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Welcome to the Greening Bathurst website - the place for people who love the Bathurst region and who want to preserve and enhance the vegetation that makes it special.
Greening Bathurst is a volunteer community organisation that supports best practice in the management and conservation of vegetation across the Bathurst Regional Council area by advancing the implementation of the Bathurst Vegetation Management Plan (BVMP) and assisting in achieving the vision of the Plan.
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The results are in!
On Saturday March 24th, Greening Bathurst took part in the 2012 Bathurst Sustainable Living Expo held at the showground. The early morning start was very cold and dewy but turned into a splendidly warm day with huge interest in our ‘green’ message.
As part of the day, Greening Bathurst asked the general public “Which two areas in Bathurst could do with an environmental makeover?”Out of 22 entries the standout was Centennial Park with 7 votes and close behind was the eastern entrance to the city with 6 votes.
See the full list of sites here!
By taking part in the survey, respondents had the chance to win a $100 gift voucher generously donated by Churches Garden Centre. The lucky winners were Geoff & Rhonda Coleman.
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| Learn more about our annual award and the work of Jo Ross here. |
Chris Marshall has made a significant contribution to improving our local environment in the following areas:
- He was an early member of the local environmental group Greening Bathurst. Chris was involved with others in such environmental projects as Sawpit Creek; the Native Vegetation Cycle/Walkway Corridor and the Bathurst Vegetation Management Plan.
- Is a member and currently the Chair of Boundary Road Reserve. Chris is a hands on member keen to get his hands dirty doing plantings, slashing, weeding and many other tasks. He also is a competent organiser, planner and communicator behind the scenes.
- Is a keen and well versed bird watcher. Chris created The Birds Of Boundary Road document based on survey results.
- Has professionally held the positions of District Soil Conservationist and as a Strategic Planner for the Environment Protection Authority.
- Is a keen communicator of environmental issues through his writings.
- Chris sees as important where and how we accommodate for future development in Bathurst in a sustainable manner as well as encouraging/enabling Bathurst people to be connected to the natural environment.
Congraulations also extended to our nominees for the award - Gillian Baldwin, BRC Environmental Team, BCCAN and the Community Guardians of the O’Connell Memorial Avenue.
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