Providing the skills macedon needs to protect victoria’s biodiversity

The Victorian Government is protecting the future of Victoria’s biodiversity through $495,500 of funding across 59 projects for Community Skills Development Grants.

The Community Skills Development Grants provide an opportunity for groups and networks to access funding for training to support their planning, engagement, communication, leadership, innovation, knowledge sharing, and capacity building activities.

Member for Macedon, Mary-Anne Thomas, today visited the Central Victorian Biolinks Alliance, which was awarded $22,750 from the Community Skills Development Grants.

This funding will allow the Central Victorian Biolinks Alliance to provide:

$4,500 for Project Planning and Development Skills Workshops $18,250 for Habitat Connectivity Planning Skills Workshops and Network Capacity Building Planning The Community Skills Development Grants are designed to strengthen the capacity of volunteer community-based environment groups and networks through supporting learning, development and training opportunities, and encouraging knowledge sharing and skills development.

Community skills development is an important part of implementing Protecting Victoria’s Environment –Biodiversity 2037, the Victorian Government’s long-term plan to protect our environment.

Since the release of Biodiversity 2037, the Government has announced a range of initiatives that support on-ground action, along with the Biodiversity 2037 Implementation Framework, which contains 89 actions across 8 Flagship Themes that will make biodiversity protection in Victoria more efficient and effective.

These 89 actions will support the significant investment in on-ground action from the Victorian Government, in collaboration with community, Traditional Owners, environmental organisations, agencies, business and industry.

For more information about the Biodiversity On-ground Action program, visit: https://www.environment.vic.gov.au/biodiversity/biodiversity-on-ground-action

Quotes attributable to the Member for Macedon, Mary-Anne Thomas
"The Macedon Ranges is home to a beautiful and diverse range of flora and fauna – we need to conserve it."

"This is about supporting our volunteer community-based environment groups and networks to help them do what they do best."