Dear Supporter
With the end of the financial year behind us, we are proud to announce that both in terms of volunteer support, program activity and raising funds, this last year has been by far our most successful to date. The Team has set lofty goals for the year ahead and we look forward to sharing our successes with you and gathering more friends along the way.
Next time you are in a park, why don’t you email or twitter us to let us know what you experienced there; inspiring stories help us all to remember to get into the park for its therapeutic benefits as well as the importance of taking a break every now and then.
Jenny Holliday
CEO
 Caitlin's Retreat put to the test
Our big news this month is that we have had two families on trial visits to provide us with invaluable feedback. Getting this feedback is all important to ensure we are achieving our aims of providing an experience in nature, using its therapeutic benefits to assist families with special needs as well as just being a great place for some time out.
Our next phase is to get our farm operational with our vegie garden and orchard needing some work and planting out, as well as increasing the number of animals on the farm for visitors to interact with.
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Freckled Duck enclosure
Through a generous $5,000 donation from the Shell Geelong Refinery Community Grants Program, People & Parks Foundation is pleased to partner with Parks Victoria to announce the completion of the Freckled Duck Enclosure at Serendip Sanctuary. The Freckled Duck is one of Australia's rarest waterfowl species. The captive birds will allow us to interpret the importance of species diversity, threatened species recovery programs and the value of conserving wetland habitats.
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International Healthy Parks, Healthy People Congress
It’s nearly time to book for the Healthy Parks, Healthy People Congress with registrations opening in October – make sure you have this link on your desktop as there are some super keynote speakers coming from all over the world. To find out more about the speakers and other activities, go to www.healthyparkshealthypeoplecongress.org
People & Parks Foundation is proud to be charity partner for the congress.
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Volunteer of the Month - Zoe Geyer
We would like to extend a big thank you to Zoe Geyer a student placement from CAE who has been working on our Feel Blue Touch Green programs.
Zoe has provided support to the program in her short time at People & Parks Foundation and we are grateful for her enthusiasm and commitment to the program.
Parks for Life
People & Parks Foundation are pleased to announce the signing of a memorandum of support with Parks For Life; the international urban parks and green space alliance. Our mission is closely aligned to Parks for Life – a network of urban parks and green spaces that are strongly supported and valued by their communities.
People & Parks Foundation are the first charity partner aligned with this global initiative and are working on an event to celebrate World Parks Day on 19th September – keep the date free to join us!
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Fundraising for Caitlin's Retreat
Do you have an innovative idea as to how we can raise funds and support for this fabulous initiative? Whether you would like to get your hands dirty by assisting with the development of our vegie patch and orchard, would like to assist with taking groups of young people with special needs for a bushwalk or have the capacity to donate or organise an event to help make this work, we would love to hear from you.
Contact us at info@peopleandparks.org
Woodend Children's Park
With over 400 hours of volunteer labour having been put into the park since construction began, the Woodend Children’s Park will soon be ready to open! The park is almost double the size originally envisaged; this will be an inspiring park!
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Volunteer Opportunities
We are currently looking for volunteers to assist with the following:
Feel Blue Touch Green program
Event Management Committee
Green Connections Field Helpers
Please click here for further information
Green Connections News
June was a busy month for Green Connections with four corporate volunteering days taking place, and the period from September to November is already shaping up to be busy time for corporate volunteering also, with many organisations finalising their involvement.
We are working closely with the parks to target specific projects that could benefit the most from volunteer assistance.
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Sea Search News
With the weather warming up (if only slightly), Sea Search has been particularly busy of late. Our volunteer network is expanding rapidly, with new groups such as Yavneh Secondary College and students of Chisolm TAFE in Rosebud coming on board.
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Reef Life Survey News
Our last group dive at South Road Reef Bommies (Brighton) found few fish but urchins in abundance as Paige, Amelia and Tim braved the cold waters to record the winter marine life.
Thank you to all that came to the Reef Life Survey information session held at the Clyde Hotel on Sunday the 28th June to learn about the program and see Rick show us a taste of the amazing marine life Reef Life Surveyors get to interact with.
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