Clarence environment groups will be celebrating World
Environment Day on 5th June by holding the eighth Re-Weavers’ Awards
Dinner in Grafton.
The Re-Weavers’ Awards recognise individual Australians who
have made a significant environmental contribution. These Re-Weavers have “greatly enhanced the
tapestry of our Earth Community by re-weaving green threads of sustainability
back into its living fabric”.
Those honoured this year are Roslyn Woodward of Wooloweyah
and Nan and Hugh Nicholson of The Channon.
Roslyn Woodward is the President of Valley Watch, the
environment group based in the Lower Clarence.
She has been active in various important local campaigns including those
against the West Yamba development and clearing at Gulmarrad. She has also been a strong advocate for
effective action on climate change.
Nan and Hugh Nicholson were very active in the battle to
save Terania Creek Rainforest in the late 1970s and early 1980s – a battle
which became an important catalyst for other forest issues. Following their establishment of a nursery
specialising in rainforest plants, the Nicholsons published six books on
Australian rainforest plants. In recent
years they have become involved in campaigning against moves to establish
gasfields in the Northern Rivers.
The Re-Weavers’ evening, which is being held at the Masonic
Centre, is being hosted by the Clarence Valley Conservation Coalition, Clarence
Environment Centre and the Clarence Branch of the National Parks Association of
NSW.
