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 volunteers, landcare groups and other community-led environmental groups, farmers, landholders, First Nations organisations and the next generation of landcare leaders.
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
Landcare Australia and the Victorian Government’s Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) have continued their long-standing partnership to support the Landcare movement across Victoria. Through this collaboration, the Victorian Junior Landcare and Biodiversity Grants, funded by DEECA, continue to empower young Victorians to connect with and care for Victoria’s biodiversity.
Since 2018, more than $3.6 million has been invested in over 800 projects across the state. These projects have engaged schools and youth groups in activities such as planting native vegetation to restore habitat, participating in biodiversity-focused citizen science initiatives, and learning about the importance of protecting Victoria’s ecosystem health.
These grants directly support the Victorian Government’s Biodiversity 2037 strategy, contributing to its goals of halting biodiversity decline and connecting communities with nature. Victoria’s plan to stop the decline of native plants and animals and improve the natural environment, guided by two goals: Victorians value nature, and Victoria’s natural environment is healthy. In 2024-2025, DEECA also provided funding to Landcare Australia to leverage corporate and other non-government partnerships to deliver funding into Landcare projects throughout Victoria.