Bushlands to Bay

Bushlands to Bay Corridor Project

Introduction to B4C

We are a voluntary organisation, endorsed as a Landcare Group in 1999.
B4C coordinates 23 Bushcare Groups and is affiliated with 40 other organisations.
B4C works from a self-funded Catchment/Volunteer Centre.
1 paid coordinator under a 3-year NHT Grant.
2 privately owned vehicles are used to transport volunteers to and from sites.
B4C volunteers work on 46 sites within the Catchment
56 volunteers work from our centre, servicing up to 850 members of community groups.
B4C has a community nursery run by volunteers with output of 9500 plants to service projects.

Mission Statement

• To have an ecologically sustainable catchment with a continuous vegetated corridor.
• The health and natural process of our waterway be protected and enhanced.
• Identify the threatening processes to our catchment and devise actions to remedy their impacts.

Awards

2004        Australia Day Award

2003        Healthly Waterways Award:  Community Group

2003        Runner-up in Landcare, Rivercare Award

2002        Healthy Waterways Award:  Community Group

2001        Queensland Landcare Award: Community Group

2001        Queensland Premiers International Year of the Volunteer: South East Queensland Regional Award

2000        South East Queensland Regional Award for Excellence

2000        Finalist in the Queensland Arbor Day Awards

Programs

• Volunteer Corps: coordination and training
• 1/3 For Nature (Private Landholder Agreements)
• Waterwatch
• Education/Awareness (Schools, Community and Industry/Business)
• Weekend Bushcare Support (21 Groups 2001)

Needs for the sustainability of Bushlands to Bay

A vehicle for transportation of volunteers and tools onto site, with running costs;
Training opportunities for volunteers;