2012 Bob Hawke Landcare Award

Inaugural Bob Hawke Landcare Award winner, Lynne Strong, has had extensive involvement and success in sustainable agriculture through her award winning dairy enterprise, Clover Hill Dairies, where she produces six times the industry average of litres of milk per hectare. She has significantly contributed to the local community through involvement in organisations such as Landcare Illawarra, Dairy Youth Australia and the Australian Land Management Group. She has also worked closely with the University of Sydney to conduct experimental work on her family’s Lemon Grove Research Farm which has attracted visitors from all over the world. She has been the recipient of several awards including the 2010 National Landcare Primary Producer of the Year and has proactively encouraged youth involvement in Landcare through the Art4Agriculture Young Farming Champions program.