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A monthly digital newsletter filled with news, information, updates and offers for Landcarers
December 2020
Protecting Threatened Species in Western Australia
While COVID-19 restrictions sometimes made it difficult, the three Western Australian groups that received 2019/20 AGIG (Australian Gas Infrastructure Group) Landcare Grants of up to $10,000 each were recently able to complete their projects and report impressive...
Discover Australia’s iconic impressionist Arthur Streeton
The Art Gallery of New South Wales is proud to present Streeton, a landmark exhibition of Australia’s greatest impressionist landscape painter, Arthur Streeton, whose brilliant evocations of light, land and sea captured the spirit and optimism of our country....
November 2020
Initiative will fund planting of 100,000 local native trees and shrubs a year
Banrock Station, the Australian eco-friendly wine brand from Accolade Wines, has partnered with Landcare Australia to plant 100,000 native trees and shrubs each year, starting from January 2021. Supporting biodiversity and animal habitats, clean air and water, while...
Using digital technology to enhance sustainable farming systems
Automated soil moisture probes, salinity and depth sensors with data transfer units were installed to measure the depth of the water table, soil moisture levels, soil salinity levels and environmental conditions across the project’s three sites. The Meningie East...
Restoring the foundations of an endangered woodland
Harry Madigan, whose family owns Kelton Plain, the site where the Upper Snowy Landcare Network will implement its project using funding from the CHEP Land Management and Sustainable Agriculture Landcare Grant. With $60,000 in funding from the inaugural CHEP Australia...
October 2020
Rejuvenating bushfire affected walking trails
A Nature Valley Trails™ Landcare Grant is enabling the Nambucca Heads Landcare Group to rejuvenate the Summit to Sea Walking Track in Mt Yarrahapinni National Park. Landcare Australia and Nature Valley™, a General Mills brand, have just awarded a total of $80,000 in...
Growing habitat for threatened species
Western Pygmy Possums in the Charleston Conservation Park will benefit from Kersbrook Landcare Group’s Growing for Bushfire Recovery project funded by a Hawke’s Brewing Landcare Threatened Species Bushfire Grant The Western Pygmy Possum (a Regionally Critically...
Changing project focus during times of drought, fires and COVID-19
The Riverina Highlands Landcare Network planted 3,325 tubestock helping to restore 4.5ha of Grassy White Box Woodlands. In 2019, the Riverina Highlands Landcare Network (RHLN) received a Jaramas Landcare Grant for a project to construct native tree corridors...
Roxby Downs conservationists working with threatened marsupials impacted by drought score funding from WIRES and Landcare Australia
Burrowing Bettong. Photo by Nathan Beerkens Six hours north of Adelaide in the red sand desert, conservationists are mounting a battle to protect some of Australia’s rarest species including burrowing bettongs, greater bilbies and western barred bandicoots from the...
Parliamentary Friends of Landcare Co-Chairs Senator Perrin Davey and Senator Ciccone encourages Landcare groups to apply for a grant in the Natural Resource Management Drought Resilience Program
A new round of Drought Resilience grants targeted to Natural Resource Management (NRM) projects designed to improve the drought resilience of the agricultural landscape are now open. Encouraged to apply are organisations, farmer groups and individuals with innovative...
September 2020
September 2020 Landcare Australia CEO Message
Landcare Australia CEO Dr Shane Norrish talks about the importance of Landcare groups working on bushfire recovery projects; and how you may know someone that should be nominated for a Bob Hawke Landcare Award so that we can recognise the contribution they have made...
You’re invited to our very first National Landcare Conference webinar
To whet your appetite, ahead of next year’s rescheduled National Landcare Conference, we’re kicking off a special series of webinars on October 1st. We’ve joined up with some fantastic Landcarers from around the country, and put together a series of webinars based on...
You can help decide which photo comp entry wins $500!
There sure are a lot of talented shutterbugs out there in the Landcare community. We had so many amazing entries for our Capture Your Connection Landcare Week photo comp, and you can vote for the winner until Thursday through our poll that’s live on Landcarer! We had...
