Community group welcomes Landcare pledge
The Umina Community Group has welcomed a Labor pledge to spend $59 million on the Landcare program over the next four years.
"We support this commitment to enhance the grass roots funding provided by the Landcare program," said community group secretary Mr Peter Springett:
"The NSW Landcare program provides crucial funding and guidance to support the tremendous effort of the Umina Community Group Dunecare volunteers.
"There is still a long way to go to fully rejuvenate the dunes ecosystems in Umina Beach."
The group runs four Dunecare groups along Umina Beach.
The NSW Landcare Program allowed a structured way to improve the natural environment, said Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch.
"Landcare's current funding program is due to finish in NSW on June 30.
"This record funding announcement will ensure this crucial environmental restoration program can continue and expand throughout NSW, benefiting both agricultural sectors and the natural environment.
"For 34 years, Landcare has worked tirelessly to protect local landscapes.
"We can't afford to lose them."
SOURCE:
Media release, 22 Mar 2023
Liesl Tesch, Member for Gosford