Group Name
Friends of Nyah Vinifera Park Inc.
Our Purpose and Mission
caring for country
Since 1996 FONVP have worked to protect and enhance Nyah Vinifera Park & Mid Murray River red gum & black box floodplain forests, lakes and wetlands. Wati Wati Country.
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Member Benefits
friendship, knowledge, health, skills, community
Activities and Events
We actively engage in restoring and preserving the environmental and cultural values in the Park. We support co-management aspirations of Wadi Wadi Traditional Owners.
Achievements
We have successfully lobbied for better management of the Park for nearly 30 years, standing with Wati Wati and First Nations community to protect the precious Cultural Landscape. Our perserverence, professionalism and dilligence has stregthened our ability to advocate to all levels of Government and build community networks.
Formation Reason
In 1996, imminent logging of the red gum wetland forest led the community to gather to object and fight to get the State Forest upgraded to a park. It took 15 years, but we did it. Participating in a VEAC process and joining with other conservation groups in Vic and NSW to protect public red gum forests along the Murray River.
Why Join Us
Join our Friends group to get involved in your local conservation park, including activities like guided bush walks and canoeing.
Unique Features
We advocate for protection of Country in the Mid Murray region.
Geography/History/Culture
Nyah Vinifera Park is Wadi Wadi Country, a rich cultural landscape.
Group/Sites Accessibility
our meetings are on zoom so if you cannot attend in Swan Hill we can accomodate that.
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FLORA AND FAUNA
Murray Darling Carpet Python needs habitat like the floodplain forests to ensure survival. One of the big threats is loss of habitat and illegal firewood cutting. We lobby for better management and more Rangers to police this theft.
