Introduction
Gluepot Reserve celebrates its 10th Anniversary in 2008. It continues to win awards in biodiversity conservation, enhancement and management, scientific research and monitoring and sustainable ecotourism. So far in its complete history Gluepot has been awarded a total of 35 awards.
Environment, Conservation & Science: 25 awards
Ecotourism: 7 awards
The Built Environment: 2 awards
Health: 1 award
2007
2007 Premier’s Natural Resources Management Award
Second place in the category “Outstanding Integrated Volunteer Project”
2006
2006 Volunteer Community Action Achievement Awards
SA Murray-Darling Basin Natural Resources Management Board. Three Awards Won for:
• Protection of 54,000ha of Old-growth Mallee at Gluepot
• Linking Monitoring to Natural Resource Management at Gluepot Reserve
• Environmental Courses and Workshops at Gluepot Reserve
SA Great Awards
Silver Medalist in the "Sustainable Tourism" Category and "Ecotourism" Category
National Landcare Awards
Winner of the “Australian Government Bushcare Nature Conservation Award” Landcare Australia – October 2006
2005
South Australian Tourism Awards 2005
Winner in the "Sustainable Tourism" category
SA Great Awards 2005
Highly Commended in the "Science and Environment" category
South Australian Landcare Award
Winner of the "Bushcare Nature Conservation Award" and "Alcoa Landcare Community Group Award" Landcare Australia - September 2005
2004
Year of the Built Environment 2004
EXEMPLARS Program - National Awards, Winner in the category "Towards Sustainable Communities"
SA Great Awards 2004
Winner of the "Science and Environment" Category
South Australian Tourism Awards 2004
Winner in the "Ecotourism" Category
Friends of Parks Forum Awards 2004
Friends of Gluepot Reserve, Winner of the "Best Biodiversity Project" and "Best Landcare Project"
2003
2003 National Volunteer Awards
National Winner of the "Environment, Conservation, Heritage and Animal Welfare" Category
Yellow Pages South Australian Tourism Awards 2003
Highly Commended in the "Ecotourism" Category
2003 KESAB Tidy Towns Awards
Winner of the "Environmental Action and Education" Category
2003 National Volunteer Awards
South Australian State Winner of the "Environment, Conservation, Heritage and Animal Welfare" Category
River Murray Catchment Environmental Awards 2003
Winner of the "Improving the Quality of the Environment and Water Quality" Category and "Sustainable Recreation Award" Category
2003 Heart Foundation Kellog Local Government Awards
Highly Commended in the Category "Project by a Community Organisation"
South Australian Landcare Award
Winner of the"Bushcare Nature Conservation Award" Category, Landcare Australia - August 2003
United Nations World Environment Day Awards 2003
Winner of the "Award for Best Community Based Environmental Project or Initiative"
Banksia Environmental Awards 2003
Winner of the "Award for Environmental Leadership in the Community"
2003 Riverland Tourism Awards
Winner of the "Tourist Attraction" Category
2002
Civic Trust of South Australia
Winner of the Civic Trust Award for "An Outstanding Contribution to Civic Awareness", November 2002
Yellow Pages South Australian Tourism Awards 2002
Winner of the "Ecotourism" Category
2001
SA Great Awards 2001
Winner of the "Science and Environment" Category
South Australian Landcare Award
Winner of the"Bushcare Nature Conservation Award" Category Landcare Australia - August 2001
2000
National Community Link Award
Winner of the "Environment, Conservation and Heritage" Category
1999
National Community Link Award
Winner of the "Environment, Conservation and Heritage" Category
