The combined reserves will soon comprise one of the best preserved habitats for woodland birds in Australia.  Nature parks in Gungahlin will now extend from Hall all the way along the N.E. ACT/NSW border to the Federal Highway.
 
The Council & COG are continuing to co-operate on the protection of environmentally significant bird habitats in the developing Molonglo urban area (such as Kama & the river corridor) & have been successful in promoting policies for cat containment in suburbs adjacent to nature reserves. 
 
 
CANBERRA’S NATIVE BIRDS NEED THE CONSERVATION COUNCIL : THE COUNCIL NEEDS YOUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT. IT’S TAX DEDUCTABLE.
 
THE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING EMAIL GIVES DETAILS ON HOW TO MAKE DONATIONS.
 
 
 
Bruce Lindenmayer
 
 
 
 
 
<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>
Admin

The University of NSW School of Computer and Engineering takes no responsibility for the contents of this archive. It is purely a compilation of material sent by many people to the Canberra Ornithologists Group mailing list. It has not been checked for accuracy nor its content verified in any way. If you wish to get material removed from the archive or have other queries about the list contact David McDonald, list manager, phone (02) 6231 8904 or email . If you can not contact David McDonald e-mail Andrew Taylor at this address: andrewt@cse.unsw.EDU.AU