Thursday, 14 August 2025

 Martha HAYLETT (Ripon) (10:02): Last week was Landcare Week, and I was proud to host a special morning tea to recognise local Landcare volunteers from across the Ripon electorate. Thank you to all who came, including volunteers from the Upper Mount Emu Creek Landcare Network, Buloke and Northern Grampians Landcare Network, Clunes Landcare Group, Natte Yallock Landcare Group, Mount Cole–Pyrenees Nature Group, Lexton Landcare Group, Moolort Landcare Group, Avon Plains Banyena Landcare Group and the Stewart Park committee in Skipton. It was a lovely opportunity to stop and thank Landcare volunteers for all that they have done for our rural communities, putting in countless hours over many years to better our environment. As co-convenor of the Parliamentary Friends of Landcare I am proud to support local groups and will continue to work hard to make sure that they are supported more into the future.