As part of Landcare Australia’s celebration of 35 years of Landcare Australia and landcare as a national movement, the 2024 Landcare Australia Community Grants program was created to support local landcare and community environmental groups.
Landcare Australia has confirmed the 26 recipients of the 2024 Landcare Australia Community Grants Program, with $300,000 being distributed throughout Australia for environmental volunteers to use in a huge variety of landcare activities that revive nature, boost biodiversity and engage with volunteers.
There will be a selection of case studies added to Landcarer, giving you exciting updates as to how the project progress in 2025.
The successful recipients are listed below.
| Group | Project Name | Location |
| ANU Intrepid Landcare | Glossy Black Cockatoo Habitat Planting project | ACT |
| Watershed Landcare Inc | Connection by Fire | NSW |
| Community Environment Network | Wildplant Community Nursery Upgrade | NSW |
| Belmont Wetlands State Park Land Manager | Belmont Wetlands State Park Dune Stabilisation Project | NSW |
| Hunter Intrepid Landcare | Glossy Black Cockatoo Habitat Planting project | NSW |
| Illawarra Intrepid Landcare | Glossy Black Cockatoo Habitat Planting project | NSW |
| Capertee Valley Landcare | Aboriginal Land Management Experience | NSW |
| Diggers Camp Dunecare | Diggers Headland Reserve Invasive Weed Control 2024-25 (Glory Lily, Coastal Morning Glory, Lantana, Bitou and other vines smothering naturally regenerating plants) | NSW |
| Wycarbah & District Landcare Group Inc. | Wycarbah & District Feral Pig Program | QLD |
| Coolum District Coast Care Group Inc | Assessing Fauna Resilience on the Sunshine Coast | QLD |
| Agnes Conservation Community Inc | Local Plants for Nature nursery, market stalls, signage and community planting and awareness day | QLD |
| Yungaburra Landcare Group Inc. | Water quality testing of platypus habitat, Atherton Tablelands, Far North Queensland | QLD |
| Springbrook Weedbusters | Springbrook Weedbusters Community Engagement Events | QLD |
| Upper River Torrens Landcare Group | Landcare at ‘Fairbairn Farm’ in Mount Pleasant | SA |
| Hills Biodiversity Inc | Restoration of the Springs Rd Water Reserve | SA |
| Mount Roland Land Care | Why is the Giant Freshwater Crayfish crossing the road? | TAS |
| Dolphin Sands Community Association | Strategic gorse control – Swan River and Moulting Lagoon | TAS |
| Wedderburn Conservation Management Network | Connect with Nature, 2024-25 | VIC |
| Strathbogie Ranges Conservation Management Network | The last stand – the Southern Greater Glider in the western Strathbogie Ranges | VIC |
| Hopetoun Landcare Group | Hopetoun Hopefully Hits Hoppers | VIC |
| Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation | Millowl Project | VIC |
| Burgoigee Creek Landcare Group Inc | Developing our farming future | VIC |
| Upper Plenty Merri Catchments Landcare Group | Restoring the Environment, Equipping and Connecting Community | VIC |
| Mornington Peninsula Intrepid Landcare Group | Glossy Black Cockatoo Habitat Planting project | VIC |
| The Gillamii Centre | Greening the Great Southern | WA |
| Helena River Catchment Group | Improving the capacity of the Helena River Catchment Group | WA |
Source: QGIS HCMGIS Basemaps Plugin v24.11.20 – www.QGIS.org
This new grant program was made possible by generous contributions from Landcare Australia’s supporters and donations.
