2023 Proposed and Planned Projects, Events and Activities
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2023 Proposed and Planned Activities
2023 promises to be another busy year for HOPE with ongoing commitment to:
- support our Alliance/Partner organisations;
- support, promote and/or participate in UN Environmental Observance events; and
- support initiatives such as the Earth Charter in Action - Powering a global movement and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals
We are also committed to supporting:
- issues such as Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss, and Threatened Species Development
- publication of Special Reports on:
- Food Security (now being handled by Georgia Eastment)
- Water Security (to be released shortly)
- Circular Economy (now being handled by Mert Kul)
- Projects – current and proposed
- 2023 Qld Women’s Week project – Acknowledging and Celebrating the contribution that women of the Darling Downs have made and are making to the Protection and Conservation of our Environment ->Grant application successful. Project officially kicks off on 1 January 2023
- Nest boxes – for birds and other animals such possums (grant application submitted to Qld GCBF). -> If grant is successful, the Toowoomba West Men’s Shed will be contracted to build 150 nest boxes which HOPE will distribute free-of-charge to landcare groups and others throughout the Toowoomba region
- Provision of free drone fly-overs: Friends of the Escarpment Parks (FEP)Toowoomba – Park Care groups and Redwood Park re Cats Claw Creeper infestation; Dingo Mountain Reserve (Crows Nest); and Coalbank Road Reserve (Coalbank) -> probably in January 2023
- “Weeds” Forum at USQ Toowoomba Campus, 19 April 2023
- Development and publication of “Minimise Waste and Conserve Resources” brochure (completed 17 Mar 2023)
- 20-21 May 2023: HOPE’s provision of an Information Display at World Science Festival Queensland being held at Cobb & Co Museum, Lindsay St, Toowoomba
Meeting Schedule
Committee Meetings
| Date | Meeting |
|---|---|
| 11 February 2023 | 2nd Ordinary MeetingFood for thought – What does the future of HOPE look like? |
| 10 June 2023 | 3rd Ordinary Meeting |
| 9 September 2023 | 4th Ordinary Meeting |
| 11 November 2023 | Annual General Meeting (AGM) and 1st Ordinary Meeting for 2023-2024 |
