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In 2008 ISV groups significantly contributed to many important conservation efforts across Australia. Nearly 700 ISV participants worked with 17 Host Organisations and made a difference in 37 different locations in Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales, The Australian Capital Territory, Queensland and The Northern Territory.
Together with our Host Organisations we worked hard to restore natural habitats and foster environmental and community awareness. We tackled local environmental issues by removing introduced plant species, constructing environmental education trails, conducting scientific research and biological surveys, nursing and monitoring native animals and maintaining community buildings and infrastructure. We are also proud of our first community development project in the Wadeye Indigenous Community where we assisted in the local primary school and women’s centre.
A big thank you to all of ISV’s 2008 volunteers who’s efforts resulted in the following achievements:
| Project |
# Students |
# Groups |
| Austrop |
30 |
3 |
| Tasks Accomplished |
- 138 trees planted
- 118 tree guards installed
- 2130 trees maintained/potted/mulched etc
- 25 m of track construction
- 57615 m² of weeds cleared
- Erected a solar panel
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| Project |
# Students |
# Groups |
| AWC Brooklyn |
8 |
1 |
| Tasks Accomplished |
- 200 trees maintained/potted/mulched etc
- 3100 m of fence constructed
- 2100 m of fence maintenance
- 15 ha of weeds cleared
- With other parties, contributed to the burning of 2000 ha of open woodland for fire prevention
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| Project |
# Students |
# Groups |
| ALT |
24 |
3 |
| Tasks Accomplished |
- 3200 m of fence removed
- 30 m of track construction
- 22 display signs constructed and installed
- 5000 m² of land surveyed for Mallee Fowl
- 160 ha of fire reduction burning
- 78 pitfall traps installed for biological surveys
- 500 m of irrigation pipe removed
- Water tank cleared
- 50 m of plumbing pipe removed
- Taught conservation practices at a local primary school
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| Project |
# Students |
# Groups |
| Banrock Station |
15 |
2 |
| Tasks Accomplished |
- 650 trees planted – natives
- 650 trees maintained/potted/mulched ect
- 100 m of fence construction
- 100 m of walking track maintenance
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| Project |
# Students |
# Groups |
| AEFI |
32 |
8 |
| Tasks Accomplished |
- 6564 trees planted
- 389 trees maintained
- 307 m of fence removal
- 400 m of fence maintenance
- 9010 m of track building
- 2248 m of track maintenance
- 10030 m² of land weeded
- Built 2 bridges
- 83 stairs constructed on a walking trail
- Fed Dingos, Quolls, Kangaroos and Emus and cleared their cages
- Cemented a dingo cage
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| Project |
# Students |
# Groups |
| Corangamite Shire |
9 |
1 |
| Tasks Accomplished |
- 4000 trees planted
- 4200 tree guards installed
- 2000 m of fence construction
- 2000 m of track construction
- 20 ha of land cleared of weeds
- Worked at the local school for 2 days
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| Project |
# Students |
# Groups |
| Koonamore |
10 |
1 |
| Tasks Accomplished |
- Surveyed 400 m² land for animal species
- Surveyed 200 m² for plant species
- Entered survey data into computers for analysis at the University of Adelaide
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| Project |
# Students |
# Groups |
| RBG (Mt Tomah) |
9 |
1 |
| Tasks Accomplished |
- 500 plants maintained/potted/mulched etc
- 1500 m2 of weeds removed
- 3200 m of walking trail maintenance
- 10 signs constructed and installed
- Created displays and decorated the new education centre
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| Project |
# Students |
# Groups |
| Phillip Island |
30 |
3 |
| Tasks Accomplished |
- 5065 trees planted
- 35 tree guards installed
- 200 trees maintained/potted/mulched etc
- 4550 plants propagated
- 3 fences constructed
- 100 m of fence maintenance
- 11500 m2 of weeding
- 60 kg of rubbish removed
- Built and established 21 penguin boxes
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| Project |
# Students |
# Groups |
| TLC |
13 |
2 |
| Tasks Accomplished |
- 700 trees planted
- 800 m of fencing removed
- 5780 m² of weeding introduced species from native vegetation
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| Project |
# Students |
# Groups |
| The Crossing |
32 |
3 |
| Tasks Accomplished |
- 175 m of fence construction
- 10 m of fence removal
