Supporting recovery of fire-affected bushland - Assisted regeneration actions taken by East Gippsland and northern Victorian organisations and landholders to manage threats on public and private land.
Federal, State and Regional agencies along with community groups and private landholders have all been striving to address the consequences of the bushfires of 2019-20. This Zoom webinar will be highlighting the insights, actions and opportunities that are occurring as the ecosystems transition with various levels of support.
Speakers include
Deirdre Griepsma (Parks Victoria) – Working for the greater good – managing threats for biodiversity recovery after the 2020 fires.
Brett Mills (Trust for Nature) – Deer control on protected private land.
Paul Harvey (Trust for Nature) – Post-fire Challenges and Opportunities on Private Land.
Andrew Murray (Southern Ark Project) – The post-fire survival of Victoria’s Long-footed Potoroos in Far East Gippsland.
Tom Crook (EGCMN)– Where are the Owls and what about the Rainforest?; Partnerships for biodiversity in post-fire East Gippsland.
Andrew Briggs (NE CMA) – Recovery of riparian areas – the challenges and long term approach needed.
John and Robyn Hermans (Trust for Nature) – An East Gippsland Covenantor's perspective
Training for the biodiversity management industry in the Melbourne region has reached a low point. Due to the lack of availability of courses it is not currently possible to employ a Trainee in Conservation and Ecosystem Management. AABR Vic wants to change that!
AABR Vic Chair, Rob Scott, has been researching options and concluded “the only employer able to put their staff through Conservation Ecosystem Management training is Melbourne Water, who have sufficient funds to run courses on a fee for service basis”.
Rob has discussed the potential for traineeship delivery with Holmesglen TAFE in Melbourne* and Ryde TAFE in Sydney* and there is a possibility of kick starting a traineeship program if 15 trainees can be found.
The first step is to find enough employers from business, local and state government to field at least 15 trainees.
The second step is to get some consensus on the skill set the industry wants a trainee to have attained.
The third step is to agree on the units and on the relevance of their content, delivery and assessment to our industry.
If you are interested or would like to know more about the traineeship proposal please contact Rob Scott on 0412 865 027 or robscott@naturelinks.com.au.
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