Summary of carry-forward and proposed projects, etc. for 2025

• Carried forward items from September ‘Ordinary Meeting’ (refer to attached minutes)
  • Review and ‘update’ Ecological Footprint PPT -> assigned to Lizzie Pennington
  • Provision of FREE ‘drone’ flyovers to Toowoomba regional landcare groups and others -> 
  • Upgrade website -> Office Manager and Website Administrator to progressively implement proposed changes to page layouts and text
  • Issued letters to State and Territory governments requesting information on their respective abandoned mines policies and actions to remediate those mines –> completed by Samy Leyton (4/3/2025)
• Projects current and proposed
  • Current:
    • Funding sought to publish a booklet of profiles and produce a series of podcasts on “male Environmental Champions of the Toowoomba region” -> Online grant application submitted Qld Gambling Community Benefit Fund (GCBF) on 10/10/2025
    • Funding sought  to undertake ‘The Governance Foundations for Not-for-Profit Directors’ training provided by Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) -> Grant application to Queensland Gives successful (28/4/2025) 
    • Special Report on Pest Plants and Animals – being undertaken by Lizzie Pennington.; and reviewed by the Invasive Species Council -> Completed – December 2024
    • Jessica Nettle, Southern Cross University, sociology student placement researching “Greenwashing” ->  Completed – Dec 2024 (see attachments)
    • Issued letters to Australian universities and Local Government Authorities (LGAs) requesting information about their respective environmental policies and practices; climate change initiatives; and support of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) -> 14/02/2025 – Researchers have been assigned to review responses from respective agencies. 
  • Proposed:
    • Purchase of 2 laptops for Admin Support Team –> Investigating GoFundMe option
    • Podcast Project – Imagining 2040: Pathways to Flourishing Futures (IMAG40)  
      • Part 1 — 4-part Pilot Project à Approved by Management Committee on 14/6/2025
      • Part 2 —  Full 2-3 year Podcast Project à Investigate funding options