23 September 2016 – Balingup’s Southampton Homestead won the coveted People’s Choice Award last night at the National Landcare Awards in Melbourne. The farm, run by Jeff Pow and Michelle McManus, came out on top among all 69 national finalists by receiving the most votes from the Australian public in an online poll in the lead-up to last night’s award ceremony. It is the only award among all 11 handed out that is voted on by the public and not a judging panel.
23 September 2016 – Australian public votes WA’s Southampton Homestead as best Landcare project
23 September 2016 – National Landcare Awards and Conference celebrate outstanding Landcare champions
23 September 2016 – Twelve winning Landcare projects were announced last night at the National Landcare Awards in Melbourne, where nearly 600 Landcarers from across the country came together to celebrate impressive achievements in the Landcare community.
23 September 2016 – 20 years of sustainable farming pays off for Queensland’s prestigious Bob Hawke Landcare Award winner
23 September 2016 – Esteemed Queensland conservationist and farmer, Stephen Burgess, won the coveted Bob Hawke Landcare Award at the 2016 National Landcare Awards in Melbourne last night.
21 September 2016 – Local community groups strike gold as RACV digs deep
21 September 2016 – Seven diverse environmental and agricultural projects in local communities around the Goldfields region will benefit from close to $180,000 in funding, thanks to a new partnership between RACV and Landcare Australia.
31 August 2016 – Celebrating Australia’s annual Landcare Week
31 August 2016 – It’s National Landcare Week from 5–11 September, a time for all Australians to acknowledge and reflect on the great work being carried out by over a hundred thousand volunteers who give up their valuable time to care for this great country we call home.