River Murray Urban Users Committee Inc.River Murray Urban Users Committee Inc.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGANNUAL GENERAL MEETING20082008

MurrayCare Foundation & Programs Finalist Premier’s NRM Awards – Best Whole of Community Engagement

Volunteer Project

VOLUNTEER PROGRAMVOLUNTEER PROGRAM

We currently have four We currently have four volunteers working in volunteers working in areas of:areas of:

project support, project support, administration, administration, media, media, teacher professional teacher professional

development anddevelopment and website developmentwebsite development

COMMUNITY EDUCATION COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMPROGRAM

Field Days & ExposField Days & Expos Community On-ground Community On-ground

Action ProjectAction Project River ExhibitionRiver Exhibition Multicultural Community Multicultural Community

Water Education ProjectWater Education Project Sustainable Recreation Sustainable Recreation

ProjectProject Media (Advertiser and Media (Advertiser and

National Geographic).National Geographic).

Sustainable Recreationon the River Murray & Lower

Lakes

‘enjoying recreational activities whilst minimising negative impacts on the

environment’

Sustainable Recreation Objectives

To “achieve the environmentally sustainable use of the recreational resources of the River Murray and Lower Lakes” by addressing two areas:

1) The restoration of existing degraded sites and the prevention of further damage; and

2) Planning for new recreation areas or activities.

- Sustainable Recreation Strategy

SATC Tourism Development FundPlush’s Bend, Renmark

Composting toilets & interpretive signage

Completed

Envirofund Round 6Hogwash Bend, Waikerie

200 local native species

before after

Revegetation & bollard fencing with help from Mid Murray Council, Conservation Volunteers Australia, Natural State & Riverland West LAP

Completed

Envirofund Round 6Hogwash Bend, Waikerie

Information Bay signage

Completed

Envirofund Round 6Plush’s Bend, Renmark Revegetation & bollard fencing with help

from Renmark-Paringa Council, Conservation Volunteers, Natural State & Renmark to the Border LAPbefore after

150 local native species

Completed

Envirofund Round 6 Plush’s Bend, Renmark

Information Bay signage

Completed

SATC Tourism Development FundMannum Wharf Extension

Project partners: Mid Murray Council and Tourism Operators (Murray Venturer, Proud Mary, Jester Cruises, P.S. Marion, P.S. Murray Princess)

Completed

SCHOOL EDUCATION SCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAMPROGRAM

Catchment Tour Catchment Tour Transport IncentivesTransport Incentives

Teacher Professional Teacher Professional DevelopmentDevelopment

MurrayLink ProgramMurrayLink Program

MurrayLink Enhancing students’

awareness of water conservation and River Murray issues.

Engaging in science and mathematics activities that benefit the River Murray.

Linking students from rural and metropolitan schools in the SA MDB in classroom and field learning.

Australian Govt. ASSIST Program

MurrayLink

School Links: Parafield Gardens and Barmera St Joseph’s and St Albert Flagstaff Hill and Mannum Walkerville and Murray Bridge

South Palmer and Lenswood

MurrayLink

Activities included: Visit to Ankara Campsite Presentations Schools visiting each other Visits to Swanport Wetland Excursions on Captain Proud Water Watch activitiesSA Water Pump House visits

RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMPROGRAM

MurrayCare WebsiteMurrayCare Website MurrayCare Resource CDMurrayCare Resource CD Rusty Loses his LoopRusty Loses his Loop Healthy Rivers Healthy Rivers

Curriculum materialsCurriculum materials Let’s Get Water Wise Let’s Get Water Wise

Glimpse KitGlimpse Kit MurrayLink resourceMurrayLink resource CALD Comprehension CALD Comprehension

packpack

FutureFuture

Interactive website technologies (Moodle).

Take MurrayCare National with Australian Government “Caring for our Country” funding

Source funding support for Community On-ground action Project and Sustainable Recreation Project

PartnersPartners

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