GV Health Partnership
Successfully invited Goulburn Valley Health to join the RiverConnect partnership and elect a representative to the RiverConnect Implementation Committee. This new partnership is a crucial component towards progressing the health and wellbeing component of the RiverConnect Strategic Plan.
Illuminate the Burrow
Partnered with headspace Shepparton to host “The Burrow” at the major Illuminate 2023 light festival event which saw visitation of over 18,000 people across two days. The Burrow is a low sensory space for young people aged 16-25 and featured activities such as a chill space with nature journals and a craft space for nature art creations.
The Burrow 2.0 returned at Converge on the Goulburn 2025. Again the space was co-created with headspace Shepparton and included nature sound headsets, craft and a popular river love activity with notes on leaves pinned to canvas' designed by young people.
Launch of the RiverConnect Strategic Plan 2023-2028
Celebrated the launch of the RiverConnect Strategic Plan 2023-2028 with moving speeches from Uncle Ruben Baksh (YYNAC), Cr Spinks and Mayor Sali (GSCC), Carl Walters (GB CMA) Jane Roots (DEECA), Rod McLennan (Community), and students from Congupna Primary School, Berry Street School and ACE College.
Empowered Indigenous Youth
The Rumbalara Nangarna Homework Club students expressed their heartache in seeing their scar trees removed by illegal firewood practices. After reaching out to RiverConnect, they decided to host a community tree planting day to replant natives and highlight the importance of protecting our environment. The Nangarna Bush Revival Community Day was a huge success with over 230 primary school students taking part in eight activities hosted by partner organisations and groups.
Nurtured Stewardship Culture
Supported the Shepparton Mooroopna Urban Landcare Group (SMULG) to undertake weed removal after the floods of October 2022. SMULG contributed a combined 255 volunteer hours across 5 weeks to re move Nightshade and Bathurst Burr from a 3.95ha area.
Pollution Pirates
Organised major river clean-ups after the October 2022 floods with the removal of 8 cubic metres of rubbish from the Australian Botanic Gardens Shepparton and 3 tonnes of rubbish from Kaiela, the Goulburn River.
Caring for Nature - Youth Camp
20 Years of RiverConnect
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