Waikato Regional Council would like your help as it reviews its plans, policies and rules around what you do on land to help protect waterways. The Council is inviting expressions of interest from community members who are interested in being part of Citizens Reference Groups, including Groups focused on the Coromandel and Hauraki.
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Before and After – The Dramatic Impact of Restoration Planting
Peninsula Planting and Restoration Groups Have Received $2M Funding From Waikato Regional Council.
These photos were taken over three years at a local stream near the edge of Colville Bay, on the Coromandel Peninsula. Stream banks and saltmarsh were planted and fenced with help from Colville Harbour Care and funding from Waikato Regional Council. The results are amazing. The plants have survived and matured, the stream now has a stony bottom, and the native birds are back.
Denis Tegg, Thames Coromandel representative on the Waikato Regional Council urges people to call the council on 0800 800 401 if they have a similar project in mind, because funding and expertise may be available.
“If you have a wetland, bush, beach, or stream enhancement project in mind, want to carry out river work or weed control or need help to connect with your nearest environmental care group who strives to have our native bush predator free then get in touch. Regional Council staff have a wealth of knowledge, and the council can offer financial help for restoration works, soil and stream management, and animal and plant pest control,” Cr Tegg said.
Thames Coromandel pest trapping, kiwi care, and river catchment, harbour and beach restoration groups have received almost $2 million from Waikato Regional Council in the last 3 years. Thames Coromandel restoration groups get an outsized slice of regional council funds due to the high quality of their work and their great community effort and commitment.
In addition, Regional Council secured $1million of ‘Shovel Ready’ funding for local ‘Clean Streams’ and harbour restoration projects to keep our waterways swimmable.
Read More »Environmental advocates sought for Waikato Regional Council Advisory Committee (ACRE)
Nominations are being sought for The Advisory Committee for the Regional Environment (ACRE). ACRE is an advisory/consultative group of up to 15 members who sometimes attend Waikato Regional Council meetings, and liaise with staff and councillors and make submissions on the council’s environmental policies and plans.Read More »
Over $1 million in grants from Waikato Regional Council to Coromandel groups for predator control
Waikato Regional Council (WRC) has granted over $1 million to 3 Coromandel community groups working on landscape scale predator control projects.Read More »
Waikato gets $5.5m in funding to improve fresh water
Waikato Regional Council has secured $5.535 million in Government funding for quick-start restoration projects, including $2.825 million towards creating a green corridor along the lower Piako River from the Kopuatai wetland to the Hauraki Gulf. This project is expected to create 47 new jobs.
Re-Elect Denis Tegg to Waikato Regional Council 