Commonwealth Government
Landcare Australia has a long-standing partnership with the Australian Government, for over 35 years we have worked hand-in-hand and achieved outstanding results for the landcare movement.
We are building on this history, by continuing to deliver activities and programs through the Natural Heritage Trust program. The Australian Government’s ongoing investment in Landcare Australia underscores our proven capability since 1989 and ensures we are well-equipped to further our mission to support the landcare movement.
Over the next four years, Landcare Australia will deliver impactful programs such as the National Landcare Conference, the Landcare Awards, the Bob Hawke Landcare Award, the General Jeffery Soil Health Award, the NextGen Landcare Summit, the First Nations Landcare Gathering, the Landcare Agriculture program, Landcare in Focus eMagazine and enhanced communications campaigns aimed at fostering nationwide engagement and environmental stewardship.
Our project activities will deliver programs that address climate-smart, sustainable agriculture, environmental protection and natural resource management outcomes through mobilising and supporting local landcare groups, farmers, landholders, First Nations groups and communities.
The Commonwealth is represented by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) and the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW).
Victorian Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
The Victorian Government’s Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) has partnered with Landcare Australia for many years to support the landcare movement in Victoria.
The Victorian Junior Landcare and Biodiversity Grants are funded by DEECA through this partnership, and since 2018 have provided $2.89 million in funding to more 778 projects across Victoria. The projects engage young Victorians in learning about and caring for Victoria’s biodiversity. They include planting indigenous vegetation to create habitat for Victoria’s native animals, enabling students to participate in citizen science activities to collect data about the natural environment, and educating young people about biodiversity in their local area. The grants support the Victorian Government’s Biodiversity 2037 plan and contribute to a number of its goals.
Funding is also provided by DEECA to Landcare Australia to leverage corporate and other non-government funding to support Landcare projects in Victoria.