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2017 New England & North West Regional Landcare Awards
Indigenous Land Management
This award will be made to an outstanding indigenous community group or individual that is working towards improving land use
and/or enhancing or protecting an area on behalf of the community.
Please complete this form, including the contact details of the group or individual nominated and the nominator (if different), and information
that demonstrates how the nominee meets the judging criteria below. Please remember to send two digital photographs and any relevant
supporting documents.
Applicants must respond to all the criteria below for their nominated award category, with a maximum of 2,000 characters (which is
approximately 300 words) allowed for each criteria point.
All nominations must follow the Landcare NSW selection criteria, rules and conditions to be accepted into the Regional Landcare Awards.
Judging Criteria - the judges will use the information provided in this nomination to assess the extent to which:
1. Describe how the group or individual looks after country including land and / or sea. What sort of work has been undertaken?
2. How has the group or individual used indigenous ecological knowledge and traditional or other land management practices in their work?
3. What kind of impact has the group or individual had in the community by looking after country? For example, has the work created jobs
for Indigenous people in the community, have young people learned new skills or had traditional ecological knowledge passed on to
them?
4. Demonstrate how the group or individual has worked with others on the project. For example with community elders and others within the
community, or any other groups or external organisations.
5. How has the group or individual shared Indigenous land management practices and techniques with the wider community?
6. What challenges has the group or individual experienced in working on country and how has the group or individual responded to these
challenges?
The 2017 winner of this Award will gain automatic entry into the State Landcare Awards in October.
Nominee Details (i.e. contact person for the group being nominated)
Dr
Mr
Miss
Mrs
Ms
(please tick)
Name
Group/Organisation
Position/Title
Postal address
Home phone number
Mobile phone number
Email address
Region (please tick one)
Northern Tablelands
North West
Nomination prepared by (if different from above)
Dr
Mr
Miss
Mrs
Ms
(please tick)
Name
Group/Organisation
Position/Title
Postal address
Home phone number
Mobile phone number
Email address
2017 New England & North West Regional Landcare Awards – Indigenous Land Management
This nomination is accompanied by:
Digital image files (JPEG or TIF)
YES
/ NO
(please tick)
Digital document files (Word, PDF)
YES
/ NO
(please tick)
Hard copy documents/photos
YES
/ NO
(please tick)
Do you want them returned?
YES
/ NO
(please tick)
YES
/ NO
(please tick)
I give authority to the NENW Network Chairs to use the information and photographs provided within and with this
nomination for the purpose of promoting the New England Regional Landcare Awards and natural resource
management in the region within the Networks media materials.
2017 New England & North West Regional Landcare Awards – Indigenous Land Management
Indigenous Land Management Award
Background – please provide some background information on the nominated group or individual that will provide context to this
nomination
Judging Criteria
1. Describe how the group or individual looks after country including land and / or sea. What sort of work has been undertaken? (2,000
character limit, which is approx. 300 words).
2. How has the group or individual used indigenous ecological knowledge and traditional or other land management practices in their work?
(2,000 character limit, which is approx. 300 words).
3. What kind of impact has the group or individual had in the community by looking after country? For example, has the work created jobs
for Indigenous people in the community, have young people learned new skills or had traditional ecological knowledge passed on to them?
(2,000 character limit, which is approx. 300 words).
4. Demonstrate how the group or individual has worked with others on the project. For example with community elders and others within the
community, or any other groups or external organisations. (2,000 character limit, which is approx. 300 words).
5. How has the group or individual shared Indigenous land management practices and techniques with the wider community? (2,000
character limit, which is approx. 300 words).
2017 New England & North West Regional Landcare Awards – Indigenous Land Management
6. What challenges has the group or individual experienced in working on country and how has the group or individual responded to these
challenges? (2,000 character limit, which is approx. 300 words).
Nominations can be submitted as hard copies and posted in the mail or as electronic copies and emailed (preferred).
Posting hard copies
Please post hard copy nominations (with digital images on CD or USB) to:
NORTHERN TABLELANDS - Regional Landcare Awards, C/O GLENRAC PO Box 660 Glen Innes NSW 2370.
NORTH WEST - Regional Landcare Awards, PO Box 7118 NEMSC, Tamworth NSW 2340
Uploading electronic copies
Please save your nomination and supporting documents as Word or PDF files, and accompanying photos as JPEG (preferable) or TIF files.
NORTHERN TABLELANDS - email your nomination to [email protected]
NORTH WEST - email your nomination to [email protected]
Nominations close midnight Friday 7 April 2017
2017 New England & North West Regional Landcare Awards – Indigenous Land Management