About Surf Coast & Inland Plains Network
Surf Coast & Inland Plains Network (SCIPN) is a Landcare Network operating along the surf coast from Barwon Heads to Anglesea and within the inland plains between Connewarre and Lake Modewarre. The region takes in the catchments of the Thompsons Creek and Spring Creek.
Our vision is to coordinate and facilitate cooperation between Landcare groups, friends of groups, environmental groups and the community to preserve, restore and protect the environment as well as promote sustainable land management.
Our mission: to promote and protect the value of the environmental assets in the Surf Coast and Inland Plains region, including farmlands, by: mobilising the community to address the range of challenges to the productivity and environmental value of the region; and by securing funding for this purpose.
Activities centred on achieving this mission include improving soil health; grazing management; promoting biodiversity; pest (plant and animal) control; and catchment, wetland, waterway and coastal health. We will utilise educational, restorative and research activities including field days, community workshops, on-site works and assisting in property management planning.
In carrying out this mission SCIPN aims to motivate and inspire the community to manage necessary change through the provision of practical solutions, awareness, knowledge, education and assistance with on-ground activities.
Photo: CCMA
Surf Coast & Inland Plains Landcare Network’s assets
Victorian Volcanic Plain: Natural Temperate Grasslands
Point Addis Marine National Park
Eagle Rock Marine Sanctuary, Point Danger Marine Sanctuary
RAMSAR Wetland: western fringe of Lake Connewarre and Karaaf Wetlands
Bells Beach Recreational Reserve
Thompsons Creek and Spring Creek catchments
Browns Swamp
Lake Modewarre
Moonah Woodland: a referred food source salt marsh for the nationally threatened Orange Bellied Parrot, Spiny Peppercress in association with chaffy saw sedge (Gahnia filum) and Blue Tussock Grass (Poa poifomis)
Yarra Pygmy Perch nationally significant species
Grey Goshawk, Powerful Owl, Rufous Bristlebird
The focus of the Surf Coast & InlandPlains Landcare Network
Community support, engagement and capacity building
Pest plant and animal control and management
Environmental education
Protection, enhancement and restoration of Biodiversity
Sustainable agricultural practices
Climate change mitigation and adaptation
Waterway and wetland protection and enhancement
Coastal and marine biodiversity
Surfcoast and Inland Plains Landcare Facilitator
Introducing Sarah Anderson as the new Landcare facilitator for Surfcoast and Inland Plain Network.
With a Bachelor of Technology in Coastal Resource Management and time spent in both the agricultural and the horse industries, Sarah brings a diverse background to the role. The focus moving forward will be to increase engagement with local Landcare groups, including Junior Landcare, and to foster collaborative, action-orientated projects that will enhance our diverse local area and assist local landholders. Feel free to reach out with your ideas, concerns or your ability to volunteer. Together we can enhance our local biodiversity and sustainable agricultural practices.
Our vision is to coordinate and facilitate cooperation between Landcare groups, friends of groups, environmental groups and the community to preserve, restore and protect the environment as well as promote sustainable land management.