The new Wetland Program Officer with Conservation Volunteers Australia, based in their Wollongong office, is Michael Andrews. Michael will coordinate the South East Wetland Carers Network which supports community groups and local government bodies to help improve the quality of our beautiful and highly valuable wetlands on the NSW South Coast. Michael will be organising workshops and forums on wetland-related issues. Prior to taking on this new role, Michael was a Senior Land Services Officer with South East Local Land Services and has many years of experience in vegetation management. If you’ve got areas of interest or concern that you’d like covered in a workshop or forum, please let Michael know. Michael would also love to hear about local events and stories on wetlands to include in the quarterly newsletter.  If you’d like to join the network and receive their quarterly newsletter, email Michael on mandrews@conservationvolunteers.com.au or call 4228 9246. Michael works Wednesday to Friday.