Meeting papers

STEP 4 - MEMBERSHIP

                                        •   General Correspondence
  Membership                            •   Revisits
                                        •   Change of Status
                                        •   Workshops & Training
                                        •   Incentives
                                        •   Recognition
                                        •   Newsletters & Social Media

General Correspondence
   • Correspond with every LfWSEQ member quarterly through the distribution of either a
       printed or electronic copy of the LfWSEQ newsletter.
   • Aim to correspond directly with every LfWSEQ member every 2 years. This may be in the
       form of a property revisit, workshop attendance, receipt of an incentive, event, phone call or
       attempted phone call. Correspondence schedules to be determined at a council scale based
       on allocated resources, strategic priorities and membership demands.
   • Option to use Enquire functionality “Filelt” (put [email protected] in the BCC field) to
       record phone and email correspondence.

Revisits
   • Aim to revisit every LfWSEQ property every 2-5 years.
   • Revisit schedules to be determined at a council scale as per Section 7.4.
   • Record all revisits in Enquire.
   • Revisits provide chance to confirm continued eligibility, habitat hectares and can inform a
         Change of Status (below) or De-registration (see Step 5).

Change of Status
   • A Revisit allows a council LfW Officer to assess the property against the Eligibility Criteria to
       determine correct status. A Change of Status may be required (Section 10.4).

Workshops & Training
   • Aim to offer at least one workshop to all LfW members annually.
   • Discuss workshops, training and providers at Steering Committee meetings.
   • Option to record workshop attendance in Enquire.

Incentives
    • Depending on council resources, landholder incentives may include grants and/or contractor
        assistance, books, herbicide, weed management tools, nest boxes and native plants.

Newsletter & Social Media
   • Aim that each council contributes one story per year to the quarterly newsletter.
   • Aim that each council contributes one piece of content for social media per year.

Recognition
   • Upon a landholder (not property) reaching 20 years as a member of LfWSEQ, the relevant
       council sends a letter and/or sign/sticker in recognition to the landholder.



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