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Community Biodiversity Survey Workshops

Workshops held

  • 9 September 2006- St. Mary's (Sydney)
  • 29 August 2006- Rural Lands Protection Board Rangers Conference, Mudgee
  • 24 May 2006- Coleambally
  • 5th March 2005 - Castle Hill (Sydney)
  • 3rd April 2005 - Mudgee
  • 10th April 2005 - Lake Macquarie
  • 23 June 2005 - Alstonville
  • 4 September 2005 - Lithgow
  • 18 September 2005 - Inverell
  • 30 October 2005 - Sackville North (Sydney)


Fauna Team at the
Lake Macquarie Workshop.
Photo by Rebecca Mooy

Feedback from workshops

Castle Hill 1 day workshop

"Thankyou for a great day - very inspiring! It was a wonderful day, filled with fantastic information and great networking opportunities. Thanks for all your effort" - Amelia Jones, Ranger, Cumberland State Forest.

"As an introduction the workshop was excellent and gave me enough detail to confidently apply to our bushcare project" - Vera Olbrycht, Bronte Gully Bushcare Group.

"I learnt how valuable surveys are and how to plan a survey. I would like to conduct a survey with our scout group" - Ralph Ranger, Environmental Project, Scout Association.

Mudgee 1 day workshop

"Like minded people need to meet and liase to keep the "green" message alive and well" - Joan Tamburini, Mudgee District Environment Group.

"The fieldwork was most enjoyable" - Kay Binns, Mudgee District Environment Group.

Lake Macquarie 1 day workshop

"Involving others in tour research is good for education and support" - Helen Dowding, Wangat Lodge

"Learning the difference between "baseline" or "comprehensive" surveys and the type of professionals to call on" - Alison Weimer, Lake Macquarie Christian College

"There is a resource (Manual) that I didn't know about which I can now acquire" - Peter Newton, Nobby's Dune care.

Alstonville 1 day workshop

"It is important to establish records of an area to record the improvement over time particularly in bush regeneration sites"

Talks and Biodiversity Presentations

  • Sept 2004 Display at the Wingecarribee Environment Expo
  • Sept 2004 - Display at Earthdance Sydney
  • Nov 2004 - Biodiversity Survey talk to the Central West Environment Council - Mudgee
  • 19th March 2005 - Narrabeen Lagoon Festival - NPA Marine and Biodiversity display
  • August 2005 - RLPB Conference

Are you interested in hosting a workshop?

If you would like to host a Community Biodiversity Survey Workshop in your local area please contact

Kate Shearer,
Community Biodiversity Survey Project Officer,
at the NPA office on (02) 9299 0000,
or e-mail me

Photo by Henry Gold
Photo by Henry Gold
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