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We educate people about invasive plants, the impact of invasive plants on the natural environment
and man,
and encourage sustainable land practices. We develop and assist in projects aimed
at conserving natural areas and restoring degraded ecosystems for the benefit of man and the environment.
IEWF, registered in
July 2003, is based in Sydney Australia. In February 2007 we were accepted onto the Australian
Environmental Organisations Register
which means that donations made to us are tax deductible within Australia. In January 2007 we also became
the co-ordinators of the RNC Alliance in the Pacific region and also run and manage the RNC Alliance website
with the assistance of our sponsors eCorner Pty Ltd.
In October 2007 we were accepted as signatory to the ACFID Code of Conduct, which commits
us to ethical practice and public accountability. In keeping with this commitment
our annual financial accounts and annual report are available to any member of the public
on written request to IEWF, 46 Westminster Road, Gladesville, NSW, Australia 2111.
Our Directors are
Bev Debrincat, Louise Brodie and John Debrincat. Between us we have extensive expertise
in bushland management, conservation, the environment and information technology. See mini CVs below.
Our projects are community based, where we encourage people in all walks of life to
do their bit to improve the environment in which they live.
Masters or Post-graduate students who have a specific environmental research project authorised by
their university are encouraged to contact us to discuss funding opportunities.
IEWF will provide assistance and resources to selected
and approved
applicants from anywhere in the world, for approved projects.
The Directors of IEWF reserve the right
to approve or reject an application.
All information published on our websites is validated
by professionals from the Botanic Gardens
Trust, Sydney, XID Services, USA or the project supervisor
or by the Directors of IEWF, as appropriate.
For more information about undertaking a project with us or getting involved
in an existing project or making a donation please
email us at info@iewf.org.
Follows are our policy documents:
IEWF Employment Policy last updated 1 July 2007
Prohibited Employment Declaration last updated 1 July 2007
IEWF Policy for Protecting Children and Young People last updated 1 July 2007
Our accounts are audited in October each year. Our financial and annual reports are public documents and
are available to interested parties upon request.
Mini CVs for Directors:
Bev DeBrincat is the founder and executive director.
Bev is also Financial Controller for her family eBusiness company, eCorner Pty Ltd.
Being a practical organiser, with a background in the computer industry and bushland management,
Bev is able to undertake a wide range of projects. Her education and experience encompasses
systems development and management, marketing, bushland management (formerly an on-ground
supervisor with the National Trust). She has also been involved in a number of workshops in
bushfire management, soils, soil biota and fungi, feral animal control, translocation,
bush regeneration, weed control, natural regeneration gardening – some at the receiving
end and some at the giving end. Bev co-ordinates her local Community Fire Unit in Sydney
and is active in both city Bushcare and country Landcare. As a landholder, in the Macleay Valley
Coast (Northern Rivers CMA), for the past 28 years she has co-managed the regeneration and
restoration of her 22.92 hectare property of which 22.8 hectares are now under a Voluntary
Conservation Agreement under the National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1974. This property includes
Littoral Rainforest, Coastal Wetlands and Dunes. Bev has also been responsible for starting a
bushcare program within her local city council by networking local volunteers and obtaining grant
funding.
IEWF has a number of projects underway with various educational institutions and independent
practitioners, in Australia and Ecuador, see our News page and
www.knowyourgardensnatives.org. IEWF is the co-ordinator for the RNC Alliance for the
Pacific region, networking local scientists and practitioners with those from overseas,
see
www.rncalliance.org.
IEWF, Bev, the volunteer network and other partners have been successful in winning and managing
grants for projects such as coastal dune restoration works, bush regeneration, creek restoration
and education in both Sydney and/or the mid-north coast.
Louise Brodie is a director of International Environmental Weed Foundation (IEWF) and is also on
the board of Greening Australia (NSW). Louise has qualifications in agriculture and horticulture.
Her background is in bushland restoration and vegetation management. More recently Louise has
worked with funding programs which assist landowners in managing and restoring their land for
biodiversity. Currently Louise works for NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change putting
in place agreements with landholders to manage their land for natural and cultural heritage.
John Debrincat is a director of IEWF and has extensive experience in the Information Technology
Industry. He is a Fellow of the Australian Computer Society. John is the founder, Managing Director
of eCorner Pty Ltd, which specialises in offering eCommerce solutions throughout Asia Pacific and
which sponsors a number of websites for various environmental organisation. He has been a senior
executive in various information technology companies for over 20 years.
He is Chairman of the Australian Computer Society Foundation. This is a non-profit organisation
that has raised over $8 million dollars for scholarships since 2001, and has funded over 550
scholarships for Information Technology students to universities in Australia and New Zealand.
He is an Honorary Life Governor and President of Sydney University Foundation for Information
Technologies. The Foundation provides guidance and advice on the issues related to Information and
Communications Technology research and development. It provides linkage between industry and the
university.
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