It was wonderful to finally get people together for GDL's Annual General Meeting (AGM) and General Meeting this year, after the last couple of years when COVID made such gatherings difficult. These back-to-back events were held on Saturday 5th November at the Gunning Shire Hall, and culminated in a delicious sausage sizzle provided by the Lions Club of Gunning.

The AGM was deliberately brief. Local Councillor John Searl expertly officiated the nomination process and all the executive positions for 2023 are filled by the same people as last year: John Storey remains as Chair, Janet Heffernan as vice-Chair, Scott Keyworth as Secretary and Susan Medway as Treasurer. Matthew Streat and Nerida Hart remain as general committee members. We got to acknowledge Bob Spiller, who served on the committee last year but who will not be returning this year. Bob has played a pivotal role in Landcare in the district over many years, and we look forward to his continuing involvement in projects such as Feral Fox Fighters and Mates of Mundoonen. The committee currently has one casual vacancy for a general committee member and we welcome anyone who would like to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to find out more. 

The General Meeting was an opportunity to showcase some of the projects that GDL is currently involved with. Three relevant and locally produced short films were screened - Feral Fighters (about coordinated fox baiting), Finding Nanno (about endangered Southern Pygmy Perch in the Gunning district), and Yass Habitat Linkage: The Value of Photos (which celebrates connectivity plantings in the region). The Chair then provided an over-view of all the other GDL projects before inviting questions and feedback. 

We would like to thank Upper Lachlan Shire Council for making the Shire Hall freely available for these events.