Contents

• 2023 Planned and Proposed Activities
• Meeting schedule

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 (published January 2023)
  • 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
    • Media Release
    • Book of Profiles
  • 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
    • Letter to CBF – Interim Report (1) on Nest Boxes Project, 16 May 2023
    • Plus photos and short video
• 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
• Development and publication of “Minimise Waste and Conserve Resources” brochure (completed 17 Mar 2023)
• “Weeds” Forum at USQ Toowoomba Campus, 19 April 2023
  • Weeds Forum report
  • Media release and promotional flyer
  • ‘Weeds Forum – Program’ slide
  • Facilitator and speakers’ profiles
  • Presentations by facilitator and guest speakers
    • Facilitator’s presentation – Dr Kate Reardon-Smith, UniSQ
    • Presentation 1 – Janet Barker, Invasive Species Queenland
    • Presentation 3 – Impact of Weeds on Farming Communities, by B Lawrie, CCMA
  • ‘Weeds Forum – Resources’ slide
  • ‘Wrap up; and Where to from here’ slide
• 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