Goulburn Broken CMA project officer Janice Mentiplay-Smith said expressions of interest were currently being sought from eligible landholders in the Reedy Lake/Corop region to participate in the project on their property.
“We are running the Connecting Culture and Country Project together with Taungurung Land and Waters Council and Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporation,” Ms Mentiplay-Smith said.
“The project runs until mid-2028 but the environmental and cultural benefits will be long term.
“We are keen to chat to landholders about potential on-ground works that will provide mutual benefits to the overall health of the land and environment.
“Project sites will preferably contain components of existing native habitat such as trees, shrubs or native grassy ground layer.’’
Support is available to undertake catchment stewardship activities to protect, manage and revegetate priority sites.
“The project offers significant biodiversity and cultural benefits,” Ms Mentiplay-Smith said.
“It’s an opportunity for landholders to improve remnant landscapes and connect with Traditional Owner cultural values.
“On-ground works and stewardship provides shelter, a food resource and landscape connectivity for native fauna and improved ecosystem health.
“Goulburn Broken CMA looks forward to discussing opportunities with landholders in the Reedy Lake/Corop region, to plan how we can achieve positive on-ground environmental and cultural outcomes in the region.”
As part of the project, Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporation will be concentrating works in the Mooroopna sand hills area.
The Connecting Culture and Country Project is supported by the Victorian Government through the Our Catchments Our Communities stewardship program.
Expressions of interest from Reedy Lake/Corop region landholders close on Thursday, April 24 at: https://forms.office.com/r/9f8pk9QMNe
