Environmentally minded group meets to form a local CULT
Wednesday September 23, 2009
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A group of residents representing a number of different local organisations attended the first CULT meeting last Thursday at the Golfie.
A meeting last Thursday at the Cobar Bowling and Golf Club has called for the setting up of a CULT in Cobar.
However it’s not the sort of CULT that wants you to give them all your money and worldly goods, they just want you to volunteer some of your time.
This CULT, the Cobar Urban Landcare Team, could not be described as fanatical or obsessive, however some of its members are passionate about the environment.
Last week’s meeting attracted interest
from the three mines, Cobar Shire Council, the Western Catchment Management
Authority, National Parks and Wildlife, WIRES (Wildlife Information Rescue and Education Service) and a local indigenous group.
The meeting’s convener, Peak Gold Mines’ environmental officer, Rick Muller, said
while he was happy with the attendance at Thursday’s meeting, he would have liked to have seen more members of the community there.
“It was suggested at the meeting that perhaps people don’t really know what an Urban Landcare group does,” Mr Muller said.
Scott Kahler, council’s planning and
environment officer, who attended the meeting, said in his previous experience with Landcare groups their activities can be “pretty broad”.
“They can range from rubbish and weed removal that targets certain areas to education programs such as the importance of keeping the family cat in doors at night,” Mr Kahler said.
Mr Muller said the meeting decided to hold an information night next month.
“We’ll invite some experts and speakers who have experience with Urban Landcare
to come along and explain more fully what Urban Landcare groups do,” Mr Muller
said.
“And hopefully lots of people who care about the local area will come and find out about Urban Landcare and will want to join the CULT.”
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