12 COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND INVOLVEMENT naturalists. The adjoining land owners’ main Friends and volunteers interests in the Park relate to the management The Park has an important and prized volunteer resource assisting with park of fire and pest plants and animals, and nature management. The Friends of Mt conservation. There is an extensive historical State Park assist in many important knowledge of the Park within the local area management activities such as the and associations with early grazing runs. The development of habitat links utilising roads Wimmera community is actively involved in between the two blocks (section 9.2). An Landcare activities throughout the region, Advisory Committee for the Park gives including tree planting, protection of remnant valuable advice on a range of management vegetation, demonstration sites and pest plant issues such as fire protection, recreation and animal control. management (in relation to the Mt Arapiles block) and adjoining land issues. Members of Aims the Committee are representatives from the Increase public awareness of local community. management activities undertaken in the Park. Aim Encourage conservation and sound Encourage and maintain land management and recreation volunteer involvement in practices on private land adjoining the managing the Park. Park. Management strategy Management strategies Encourage and support the Advisory Continue to liaise with local groups and Committee and the Friends groups for the landholders, and as appropriate involve Park, and activities that enhance the Park’s them in relevant aspects of planning and values. managing the block. Community awareness Apply, and encourage the application of, and Park neighbours the Good Neighbour Policy to management issues on or near the boundaries of the There is strong local interest in the Park, block (section 10.2). mainly from local land owners and field
12 COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND INVOLVEMENT Friends and volunteers The Park has an important and prized volunteer resource assisting with park management. The Friends of Mt State Park assist in many important management activities such as the development of habitat links utilising roads between the two blocks (section 9.2). An Advisory Committee for the Park gives valuable advice on a range of management issues such as fire protection, recreation management (in relation to the Mt Arapiles block) and adjoining land issues. Members of the Committee are representatives from the local community. Aim Encourage and maintain volunteer involvement in managing the Park. Management strategy Encourage and support the Advisory Committee and the Friends groups for the Park, and activities that enhance the Park’s values. Community awareness and Park neighbours There is strong local interest in the Park, mainly from local land owners and field naturalists. The adjoining land owners’ main interests in the Park relate to the management of fire and pest plants and animals, and nature conservation. There is an extensive historical knowledge of the Park within the local area and associations with early grazing runs. The Wimmera community is actively involved in Landcare activities throughout the region, including tree planting, protection of remnant vegetation, demonstration sites and pest plant and animal control. Aims Increase public awareness of management activities undertaken in the Park. Encourage conservation and sound land management and recreation practices on private land adjoining the Park. Management strategies Continue to liaise with local groups and landholders, and as appropriate involve them in relevant aspects of planning and managing the block. Apply, and encourage the application of, the Good Neighbour Policy to management issues on or near the boundaries of the block (section 10.2).
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