Landcare Champion Stories

Kimone Stacey-Missen

Project officer for Bacchus Marsh Grammar’s 200-acre Farm Campus 

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Kimone Stacey-Missen is the project officer for Bacchus Marsh Grammar’s 200-acre Farm Campus located in the Western Volcanic Plains of Melbourne, Victoria.

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Kimone Stacey-Missen is the project officer for Bacchus Marsh Grammar

As project officer, Kimone has worked tirelessly to create opportunities for students across three school campuses to learn about sustainable land and environmental management practices. On any given day, Kimone coordinates an “army” of up to 250 students, creating meaningful connections between them and their campus.

Over the past three years, Kimone has forged strong connections with the Local Moorabool Landcare Network, driving the ongoing revegetation of the lands. This includes restoring the property from a sheep farming focus to an extension of the biodiversity and revegetation presented by the adjacent Brisbane Ranges National Park.

To date, Kimone has overseen over 1,000 students in planting over 3,000 grasses, shrubs and trees. By writing grants and administering programs, Kimone has been instrumental in receiving $20,000 in funding to support the programs, whilst living and breathing sustainability and environment as a cornerstone of her professional conversations.

One of the most recent developments on the campus has been the installation of the bush tucker and medicinal trails, giving students the opportunity to explore the campus with their teacher, industry professionals or even using the audio tours (the latest innovation).

You can watch a tour of farm campus here  https://youtu.be/pSnZ6jSOzpI.
 

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