REVISED POLICY GUIDELINES- PRIVATE LAND CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIPS · Policy Guideline - Private Land Conservation Partnerships Final with attachments

•   Revisits. Revisits refer to when a council LfW Officer visits a LfW member on their property
    after the initial assessment. Revisits may be for a specific reason (e.g. to drop off tools) or
    may be a general visit to touch-base with the landholder. Revisits are especially helpful for
    newly joined LfW members who are on a steep conservation learning curve. The level of
    experience, skills, confidence and knowledge of the landholder largely dictates the demand
    and usefulness of revisits. Revisits can be requested by a LfW member or offered to a LfW
    member by council. Revisits help build partnerships, trust and community networks. Councils
    aim to revisit every LfWSEQ property every 2-5 years.
    Revisits provide a chance for council LfW Officers to confirm the property’s continued
    eligibility in the LfW program, to assess the Habitat Size and to inform a Change of Status
    (Section 10.4) or a De-registration (Section 10.3).
    Revisit schedules are determined at an individual council scale and may consider:
        - Length of time the property has been in the LfW program.
        - Property size.
        - Potential of the LfW property to have a higher-level conservation agreement, such as
             a voluntary conservation covenant.
        - Landholder knowledge, skills, confidence, life circumstances, and their interest in
             having a revisit.
        - Revisit requests and recognised needs within the LfW membership.
        - Whether the property has received, or is eligible for, council incentives or grants.
        - Alignment with council strategies, conservation priorities, policies and plans.
        - Conservation values and threats on LfW properties.
        - Council resourcing.
•   Workshops. Most Local Governments offer workshops for LfW members covering a range of
    natural resource management issues. Workshops and field days offer LfWSEQ members the
    opportunity to network with other landholders, to meet experts and to see practical
    demonstrations of conservation land management in person. Some councils offer informal
    catch-ups of LfW members in a geographic area, creating space for LfW members to meet
    other nearby LfW members and to share local conservation knowledge and practical tips.
    Councils aim to offer at least one workshop to all LfWSEQ members annually.
•   Incentives. Most Local Governments offer incentives to LfW members, such as fauna
    monitoring cameras, native plants, weed management tools, herbicide, grants, contractor
    assistance and fencing. All incentives are determined at a council scale based on available
    resources, strategic priorities and membership needs. They are designed to assist
    landholders with their conservation goals in alignment with their Bushland Management
    Plan/Property Assessment Report.
•   Newsletter. The LfWSEQ newsletter shares information relevant to landholders in SEQ and
    includes property profiles, conservation science and land management tips. It is a highly
    respected resource with strong readership from within and external to the LfWSEQ network.
    Produced quarterly, it ensures regular contact with LfWSEQ members.
•   Social Media. As of 2021, LfWSEQ uses one social media platform
    (www.facebook.com/lfwseq) to share stories with LfWSEQ members and the public.
•   Milestone Recognition. When a landholder has been a member of LfWSEQ for 20 years, the
    relevant council sends a letter and/or sign/sticker in recognition to the landholder. This
    recognises the duration of landholder involvement, not property engagement in the
    program.



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