About
Our Location:
LEC Launceston Environmental Centre
72 Tamar Street, Launceston
Tasmania 7250
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phone: (61) 3 63318406
fax: (61) 3 63318418
email: info@lec.org.au
skype: leccoordinator
Environmental Education:
The Launceston Environment Centre's mission is to bring about community awareness, responsible attitudes and actions for the protection and enhancement of the
environment and quality of life through an educative process.
Through educating ourselves and others, we believe that environmental ideals can be made real, and that small community actions make a big difference.
You can ask us about particular environmental issues, or find out how to solve particular environmental problems. If you are interested in generating community
support on environmental issues, we can tell you how to stand for local government or how to assess the promises of political parties at election time. You can also
ask us how to run a campaign, deal with the media, or lobby politicians.
The LEC Library:
The LEC has a specialised environment library. The library is reference material only. Photo copying facilities are available (15c per sheet) if you want or need to
take information away with you.
How we Operate:
The LEC is a not-for-profit, non-government organisation funded through membership fees and donations, government grants and augmented by some partnership programmes
with industry. It has a voluntary Board of management, supported by a team of volunteers. The LEC currently has funding from the Tasmanian Government's 'Living
Environment Program' which is used to employ a part-time coordinator.
Volunteering at the LEC:
The LEC provides an excellent opportunity for people to learn exciting new skills, meet interesting people and help to contribute to our local community in a positive
way.
We currently have several opportunities for individuals who have some spare time. We are always updating this page as new opportunities arise so make sure you
bookmark this page for future reference.
For up-to-date information on volunteering at the LEC please contact us.
Campaigns and Issues:
Since 1974, the Launceston Environment Centre has campaigned on a wide range of environmental issues - natural and urban, coastal and inland, country and city.
Wins for the environment often require a sustained effort. Our campaign to introduce improved recycling facilities to the Launceston community took more than 15
years, requiring a great deal of perseverance and consistency on our part.
Our campaign to reduce air pollution in the Tamar valley have led to changes in emission standards, and helped to bring about the Federal Government's domestic wood-
heater replacement scheme.
Research undertaken by us has also assisted in providing the community, councils and other and land management organizations with important information about
threatened species and their long-term management.
Working for the environment means working with the community to protect natural values such as, forests and bushland, and to minimise chemicals, soil, air water and
waste pollution to solve air, noise and sewage pollution problems, as well as protecting public open space and native parklands.
It also means working to preserve our cultural heritage, such as urban landscapes, significant trees, wetlands, urban planning, waste management, coastal protection,
mining, wild rivers and catchment protection, threatened species, old growth eucalypt and rainforests, wilderness and national parks.
We are your representatives for environmental issues, taking up community concerns and providing support and/or assistance. We are committed to community education
and information regarding all decisions that affect our environment.
Now, more than ever, your actions will help to determine the environment that we pass on to future generations.
Please join us in our task.