Incentives for Wildlife Habitat

Sympathetic towards providing land for native wildlife? Uncertain about how best to go about this and what incentives may be on offer? Our presenters will take you through options that may suit your circumstances including offsets, covenants, Land for Wildlife, Wildlife Gardens, Landcare and being part of a biolinks strategy. This workshop will give insight into financial and other incentives currently on offer or in the pipeline to help support nature links and biodiversity on private land. 1 pm Registration and networking 1:20 pm Introductions – Pat Macwhirter President HPNL

1:30 pm Ben Cullen – Trust for Nature Covenants
2:15 pm TBA – Environmental Offsets for VicRoads and other developers
2:45 pm Elizabeth Fraser OA – Cardinia Shire Biolinks, Gardens for Wildlife and experiences as a Trust for Nature Covenantor
3:15 pm Andrew Troedel – Bushfire challenges and wildlife corridors on Buneep Park
3:30 pm Afternoon Tea
4:00 pm Glen Brooks-McMillan – Farming Conservation Incentives
4:30 pm Marijke Bever-Price – Landcare incentives to assist biodiversity
5:00 pm Close
Cost $20 waged or $10 unwaged, payable on the day, afternoon tea provided
Please RSVP to: Pat Macwhirter patvet@bigpond.com by 26 March 2020 for catering purposes