Mission Australia launches environmental training program

During the project, the group of young people from the Ballarat area will have the chance to work on the restoration of native habitat environment, construction and installation of nesting boxes to improve biodiversity values, fencing or critical ecological and historic sites, assisting in fuel reduction prior to the summer fire season, and track maintenance and erosion control at Sovereign Hill.

Participants will work towards a Certificate II in Conservation and Land Management.

Mission Australia’s Victoria Regional Manager, Anthony Moore, said the young people were looking forward to making a difference to the local environment and picking up skills for the future.

“We’re excited to announce this project that will provide more opportunities for young people in Ballarat to get real work experience in on-the-ground projects and continue building on the success of earlier projects this year.

“As part of today’s launch we’ll also officially commend our recent graduates who successfully undertook the program last year,” Mr Moore said.

Date: Friday 18 March 2011
Time: 11:00am to 12:00pm
Where: Sovereign Hill Lodge, Magpie St, Ballarat, Victoria 

Interview and photo opportunities:

• Anthony Moore, Victoria Regional Manager, Mission Australia
• Tracee Vassallo, NGJC Business Manager, Mission Australia
• National Green Jobs Corps participants

Media contact: Emily Lehmann, Fenton Communications on (03) 9600 0006 / 0421 852 501 or emilyl@fenton.com.au