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The Range Statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Add any essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts. |
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Strategies to address land care issues will vary between communities and may include: | Ensuring that excessive vegetation growth around sewerage lagoons and in other areas of the community is controlled and maintained Planting and maintaining fruit and shade trees in the house yard and community Erecting shelters for shade in places where groups of people tend to gather for meetings or ceremonies Obtaining, planting, and maintaining bush medicine in the community, near the clinic etc. Planting and maintaining trees and shrubs to act as wind breaks against dust in the house yard, general community and outlying areas Developing the yard area to reduce the impact of overcrowding and problems with wind blown dust Planting and maintaining appropriate trees around septic tanks to prevent cars from driving over them and collapsing drains or breaking lids |
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Organisation may include: | Community council Community clinic Other employer bodies/agencies |
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Relevant others may include: | Environmental Health Officers Aboriginal Health Workers Other clinic workers School children Other community workers, e.g. horticultural workers, community development workers Elders and traditional owners |
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Priorities may be in relation to: | Perceived needs in the community, and issues of importance Availability of resources and/or funding requirements, etc. |
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A plan of action to address land care issues may include but is not limited to: | The most appropriate and cost-effective way to control dust problems in the general community, e.g. using gravel from creek beds to place around traffic areas in the community such as the front of the clinic, community council, store; blocking off bush tracks with rocks, old tyres, 44 gallon drums, etc. Strategies to develop the house yard and/or living areas e.g. wind breaks, fence construction or repair, dust sheltering plants, mounding to protect fencing from cars, etc. The types of fruit and shade trees appropriate to the region, what people want to have planted, and where Involving school children in tree planting activities so that they feel a sense of ownership Identifying appropriate trees to plant around septic systems, and strategies to prevent people from driving over the top of septic systems while the trees are becoming established e.g. signage, fencing, mounds, education, etc. Managing land care projects ie: identifying community needs, resource requirements, action to be taken, etc. |
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Key people and outside agencies may include: | Environmental Health Officers Greening Australia Aboriginal Health Workers Other land care agencies Other community workers e.g. horticultural trainees and/or graduates, community development workers |
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Resource requirements may include but are not limited to: | Gravel from creek beds if applicable 44 gallon drums Rocks Old tyres Appropriate plants, shrubs and trees needed for specific purposes Fencing resources e.g. post driver, post hole borer, wire strainers, fencing pliers, fencing wire, knots for use in joining fence wire Resources for land care activities, e.g. pick, shovel, drip irrigation system etc. Availability of water sources, e.g. billabongs, bores etc. Funding issues in relation to projects |
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Success of the plan may refer to: | Objectives being met in accordance with the plan Limited obstacles, e.g. very little need for the IEHW to intervene in relation to specific issues or problems Improvement in the over all health of individuals and community members Community support and empowerment in relation to the plan of action implemented Community support and empowerment in relation to assisting with ongoing maintenance e.g. watering plants as required, maintaining drip systems etc. |
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Strategies for improvement may include: | Education/health promotion Developing additional strategies to involve school children in on going maintenance activities Identifying sources of additional funding for future land care activities/projects |
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Feedback may be: | Verbally in either first language or English depending on the target group and whether or not the feed back provided takes place internally within the community or outside the community to relevant others Written correspondence, e.g. faxes, letters, etc. Photos of land care activities/projects Video recording land care activities/projects |
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