Regional Landcare Facilitators going Social

During the 20011 National Regional Landcare Facilitators meeting in Melbourne this week, facilitators from across Australia explored the values of promoting the NRM/Landcare message via social media, whats going on with the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) and how to best engage their local communities.

In a digital world, where environmental action is becoming more sought after, one of the challenges of Landcare is getting the message out and attracting volunteers to events, both locally and from afar.

Social media may just be the key.

It was agreed that timely and appropriate use of social media (such as Place Stories) has the potential to increase the communities understanding and appreciation of Landcare activities, as well as taking local issues to the global community.

The group also got an update on the CFI from Australian Government representatives, including information on the funding available, how they relate to each other and the time frame for delivery of incentive programs.

We also ran a break-out session where small groups tried to untangle some of the barriers to successful engagement of their communities.

Overall the meeting was a great success, and a chance to discuss common issues in Landcare across the nation, get up to date info on the national Landcare program and forge new and exciting networks with other Regional Landcare Facilitators.

For more infromation on any of the above topics, email info@wheatbeltnrm.org.au