2009-2010 Annual Report - SERCUL

2009-2010 Annual Reporteducation activitiesPHOSPHORUS AWARENESS PROJECTCoordinated by Amy KrupaThe Project is an education campaign for the generalcommunity educating then to decrease their nutrientoutputs and thus algal blooms in the Swan & Canning RiverSystems.DISPLAYS - 17 displays with over 5000 people spoken toSCHOOL PRESENTATIONS - 127 presentations to over4300 students from Kindy to Yr 12SCHOOL PLANTING SESSIONS - 16,000 plants plantedat 30 planting sessions, 1500 students, 1400 volunteer hourstotaling $33,600 volunteer valueCOMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS - 38 presentations to1000 peopleLGA ANNUAL NUTRIENT SURVEY - 2010 survey sent inJune. Have received 20 responses and report currently beingwrittenSUPPORTED GROUPS WITH PROJECT RESOURCES- on 54 occasionsCANOEING ON THE CANNING - hosted four with 90teachers and community members attending this full dayprofessional development workshopCATCHMENTS, CORRIDORS AND COASTS - on theorganising committee and presented at this three day courseattended by 15 participantsFERTILISE WISE PROJECT - >5400 of all five brochuresdistributedGROW LOCAL PLANTS PROJECT - >4000 of all fivebrochures distributedBROCHURE DISTRIBUTION - >18,800 PhosphorusAwareness Project items distributedARTICLES - about the Project in newspapers and newsletteron 17 occasionsEDUCATION NEWSLETTER - four per year to 250schoolsKindly funded by the Swan River Trust’s Healthy RiversProgram.Canoeing on the CanningFrog PondRiverton Primary School Bush Garden PlantingCatchments, Corridors and Coasts 201011