- 1460 trees surveyed looking for Koalas, found exciting new evidence of Koala wildlife corridors
- Moved 5 m2 of firewood and 5m² of dirt
- Cut and hammered 20 star pickets
- Constructed a 6 x 1.5 metre garden bed
- Built a 34 m wall for the main hall with straw bale
- Rendered the main hall
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| Project |
# Students |
# Groups |
| Wadeye Indigenous Community |
17 |
2 |
| Tasks Accomplished |
- Prepared 1400 hamburgers, hot dogs and sandwiches and distributed them during funeral services
- Assisted in the local primary, secondary schools in accelerated learning, reading, artwork, football and language programs
- Catalogued library books with a linguist
- Transported a Murinpatha story to powerpoint
- Painted the interiors of the local women’s centre and assisted with the running of it
- Prepared a short video documentary
- Cleared land to set up a local meeting place
- Painted a gazebo
- Collected and distributed wood for the elderly locals
- Scanned 2 historic diaries into a computer for the local museum
- Made a banner for the Northern Territory Dental Health Awareness Week
- Donated clothes to the local women's centre
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| Project |
# Students |
# Groups |
| Walkabout Wildlife Park |
52 |
5 |
| Tasks Accomplished |
- 500 guards installed
- 300 plants maintained/potted/mulched etc
- 120 m of fence constructed
- 2200 m of fence maintenance
- 470 m of walking trail maintenance
- 2500 m² of land surveyed for native animals
- 20 signs constructed and installed
- 120 m² of land weeded
- Removed 1 tonne of firewood
- Cleared and removed rubbish from 10000 m2 of land
- Installed picnic furniture as part of a new visitors centre
- Built a new Koala habitat building
- Built 2 new bird feeders
- Found and dug out an Aboriginal watering hole
- Dug out 4 water holes
- Built a traditional bush hut
- Built a turkey nest
- Dug a reptile pit
- Concreted the perimeters of a dingo enclosure
- Converted a bird enclosure into a yard suitable for a new wombat
- Built a lookout
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| Project |
# Students |
# Groups |
| Wild Mountains Trust |
42 |
4 |
| Tasks Accomplished |
- 153 trees Planted
- 30 trees maintained/mulched/potted etc
- 150 m of fence removal
- 420 m of walking trail built
- 200 m of walking trail maintained
- 502 flyers made, folded and posted
- 400 m2 of weeding
- Removed 20 m of a 1 m wall and rebuilt it with dirt
- De-moulded and repainted a pantry
- Painted and oiled the outside of a main hall
- Re-paved and leveled the surroundings of a shed
- Built 50 m2 of roof from donated wood
- Dug 175 metres of trench, laid pipes and wood in the trench and then covered it up
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| Project |
# Students |
# Groups |
| Wimmera CMA |
15 |
2 |
| Tasks Accomplished |
- 13680 trees planted
- 340 tree guards installed
- 250 plants maintained, potted and mulched
- 1500 m of fencing removed
- 6 hours of surveying for native plant species
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| Project |
# Students |
# Groups |
| Department of Sustainability and environment |
107 |
9 |
| Tasks Accomplished |
- 39248 trees planted
- 1410 tree guards installed
- 3885 plants maintained, potted and mulched
- 400 bags of native species seeds collected
- 7260 plants propagated
- 2030 m of fence construction
- 250 m of fence removal
- 4770 m of fence maintenance
- 1500 m of track constructed
- 25000 m2 of land surveyed for native species of plants
- 54991 m2 of weeding
- Surveyed for native species of animal such as the peppercrest and the orange bellied parrot
- Collected 10 kg of cuttings for nursery propagation
- Brainstormed ideas for children’s games to promote the orange bellied parrot, and then led children in these games at a 'fun for kids' festival
- Constructed, transported and installed 2 birds hides
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| Project |
# Students |
# Groups |
| Conservation Volunteers Australia |
132 |
18 |
| Tasks Accomplished |
- 14265 trees planted
- 7750 tree guards installed
- 3820 trees maintained, potted and mulched
- 1000 bags of seed collected
- 500 m of fence construction
- 960 m of walking track building
- 4900 m of walking track maintenance
- 2 signs constructed and installed
- 4000 m2 of land controlled for erosion
- 67486 m2 of weeding
- 731 kg of rubbish removed
- Sanded and painted 111 park benches
- Removed willow debris to allow for free flow of water and prevent flooding.
- Cleared 500 m2 of land to create a firebreak
- Pulled down a radio tower
- Collected, counted and recorded ghost/rubbish nets at Cape Arnhem for a survey
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