It’s 20 years since Wildcare Inc. was formed. As part of the 20 year anniversary celebrations we’ve decided to publish all 60 past editions of our Wildtimes newsletter on the website. Find out, or remind yourself, what we’ve been doing during all of this time by checking out some of the earlier editions via the […]
WILDCARE WEBSITE TRAINING is happening in the South! When? Saturday August 4th 9:30am-12:15pm Where? Rosny LINC 48 Bligh Street Rosny. Cost? Free (morning tea provided) REGISTER here. We know that using the Wildcare website can be quite challenging, particularly for low-frequency tasks such as creating news items or events or emailing members. Following a […]
WELCOME TO SHARON SMITH, WILDCARE’S NEW CEO. Wildcare’s new CEO, Sharon Smith started this week and will be working part-time in the Wildcare Office. Sharon graduated in Economics from UTas and has a range of financial and governance qualifications. She has over 20 years senior corporate experience including strategy development, performance measurement, marketing and communications, financial […]
Nominations for the 2018 Tasmanian Community Achievement Awards are open! Would you like to nominate someone into this year’s Awards? Below is a list of categories that will be available this year: – Community Group of the Year Award – Business Achievement Award – Health Achievement Award – Agriculture Award – Employer Excellence in Aged Care […]
A new boardwalk has been completed at Mount Field National Park, to both protect the fragile alpine plants and improve walker experience. This ambitious project by the Friends of Mount Field has been completed both on time and on budget. Construction of a top quality boardwalk over Windy Moor now allows walkers to traverse this fragile and valuable […]
SUEZ believe strong and sustainable communities provide a better future for us all. They are passionate about helping communities, businesses, government and industry solve some of our toughest resource problems. Since 2014, the SUEZ Community Grants program has provided more than $575,000 to inspiring organisations and projects across Australia. In 2018, they will provide community groups, schools […]
Dave Harris, our President and wordsmith, has summed it up well with this verse. They did not come from near […]
Members of the Wildcare Cradle Mountain Volunteers were again active in the Valley on the weekend of 12-13 May: Wild and Twisted The Twisted Lakes Adopt-a-Track project AKA “the Wild and Twisted Project” is a recent partner initiative between our Branch and PWS Cradle Mountain. We first commenced work on the 2.5 km Twisted Lakes […]
Draining in the Rain I’m draining in the rain It’s just raining in the drain What a glorious feeling I’m muddy again… I’m just dancing and diggin’ in the drain. Draining is an important part of the Friends of Melaleuca work program, the aim being to slow the pace of rust and rot by keeping houses, […]
In April, Get Outside held our annual leadership training weekend at the Far South Wilderness Camp. With Tasmania bathed in warm autumn light, we enjoyed the most amazing weekend exploring and learning. This year we hosted nine new leaders from across Tasmania, and were joined by three experienced leaders. Participants were diverse in their backgrounds, […]