Welcome to our 25th anniversary invitation to join us for another interesting opportunity to meet, greet and hear our speakers – (including HEWI Chairman Steve Meacher who always presents a graphic record of the past year and the challenges ahead!).
Guest speaker will be Ian Penrose, Riverkeeper and spokesperson for the Yarra Riverkeeper Association (YRKA), formed in 2004 to protect and restore the Yarra and its tributaries, from source to mouth, for current and future generations. River flows, water quality and encroaching development are among their key issues. YRKA has a big focus on education, with regular events including walks and riverside bike and bus tours “We tell the river’s ‘story’,” says Ian, “monitor its health and activities affecting it.” YRKA has also played an instrumental role in the state government’s decision to provide the river with environmental flows. Their advocacy role is recognised and supported by all Councils through which the Yarra River flows.
HEWI has been an associate member since the inception of YRKA when we worked together over development issues on the Yarra valley floodplains.
We will be especially interested to hear their views on the deforestation of our catchments and associated issues from fuel reduction burning.
Once again, we will be joined by members of Mt Toolebewong and District Landcare who have a major revegetation project along Coranderrk Creek. Both AGMs will run (briefly!) after refreshments.
- Thursday September 25 7.15pm for 7.30pm
Senior Citizens Hall, cnr Green and River Streets, Healesville