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Healthy parks healthy people grants

2011 recipients

The recipients of the 2011 Healthy Parks Healthy People Grants have been announced.

View the list of successful grant recipients and join us in congratulating them all.

About the grants

Healthy Parks Healthy People Grants help community groups deliver projects that:
  • protect and enhance the natural, cultural and heritage values of parks
  • provide recreational, educational, cultural and tourism opportunities
  • increase community awareness and understanding of parks and their values.

Healthy Parks Healthy People Grants are available to community groups/not-for-profit organisations such as:

  • friends groups
  • service clubs
  • cultural groups
  • migrant resource centres
  • schools
  • historic societies

Examples of community groups and projects previously funded through the grants program include:

  • The Barmah Cattleman’s Association to restore the heritage listed muster yards and buildings in the Barmah National Park
  • The Tarrengower Cactus Control Committee to control Wheel Cactus in Maldon Historic Reserve
  • The Friends of the Prom to construct a viewing area and nature trail in Wilsons Promontory National Park
  • The Australian Deer Association to monitor deer in the Alpine, Mount Buffalo, Burrowa-Pine Mountain and Snowy River national parks.

 

Please seek support of the park liaison ranger or Ranger-in-Charge of the park where the work is to be done.

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Clean up underway for Jingalong, Mallacoota

15 Feb 2012

A major clean up is underway on the eastern side of Mallacoota Inlet this month which will return the Jingalong area to an appealing natural open space that is safe to visit. The demolition and removal works include asbestos cement sheeting, contaminated soil, derelict farming buildings and dumped rubbish left …

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Heartlands Refugee Fine Art Prize 2011 Winner’s Solo Exhibition

16 Feb 2012 10:00am - 15 Apr 2012 5:00pm

Artist Ma Late, winner of the 2011 Heartlands Refugee Fine Art Prize, will bring her first solo exhibition to the Point Nepean National Park from 16 February – 15 April 2012. The exhibition will be held in the Point Nepean Information Centre, open from 10.00am to 5.00pm daily Originally from Burma, Ma Late spent twenty …

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Mountain Bike Orienteering

25 Feb 2012 5:00pm-6:30pm

Mountain Bike Orienteering Event. 75 minute score event starting at Flinders Peak car park. Maps supplied with marked course.

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Green Walks in the Park - Woodlands Historic Park

28 Feb 2012 10:00am-11:30am

Explore new green spaces each month with guided Green Walks in different parks across Victoria. Green Walks in the Park is a fun and active way to spend time with family and friends in parklands and open spaces. The walks are free and suitable for all ages. Green Walks in …

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Monthly Flying Fox Count

7 Mar 2012 7:30pm-8:30pm

The bat count is held once a month at dusk when the whole colony of 10,000 -20,000 bats fly out to feed around Melbourne’s suburbs. New counters are very welcome and much appreciated. Experience is not necessary as training is provided on the night. Wear comfortable shoes for walking, dress …