About Us
The Ginninderra Catchment Group is an incorporated umbrella group of community volunteers working in the water catchment of the Ginninderra Creek.
The primary focus of the Group is advancing the health of the Ginninderra Catchment through effective engagement with government, agencies, business, schools and the catchment community. We have a strong commitment to community education and capacity building and seek to create diverse opportunities for people to become involved in catchment management, decision-making and on-ground action.
Download a copy of the Ginninderra Catchment Group’s leaflet here.
- Create ecosystems that accommodate human settlement but reduce the impacts and their effects on environmental systems;
- Restore and maintain as much of the natural setting as possible within an urban environment; and
- Ensure more systematic, catchment wide sustainable environmental outcomes from the activities of volunteers.
To achieve these goals and the wise investment of funding, expertise and volunteer effort the Group has developed clear strategic priorities. These are progressively revised in line with changes in policy, planning frameworks, knowledge and practice and significant externalities such as climate change.
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Get Involved!
You can make a difference and help our environment. The Ginninderra Catchment Group provide a wide range of volunteering opportunities for people from all walks of life, with different interests and skills. A range of flexible volunteering roles exist such as:
- Waterwatch
- Frogwatch
- Landcare
- and more - see our Membership page
Funding
The Group receives funding from the Australian and ACT Governments for the employment of professional support staff and the implementation of various projects. Funding programs include the ACT Environment Grants and the Commonwealth Caring For Our Country funding program. Group coordinators support local community activity as well as implementing catchment-scale improvement, education and monitoring programs.