After the Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria in 2009, Landcare emerged as a key contributor to the recovery process. A decade late, in the immediate aftermath of the 2019/20 Black Summer bushfires, government, NGOs and businesses once again identified Landcare as a key contributor to bushfire recovery. Drawing on the experience of Landcare groups and networks, Penny Gray of Far East Victoria Landcare Network and Chris Cobern of Upper Goulburn Landcare Network, together with Paul Ryan from Resilience Australia, explore where Landcare can be most effective in the bushfire recovery process; the priority steps to mobilise on-ground action quickly; and how Landcare can work with recognised delivery agencies as first responders. Presenter: Peter Pigott.PowerPoint slides: Landcare's Role in Recovery of Communities, Natural Assets, and Farms after Bushfire Events.#National#ThisWorksHere#HabitatRestorationRevegetation#ClimateChangeImpacts#ProjectManagement#Bushcare#NativeFloraFauna#GroupManagement#volunteergroupmanagement
This project is supported by Landcare Australia, through funding from the Australian Government.Landcare Australia is proud to acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the Country on which we live and work. We value and respect their deep and continued spiritual and cultural connections to the land, waters and seas, and pay our respects to their Ancestors and Elders past, present and future.