GANT is invited to local development and management planning session, indicating an acknowledgment of the need to incorporate vegetation management into the planning process. A more cooperative and whole-landscape management ethic has been generated in the areas of GANT activity. GANT field work is done in conjunction with government agencies including Lands Planning and Environment and DIP, Caring for Country, other environmental agencies and landcare groups, local councils, educational institutions and research agencies. Partnerships between agencies have become the norm rather than the exceptional occurrence. Membership and volunteers continually increase.
Professional development is part of the volunteer program.
Andrew had worked over 800 hours during 10 months, in the nursery, at the Rapid Creek Project, and with the schools program. He has recently begun study in Horticulture. Professional development opportunities are provided to staff, leading to GANT's increasing reputation as an expert and demand for GANT expertise in industry and at public forums. ALEP Field Officer Joe Morrison made presentations at the NT Landcare Conference in 1995 and at the Caring for Country workshop in 1996. He also presented a paper at the Sixth International Permaculture Conference in Perth, a joint presentation with Mike Carmody, a previous ALEP staff member.