Yorta Yorta Dja Dja Wurrung man Damien Saunders, together with Ian Minns and Kelvin Berry from Wangaratta Landcare & Sustainability welcomed delegates on Wednesday to Mullinmur Billabongs to kick off the annual Cascades Connections Landcare Facilitator and Project Officer event.
40 Landcare support staff enjoyed the two-day event is organised by North East CMA, North Central CMA, Goulburn Broken CMA and Corangamite Catchment Management Authority and drew participants from across all four regions.
Discussions centred around local riparian restoration and education, peer-to-peer learning and conflict resolution training; as well as a special Landcare panel on Wednesday night.
Corangamite CMA will host the next Cascades Connections Landcare Facilitators event.