To all Flowerdale/Hazeldene Residents

Our community has been granted money for the environment, for Landscape Restoration, which was one
of the priorities identified at the Community Forum in 2009. The Victorian Bushfire Appeal Fund (VBAF)
has funded $100,000 to this community project and is being administered through Department of
Planning and Community Development (DPCD).

An Environment Work Engine has been formed to manage and fulfil the project objectives and would like
the individual community members to have input into this project under the stated guidelines.

The description of the project as set out by the DPCD is:

“This project will provide an opportunity to come together for landscape restoration in this region. It
can also provide training and access to regeneration, weed management equipment, and build
conservation capacity and confidence now and in the future”.

The objectives of the project are:

“This project will provide an opportunity for community members to come together and contribute to
landscape restoration in their region. It will also provide training and access to revegetation and weed
management equipment and build community capacity and confidence now and in the future.”

The Work Engine has identified some possible projects and examples within this framework:

 Landscape Restoration
Address creek erosion
Planting along creeks
Create wildlife corridors/encourage habitat
Increase sustainability in the environment
Install nesting boxes for indigenous fauna
Revegetation of depleted landscape

 Weed Management
Weed mapping
Purchase of spray equipment and chemicals
Target blackberries and woody weeds
Target Paterson’s Curse and other invasive broadleaf weeds
Target other introduced species

 Community Forums
Protecting and encouraging local fauna
Protecting your property with fire retardant species/trees/plants
Co-ordinated landscape regeneration

 Conservation Training
Responsible use of herbicides course
Weed identification course
Focus on Fauna project
Native flora training

This form attached is for you to have your say and list your priorities. This project needs to have your
name for accurate data collection; the information you provide will be treated confidentially.
Closing date for submissions 24th June, 2011.

Thankyou
Environment Work Engine
 FLOWERDALE COMMUNITY BUILDING THROUGH LANDSCAPE RESTORATION
COMMUNITY SURVEY
The information collected will remain confidential

Your suggestions as to what the grant should be used for within the guidelines:

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Any other further comments, input or feedback:

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LIST OF PRIORITIES AS PER PROJECT DESCRIPTION (PLEASE MARK 1 TO 6)
Landscape Restoration

Weed Mapping/Control

Community Forums

Revegetation Activities

Conservation Training

Other ..............................................?

Would you like to join the Environment Work Engine? (Please circle) Yes / No

Details required to validate the survey:

NAME: ___________________________________________________________

ADDRESS: _________________________________________________________

PHONE: ___________________________________________________

EMAIL: ______________________________________________________________________________

Please return community survey by 24th June to:

J Bateman 9 Creekside Drive, Flowerdale 3658 Or email jbateman@y7mail.com Or leave at Hazeldene Store
for collection