Peter Hendy (Eden-Monaro, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

On the morning of Monday, 12 February, I joined the Minister for the Environment, Greg Hunt, at Glebe Park, Queanbeyan, on the banks of the beautiful Queanbeyan River, to announce the successful applications for round 2 and the opening of round 3 of the government's Green Army Program. With us were the Queanbeyan Mayor, Tim Overall; city council Manager Parks and Recreation, Tim Geyer; leading officials from various service providers; and two young, energised Green Army teams from Queanbeyan and Yass, the former so very ably led by team supervisor Katie Hendry.

Minister Hunt inspected the great work that has been completed next to the Queanbeyan River. The team has done a wonderful job of restoring the river corridor through weed control, track maintenance and planting species appropriate for native fauna. I am proud that the government has delivered on this election promise. I am prouder still that the government is pressing ahead with its partners to implement still more projects across the nation that will practically improve the environment while building up participants' skills and experience. Eden-Monaro will host five more projects over the next period. The Queanbeyan River restoration project is to continue. In the Eurobodalla we embark on a three-stage restoration of 110 kilometres of coastal reserves. In the Bega Valley there will be a Green Army project in partnership with the Far South Coast Landcare Association. It will help in restoring and planting native vegetation across a range of sites and aims to improve existing habitat and create new habitat and connectivity for threatened species. (Time expired)