Pam Cunningham is the driving force behind keeping the awesome work of the Cannibal Creek Catchment Landcare Group.
For over fifteen years Pam has coordinated a wide range of landcare projects and activities including; community planting days, numerous school and corporate group planting days, pest animal control, vulnerable species protection (southern brown bandicoots) and dung beetle breeding project. Pam has written grant applications to obtain funding for landcare’s indigenous plants, equipment, resources and activities. Pam has organised weed control contractors and slashing to prepare the planting sites and ongoing weed management. She has organised catering to provide morning tea and lunches to volunteers on the planting days. She has established networks with Cardinia Council, Melbourne Water, and local businesses such as Holcim Quarry and Wagstaffs to support Landcare’s work. She is highly respected for her work amongst the landcare groups and the wider Garfield community.
In what ways would you like to see the Australian landcare movement March Forward?
In regard to Marching Forward I think that working together, being in a group, and with the community or the corporate groups let alone with entities such as the Cardinia Shire, Melbourne Water, Wettenhall Trust and Landcare Australia is the only way to go. This is the way our group is going.