Latest Green Army team boosts Bushland Care groups' war on weeds

The latest Green Army team to help support Noosa Bushland Care groups' war on weeds earned their stripes this month.

The nine participants have spent the past 23 weeks removing environmental weeds from Noosa’s bushland reserves.

The Green Army participants officially graduated on May 19, days after a celebratory morning tea in recognition of their contribution to local conservation efforts.  

Noosa Council Natural Areas Officer Michael Lyons said the group of 17-24-year-olds – the third Green Army team to join conservation efforts in Noosa since 2014 – had shown great enthusiasm.

“The Green Army program is a fantastic way for young people to enter the Natural Resource Management industry and the workforce in general.  Some participants are continuing within this field; others now have a clearer direction in which to take their careers. It has been an absolute pleasure working alongside them,” he said.

The Federal Government’s Green Army program aims to involve 17-24-year-olds in conservation projects Australia wide, to teach them about conservation issues, and equip them with work and life skills. 

Council successfully applied for Green Army support on the Bushland Care groups’ behalf.

“What a success it has been for these young adults,” Noosa Green Army Supervisor Duncan Struthers said.

“Noosa Council is to be commended for their sponsorship commitment to the Green Army Program and the local youth,” he says.

“The willingness of Council’s Natural Areas staff to share their extensive experience and life stories about how they got involved in conservation, were greatly appreciated by the Green Army participants.”

“They have helped many of the Green Army participants make decisions for their future.” 

30 May 2017