Are you aged between 17 and 24 and interested in gaining practical training and experience while working in your local environment?

Or do you know someone who might be?

If so, come along to an information session in Orange and find out about the Australian Government’s Green Army program.

“Right across Australia, the Green Army is making a real difference to the environment and local communities through projects such as restoring and protecting habitat, weeding, planting, cleaning up creeks and rivers and restoring cultural heritage places,” Mr Cobb said.

“The Green Army will become Australia's largest-ever team supporting environmental action across the country, building to 15,000 young Australians by 2018.”

Information sessions about how to get involved in the Green Army are running throughout August across Australia.

They are an opportunity to think about how organisations can apply for a Green Army project and how young people can participate in them.

The Green Army is a major Government commitment with more than $700 million budgeted over four years.

So far, more than 700 projects have been announced since the programme commenced in 2014 with more than 330 projects already rolled out across Australia.

The program encourages practical action supporting local environment and conservation projects across Australia, and providing training to thousands of young Australians by 2018.

With the call for Round Four Green Army projects opening soon, the information sessions provide details on how individuals can get involved and how groups can apply for projects.

Representatives from the Department of the Environment will be available to answer questions.

Round Four of the Green Army will consist of two streams.

Stream 1 will focus on heritage projects that promote, protect and conserve Australia’s National and World Heritage which are listed for their natural, historic or Indigenous values.

Stream two will focus on projects that directly support the protection and recovery of threatened species, particularly actions for improving habitat.

An information session for project hosts will be held on August 6 in Orange at the Ex-Services Club from 10:00am to 12 noon.

Further information about hosting projects or participating in the Green Army and the full schedule of information sessions can be found online at www.environment.gov.au/green-army.