Environmental Education Strategy - Campbelltown City Council ...

Environmental Education Strategy 2009-20122.3 Engaging Local Community GroupsThere are a number of community groups in the Campbelltown area, which representa diverse range of backgrounds and interests. By engaging directly with thesegroups, Council can undertake more efficient and targeted environmental educationactivities, which are more likely to be effective in achieving Council’s aims.These community groups include such groups as sporting and recreational clubs,outdoors focused groups like scouts, guides, groups for people of Cultural andLinguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds, groups of retirees and so forth. The useof these existing structures provides for greater efficiency in developing and targetingof programs, as interests or demography of groups are understood. This action alsoprovides for anticipated greater participation and sense of community & belonging asthe group will encourage each other.A comprehensive list of community groups isfound on Council’s website, under thecommunity directory. This list is updated on a6 monthly basis to ensure that the communitygroup details are still relevant and current.This will be used as a guide to assist inidentifying who Council can engage andpartner with in undertaking environmentaleducation activities.The community group which is targeted woulddepend on what the issue is and itsgeographical location. For example, theMacarthur Nature Photography Society is acommunity group that Council could work withcollaboratively in the coordination of theMacarthur Nature Photography Competition.Alternatively, if Council wanted to undertake ageneral campaign on litter and wanted totarget a large sample of the community,approaching sporting clubs may be aneffective means of reaching a longer and broader demographic.Version 2.03 18/3/10Page 19 of 48