$20 million funding available for grants for Australian Volunteers. The Federal Department of Social Services has $20m in funding available for grants to volunteers. Funding of $1,000 to $5,000 is available for purchase of equipment, transport, training and background screening of volunteers. Applications must be submitted by 2pm on Tuesday 18th September. More information, grant […]
The Organising Committee extends a warm invitation to Wildcare branches to attend Island Arks VI, the sixth symposium on island conservation, tourism and management. The Island Arks Symposium is a long standing, high level meeting for islanders, island managers, conservation ecologists and island eco-tourism operators. Since the first meeting in 2009 held on the Great Barrier […]
For those in Wildcare who are interested in the marine environment and the pressing marine debris message, don’t miss this exhibition! ‘Beach Couture” Beach Couture: A Haute Mess by Marina DeBris Along with works from an art & science collaboration on the impact of microplastics in our oceans: Dr Jennifer Lavers, Annalise Rees, Katherine Cooper, […]
WILDCARE WEBSITE TRAINING is happening in the South! When? Saturday August 4th 9:30am-12:15pm Where? Rosny LINC 48 Bligh Street Rosny. Cost? Free (morning tea provided) REGISTER here. We know that using the Wildcare website can be quite challenging, particularly for low-frequency tasks such as creating news items or events or emailing members. Following a […]
WELCOME TO SHARON SMITH, WILDCARE’S NEW CEO. Wildcare’s new CEO, Sharon Smith started this week and will be working part-time in the Wildcare Office. Sharon graduated in Economics from UTas and has a range of financial and governance qualifications. She has over 20 years senior corporate experience including strategy development, performance measurement, marketing and communications, financial […]
Nominations for the 2018 Tasmanian Community Achievement Awards are open! Would you like to nominate someone into this year’s Awards? Below is a list of categories that will be available this year: – Community Group of the Year Award – Business Achievement Award – Health Achievement Award – Agriculture Award – Employer Excellence in Aged Care […]
In April, Get Outside held our annual leadership training weekend at the Far South Wilderness Camp. With Tasmania bathed in warm autumn light, we enjoyed the most amazing weekend exploring and learning. This year we hosted nine new leaders from across Tasmania, and were joined by three experienced leaders. Participants were diverse in their backgrounds, […]
A collection of stories highlighting the work of 17 Wildcare Branches in 2017 is now available here.
Due to an exciting period of change and growth, a rare opportunity for a part time CEO has presented itself. We are searching for a candidate with practical operational experience who has the ability to lead and build on a positive culture and utilise their skills to develop and implement organisational strategy and positive change. […]
Introducing Alexandra Wise I’m very happy to be on board with Wildcare and looking forward to getting my teeth into the financial side of things……..so bear with me while I find my feet! It was never clear to me what I wanted to be when I grew up, but in 2005 after many years […]