Jim Knight Memorial Landcare Award
Jim Knight Memorial Landcare Award
In 2015 we started the Jim Knight Memorial Landcare Award in honour of Jim, the founding Chair of Clarence Landcare.
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The issue
Clarence Landcare had not been active enough in recognising and promoting our amazingly dedicated Landcare volunteers. Nominating our volunteers for external awards happened every now and again and when we did it raised the issue of not knowing enough detail to write about the very people we worked with. As part of our strategic planning process, promoting our volunteers was identified as a gap we needed to address.
The solution
Upon the very sad passing of Jim Knight our beloved committee member of 20 years we felt it was important to create a tribute to Jim. We offered his family the idea of developing the Jim Knight Memorial Landcare Award, they were thrilled and so we proceeded and in 2015 the Inaugural Award was born.
The memorial plaque was designed, made and donated by a local artist and the Clarence Landcare Committee developed a nomination form and judging criteria. The award goes to a Clarence Landcare Group or Individual of the Year.
The impact
Jim's two daughters and grand son Jack attended our AGM to present Laura Noble the inaugural award in 2015. Jack is now a committee member of Clarence Landcare and presents the award most years at our Annual General Meeting.
The 2015 Inaugural Award went to Laura Noble - Clarence Valley Conservation in Action (CVCIA) Landcare Group for her work with Common Myna Bird control and the Clarence Native Bee Landcare Group.
The 2016 Award went to Dennis Milne - Yuraygir Landcare Group, for his work in Yuraygir National Park, weed control, seed collection and planting and also his work in running the Sandon to Wooli Community Plant Nursery.
The 2017 Award went to Wendy Plater- Maclean Landcare Group, for her work at Maclean Lookout- Pinnacles Reserve and also her work with Maclean Landcare Nursery.
The 2018 Award went to Peter Turland - Yuraygir Landcare for his work on the Weeping Paperbark Reserve in Tucabia.
Top Photo: Jim Knight
Bottom Photo: Award winners pictured above from left to right, Wendy Plater, Dennis Milne, Peter Turland and Laura Noble.
Key facts
- 2015 Award Winner - Laura Noble
- 2016 Award Winner - Dennis Milne
- 2017 Award Winner - Wendy Plater
- 2018 Award Winner - Peter Turland