The National Parks Association of NSW, Mid North Coast branch in partnership with Hastings Landcare was recently nominated for a state Landcare Champion Award.
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The nomination was honoured with a special prize of a spade with an engraved handle.
The two groups have worked in partnership on the Dunbogan-Crowdy Bay National Park Habitat Corridor Restoration project.
The project aims to eradicate the bitou bush in the Diamond Head/Kylies Beach Area of the park. This has been an ongoing activity since 1979.
The project also involves a 19 year program of bush regeneration in the Pilot Beach/Gogleys Lagoon area of Dunbogan.
Both areas have received a three year grant from the NSW Environmental Trust.
The grant has enabled further rainforest restoration work at Dunbogan and in the Kylies Beach area following a severe bushfire in 2013.
Volunteer input coordinator Sue Baker said the nomination is a tribute to all volunteers who have contributed their time and effort to look after the local environment.
She also thanked the NPWS and Port Macquarie Hastings Council for ongoing support.
Sue said the contribution of all groups has been enormous.
“This year at the annual Kylies Beach camp 500 hours of volunteer work were put in,” Sue said.
“Each year the weekly working bees at Dunbogan clock up over 500 hours.”
Working bees at Dunbogan are on Monday mornings and at the Pilot Station on Tuesday mornings.
Interested volunteers are most welcome. For further information phone 6559 7134.