River Murray Urban Users Committee Inc. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2008 MurrayCare Foundation & Programs Finalist Premier’s NRM Awards – Best Whole of Community Engagement Volunteer Project

VOLUNTEER PROGRAM We currently have four volunteers working in areas of: project support, administration, media, teacher professional development and website development

We currently have four volunteers working in areas of:

project support,

administration,

media,

teacher professional development and

website development

COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAM Field Days & Expos Community On-ground Action Project River Exhibition Multicultural Community Water Education Project Sustainable Recreation Project Media (Advertiser and National Geographic).

Field Days & Expos

Community On-ground Action Project

River Exhibition

Multicultural Community Water Education Project

Sustainable Recreation Project

Media (Advertiser and National Geographic).

Sustainable Recreation on 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: The restoration of existing degraded sites and the prevention of further damage; and Planning for new recreation areas or activities. - Sustainable Recreation Strategy

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

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

Planning for new recreation areas or activities.

- Sustainable Recreation Strategy

SATC Tourism Development Fund Plush’s Bend, Renmark Composting toilets & interpretive signage Completed

Composting toilets & interpretive signage

Envirofund Round 6 Hogwash Bend, Waikerie Revegetation & bollard fencing with help from Mid Murray Council, Conservation Volunteers Australia, Natural State & Riverland West LAP 200 local native species before after Completed

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

Envirofund Round 6 Hogwash Bend, Waikerie Information Bay signage Completed

Envirofund Round 6 Plush’s Bend, Renmark Revegetation & bollard fencing with help from Renmark-Paringa Council, Conservation Volunteers, Natural State & Renmark to the Border LAP before after 150 local native species Completed

Revegetation & bollard fencing with help from Renmark-Paringa Council, Conservation Volunteers, Natural State & Renmark to the Border LAP

Envirofund Round 6 Plush’s Bend, Renmark Information Bay signage Completed

Information Bay signage

SATC Tourism Development Fund Mannum Wharf Extension Project partners : Mid Murray Council and Tourism Operators (Murray Venturer, Proud Mary, Jester Cruises, P.S. Marion, P.S. Murray Princess) Completed

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

SCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAM Catchment Tour Transport Incentives Teacher Professional Development MurrayLink Program

Catchment Tour Transport Incentives

Teacher Professional Development

MurrayLink 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

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.

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

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 activities SA Water Pump House visits

Activities included:

Visit to Ankara Campsite

Presentations

Schools visiting each other

Visits to Swanport Wetland

Excursions on Captain Proud

Water Watch activities

SA Water Pump House visits

RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM MurrayCare Website MurrayCare Resource CD Rusty Loses his Loop Healthy Rivers Curriculum materials Let’s Get Water Wise Glimpse Kit MurrayLink resource CALD Comprehension pack

MurrayCare Website

MurrayCare Resource CD

Rusty Loses his Loop

Healthy Rivers Curriculum materials

Let’s Get Water Wise Glimpse Kit

MurrayLink resource

CALD Comprehension pack

Future 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

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

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