People who can bring a broad range of skills and experiences to the Mt Noorat Management Committee are being encouraged to nominate for one of six vacant positions.
The Committee has eight elected community members, a Council Officer and standing members Eve and Gina Black, representing the family of Niel Black who bequeathed the mount to the community.
Four positions for a four-year term (until 2030) and two for a two-year term (until 2028) are open.
Interested people can meet outgoing committee members and get a good look at their work during the community planting day and opening of the new lookout on Sunday 30 August, from 10 am-12 pm.
Corangamite Shire Mayor Kate Makin called on anybody from the community with an interest in Mt Noorat to nominate.
"There's a wealth of knowledge and experience in our community that can be put to good use protecting and enhancing this absolute icon of our amazing landscape.
"We've got plenty of people out there with backgrounds in farming, plant identification, propagation, weed management, fundraising, education, building and more management. Whatever your skill set, you could be an asset to the committee.
"Check out the position description on Council's website and think about how your skills can contribute," Cr Makin said.
The Committee's responsibilities are focused on implementing the 30-year vision of the Mt Noorat Management Plan and Risk Management Plan. Members take part in
- monthly meetings with opportunities to hold an officer bearer role;
- funding applications and sponsorship bids;
- community planting days, working bees, workshops and field days;
- maintenance and development of the reserves such as weed control, tree-planting and construction; and
- working with Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation in relation to cultural heritage events.
Lake Keilambete Ward Councillor and Noorat resident Geraldine Conheady said thanked the outgoing committee members for their work over recent years.
"We're so lucky that we have people in our community that are prepared to come onto these committees and undertake the work that needs to be done on such beautiful natural assets as Mount Noorat," she said.
"The committee have been doing a really beautiful job there with the walking track, the new viewing platform and a lot of revegetation on the mountain.
"They've thinking very broadly about what the needs are to ensure the local community and visitors can continue to enjoy that natural asset."
Estimated to have last erupted about 20-25,000 years ago, the dormant scoria cone is a geologically significant feature of the Newer Volcanics Province.
Mt Noorat-or Ngoorat-was added to the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Register in 2022.
The committee is guided by the Mt Noorat Management Plan objectives to ensure
1. Protected and enhanced natural values
2. Quality visitor experiences that reflect the character of the site
3. Aboriginal and European history is understood and respected
4. Walking tracks are accessible, well maintained and cater for diverse experiences
5. Self-sustaining financial management and governance
It carries out activities such as flora and fauna assessment, revegetation activities, weed and pest animal control and more.
Nominees can download a position description and fill in the application form at corangamite.vic.gov.au/MtNooratnominations or call Council on 5593 7100 to arrange hard copies.
