GCG’s mission is to ‘connect, support and lead local communities to maintain and improve the health of the Ginninderra Catchment and surrounding environments’.
GCG is both a community-based natural resource management organisation and a Landcare network, operating primarily in the north-west ACT Region. We support 31 Landcare Groups (including Parkcare, urban, rural, junior, and Aboriginal Landcare Groups) and coordinate numerous community engagement and landscape-scale restoration programs.
GCG is one of three community Catchment Groups in the ACT. It has strong partnerships with local, regional and national bodies. Current GCG priority program areas can be seen here.
GCG provides a network for our member groups and volunteers; linking the catchment community with the ACT Government and other stakeholders, providing assistance with project development and implementation, and facilitating community forums for ideas and discussion. Our organisation has demonstrated significant achievements in integrated environmental activities across all tenures (rural, urban and reserve) and landscape types in the ACT Region.
The Ginninderra Catchment Group is run by a volunteer committee. December 2021 – December 2022 Committee Co-Chairs Secretary Treasurer Education and Community Engagement Officer Public Officer General Members Executive Officer – Kathryn McGilp landcare@ginninderralandcare.org.au Waterwatch Coordinator – Bruno Ferronato ACT Frogwatch Coordinator – Anke Maria Hoefer Projects Officer – Fiona Spier Finance Officer – Julian Low Assistant Project and Communications Officer – Suzanne Richardson TBA Ginninderra Catchment Group Strategy 2000 (1MB) – The Ginninderra Catchment Group has developed clear strategic priorities to improve the health, diversity and productivity of the catchment and creek system. Management Plan For Lower Ginninderra Creek Includes Plant List and Planting Templates Find out about the history and habitat values of the Mulligans Flat Nature Reserve. This leaflet includes some suggested walking trails with a map of the reserve. Dunlop Grasslands Brochure – Find out about the significance of the Dunlop Grasslands Nature Reserve. Includes a map of the Reserve. Are these weeds invading your neighborhood? – Find out about 3 silent invaders: Chilean Needle Grass, Serrated Tussock and African Love Grass. Our Members The Ginninderra Catchment Group supports its volunteers to undertake environmental activities in a number of ways. Our members come from a variety of backgrounds and with different interests. Some are keen to improve the areas surrounding their homes, whilst others have an interests in specific issues such as water quality, weed management, education or threatened flora and fauna. The Group recognises that there are many ways through which members can support our activities, from more rigorous activities such as weed removal or revegetation, to contributing to our working groups or helping out with administrative tasks. Become a Member To become a member of the Ginninderra Catchment Group, just fill in one of the forms below and submit. We have 2 levels of membership; groups and supporters. Group membership Any Landcare group or related environmental stewardship group can apply to become members of GCG. Membership provides: Supporters of Ginninderra Catchment Group Individuals can come “supporters’ which allows them to get our newsletters and other communications. The Ginninderra Catchment Group encourages individuals to become members of Landcare groups, and access more services that GCG provides. From time to time there are opportunities to assist in the office in tasks, such as proofreading documents, filing and data entry. Currently, we are keen to have some assistance in scanning and organising archival photos and documents which are important to our and our member groups history. Supporters of Ginninderra Catchment Group Form Please, if you are part of a group, an interested individual, or interested in forming a new stewardship group, contact us, or follow us on Facebook @GinninderraCatchmentGroup
We support a number of local Landcare and Parkcare groups operating in the catchments of both Ginninderra Creek and Yass River. These groups are always enthusiastic to meet new volunteers or to get involved in local projects. The Catchment Group staff support Landcare groups by: Click on the links below to find out more about each of our member groups: Find out how you or your group can become a member of the Ginninderra Catchment Group.Our committee
Ken Hodgkinson
Clare Henderson
Vacant
John Connelly
Roan Dunstone
John Pugh
Wally Bell
John Giacon
Sandy Lolicato
Our staff
waterwatch@ginninderralandcare.org.au
frogwatch@ginninderralandcare.org.au
projects@ginninderralandcare.org.au
gcg@ginninderralandcare.org.au
communications@ginninderralandcare.org.auAnnual Reports
Ginninderra Catchment Group Strategy, 2000
Where to Buy Bush Friendly Plants in the ACT
16 Mar 2020_Native Plants Listing_A4(1)
Ginninderra Catchment Group Brochures
GCG Leaflet
(Barton HWY to Macgregor)(1.5 MB)
Ginninderra Creek Report
Membership