committee members for your continued commitment Voluntary Committees of Management to managing Victoria’s Newsletter precious public land. Foreword We rely on your dedication and passion of the local community to keep our outdoor spaces safe, clean, accessible and looking good. Welcome to a special edition of the Voluntary Committees of Management Newsletter. This edition is This newsletter is for voluntary committees of dedicated to celebrating those committees that management state wide. We love seeing your received awards for their outstanding contribution to initiatives and achievements. This is your newsletter, the management of Crown land reserves. and I encourage you to share your stories and achievements with committees across the state. Last year’s inaugural Committee of Management Volunteer Week Awards provided a fantastic Please send comments, suggestions or articles to opportunity to showcase and recognise some of our committees and members. Congratulations to the winners and thank you to everyone who took the time Chris Padovani to nominate. Acting Regional Director, Port Phillip Region On behalf of the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, I would also like to thank all our Loch Sport Foreshore CoM manages part of the foreshore in beautiful Gippsland, where groyne replacement works have started. The Walhalla of Management, Gippsland Walhalla Post Office Congratulations to John Buchecker of the Walhalla The Walhalla Board of Management manages several Board of Management for receiving an award at the Crown land reserves within the historic township of inaugural Committee of Management Volunteer Week Walhalla. Awards. John has been a member of the Board for six Walhalla Mechanics Institute years and during this time he has managed the Old Post Office, contributed to applications for grants to These include the following tourist draw-cards; the maintain and conserve the building, and has created Walhalla Long Tunnel Extended Mine, the Chinese and coordinated a team of volunteers to open the Gardens, the heritage listed buildings of the Walhalla building to the public. Post Office, and the Mechanics Institute.
Voluntary Committees of Management Newsletter Foreword Welcome to a special edition of the Voluntary Committees of Management Newsletter. This edition is dedicated to celebrating those committees that received awards for their outstanding contribution to the management of Crown land reserves. Last year’s inaugural Committee of Management Volunteer Week Awards provided a fantastic opportunity to showcase and recognise some of our committees and members. Congratulations to the winners and thank you to everyone who took the time to nominate. On behalf of the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, I would also like to thank all our committee members for your continued commitment to managing Victoria’s precious public land. We rely on your dedication and passion of the local community to keep our outdoor spaces safe, clean, accessible and looking good. This newsletter is for voluntary committees of management state wide. We love seeing your initiatives and achievements. This is your newsletter, and I encourage you to share your stories and achievements with committees across the state. Please send comments, suggestions or articles to Chris Padovani Acting Regional Director, Port Phillip Region Loch Sport Foreshore CoM manages part of the foreshore in beautiful Gippsland, where groyne replacement works have started. The Walhalla of Management, Gippsland The Walhalla Board of Management manages several Crown land reserves within the historic township of Walhalla. Walhalla Mechanics Institute These include the following tourist draw-cards; the Walhalla Long Tunnel Extended Mine, the Chinese Gardens, the heritage listed buildings of the Walhalla Post Office, and the Mechanics Institute. Walhalla Post Office Congratulations to John Buchecker of the Walhalla Board of Management for receiving an award at the inaugural Committee of Management Volunteer Week Awards. John has been a member of the Board for six years and during this time he has managed the Old Post Office, contributed to applications for grants to maintain and conserve the building, and has created and coordinated a team of volunteers to open the building to the public.
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