Parks Victoria Annual Report 2000-01

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International Year of VolunteersVolunteers make an outstanding contribution to a strong,cohesive society and embody the best of Australia’s culturaltraditions.As part of the 2001 International Year of Volunteers, ParksVictoria celebrated and recognised the contribution of parkvolunteers and the staff who support them with a series ofevents throughout the State. A near record number ofvolunteers participated in Clean Up Australia Day, 50volunteers in 15 parks successfully ran the Camp Hostprograms across 19 sites, while volunteers from 17 groupscontributed to the success of the Parks Festival at Albert Parkin May.During the year, volunteers provided more than 17,500 daysof assistance in a diverse range of projects across Victoria.While Parks Victoria facilitates some of the community andvolunteer programs, many others are started and managedexternally by committed and concerned groups of peoplewith some Parks Victoria support.The contribution made by park volunteers and the supportthey provide to Parks Victoria staff is truly impressive.Volunteers play an invaluable supportive role in removing andcontrolling pest plants and animals, revegetating sites,enhancing four-wheel drive tracks, conserving historic andcultural sites, carrying out surveying, monitoring and researchactivities, helping out at visitor centres and information desks,educating visitors, lending a hand at special events, takingpart in interpretation, guiding and Camp Host programs andhelping out with the production of publications, generaladministration and fundraising.Above: Families volunteer to plant trees at Jells Park.2
Above: Dedicated volunteers helping maintain tracks in Baw Baw National Park. Below from left: Young volunteers at Button Grass Nature Walk, Bunyip State Park,help to plant some trees; Davina Young, Pamela Todd and Ernie Matthews liven up Werribee Park.3
Page 1: P ARKS VICTORIA ANNUAL REPORT 2000-
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Page 10 and 11: 1 Chief Executive’s MessageIn thi
Page 12 and 13: Corporate GovernanceBoard of Member
Page 14 and 15: The BoardPeter BuzzardFCA, FAICD(Ch
Page 16 and 17: The ExecutiveLeft to right:Mark Sto
Page 18 and 19: 2 Protecting and Conserving Our Her
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Page 24 and 25: Partnerships at WorkParks Victoria
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