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RESOURCES: Finding Opportunities to Work for Nature Webinar

A deep dive into environmental volunteering in Victoria with and for youth. https://youtu.be/DZnV_v84rMc What a jam-packed webinar! We covered: research into volunteer engagement including how to recruit, keep and motivate young people with VEFN Project Officer, Lucinda Cameron; inspiring stories from Sam Russell and team from the Urban Guerillas and their journey to help the environment with innovative activities [...]

October 19th, 2022|Categories: News|

FriendsNET #116 May 2022

FriendsNET#116 May 2022 has finally arrived! Download the latest edition here. In this edition you will find a number of articles of interest: From the Convenor's corner including VEFN's Strategic Plan. Support for environment languishes in Victorian Budget 2022-23. VEFN's alliance with Nature Stewards. VEFN's efforts to improve Parks Victoria's Volunteering Manual. Biodiversity Across the Borders conference. World's first platycam. ARI's eNews and [...]

June 3rd, 2022|Categories: FriendsNet|Tags: |

Committee 2021/22

There’s a lot of work happening behind the scenes at the VEFN. Here’s a quick update of our Annual General Meeting and our planned activities for 2022. Our AGM was held on the 27th November last year and the following people were elected: Laura Mumaw (Gardens for Wildlife Victoria) - Convenor Anthony Bigelow (First Friends of Dandenong Creek) - Deputy [...]

April 1st, 2022|Categories: News|

FriendsNET #115 November 2021

FriendsNET_115_November_2021.03 In this edition you will find many articles of interest; Nina Earl is Best Friend 2021. Friends of Terrick Terrick NP win $20,000 Minister’s Award. First Friends of Dandenong Creek win Premier’s Sustainability Award. Parks Victoria & volunteers. Fight of the Brolga- wind farms, Brolga or both? Echidnas: ecosystem engineers. The end is coming for Trad. And other stories [...]

April 1st, 2022|Categories: FriendsNet|

FriendsNET #114 August 2021

FriendsNET_114_August_2021.01 In this edition you will find many articles of interest; Message from VEFN's Convenor. Vale Don Marsh 1934 - 2021 Win for Altona's Ajax Road grassland. Friends of Cornish Hill -  I care for Landcare event. New VEAC inquiry And other stories and news of interest.

April 1st, 2022|Categories: FriendsNet|

FriendsNET #113 May 2021

FriendsNET_113_May_2021.03 In this edition you will find many articles of interest; Victorian Landcare Grants 2021 open for application. Best Friend Awards 2021 nominations open. Victorian Government continues to stall on VEAC Central West recommendations. Win for Westernport Bay. World Environment Day on June 5th. And other stories and news of interest.

April 1st, 2022|Categories: FriendsNet|

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