Investing to protect wetlands and native vegetation
In April, Landcare Australia commenced its $345,000 investment in the project to protect wetlands and native vegetation in New South Wales’ Karuah Catchment. This project is being implemented in partnership with the Karuah Borland Landcare Program to help the Midcoast...
August 2020
Working together to protect Karuah River
A joint project that addresses multiple impacts on the Karuah River and the Port Stephens estuary is being showcased during Landcare Week from 3-9 August, with more farmers invited to join the project. Through an innovative partnership between local farmers, Midcoast...
August 2020 Landcare Australia CEO Message
Landcare is more important than ever before, thank you for your hard work and contribution to Landcare. Today marks the first day of Landcare Week, an annual campaign that takes place to acknowledge and celebrate the thousands of volunteers and groups across Australia...
Protecting Glossy Black-Cockatoo habitat impacted by bushfires and drought with WIRES and Landcare Australia
The ‘Casuarinas for Cockies’ project is in the High Country Hamlets area of Toowoomba Region, hard hit by the 2019/2020 bushfires and drought. Swathes of casuarinas burned out or died back. In the aftermath, the project will plant and maintain 700 Black...
Win $500 for your group by sharing your best snap!
How would you like to celebrate Landcare Week by wining $500 for your group? This year, Landcare Week celebrates people getting connected with the environment in their local community. We’re asking you to capture that connection in a photograph, and share it on the...
July 2020
July 2020 Landcare Australia CEO Message
The Landcare Australia CEO video messages talks about how the team at Landcare Australia is getting on with our job of supporting grassroots Landcare groups; and how the new partnership with WIRES is supporting the outstanding work being carried out by Landcare groups...
Increasing efficiency and resilience of feed and lamb production
Colin Seis’ property, Winona in NSW is the location for a project to increase efficiency and resilience of feed and lamb production. Winona, Colin Seis’ 840-hectare property, just north of Gulgong in New South Wales is the location for a project aimed at increasing...
Win $500 for your group by sharing your best snap!
How would you like to celebrate Landcare Week by wining $500 for your group? This year, Landcare Week celebrates people getting connected with the environment in their local community. We’re asking you to capture that connection in a photograph, and share it on the...
Bushfire recovery webinar
Do you live in an area that was recently affected by bushfires? Maybe your group is getting involved in recovery efforts, or you’ve received funding towards project. In our upcoming webinar you can hear from a Landcare Facilitator heavily involved in the recovery...
June 2020
Supporting the Bungawalbyn Community recover from bushfire
The Bungawalbin Catchment was impacted by the Bora Ridge/Myall Creek Rd fire in November of 2019. This fire destroyed many of the old hollow bearing trees and stags which provided shelter and nesting sites for a wide variety of native wildlife including owls,...
Make membership renewal time easier for everyone
Is membership renewal time an admin nightmare for your group? Would you like to trial a new and refreshing way of managing this process? Online community platform, Landcarer, has a membership management feature groups can use to manage their renewals for free, and...
Call for Abstracts 2020 National Landcare Conference
We are calling for submission of abstracts and posters for the 2020 National Landcare Conference. We are seeking presentations for the sessions that demonstrate the Landcare ethos for the following streams; Sustainable Agriculture, Environment & Climate Change, Community Partnerships in Action and Landcare Impact.
May 2020
Platypus habitat regen in the Deua River Valley
After the January bushfires decimated vegetation along the Deua River, habitat for platypus in the region was tipped to breaking point. But thanks to funding from Landcare Australia’s Bushfire Recovery Grants, Deua Rivercare have sprung into action to protect and...
Tree change for koalas project receives funding
The Macleay Valley is recognised by the New South Wales Government as being part of an ‘Area of Regional Koala Significance’. Unfortunately, local studies suggest that koalas in this area, like so many others across Australia, are in decline due to numerous factors....
Wyndham Farm brought back to life
In Harrogate, east of the Adelaide Hills, 220 hectares of Wyndam Farm was burnt right through from boundary to boundary decimating works undertaken in 2014 by Bremer Barker Catchment Group and Goolwa to Wellington LAP (GWLAP). With fences destroyed, ground-layer and...
Charlie Arnott’s The Regenerative Journey podcast launches with the support of Landcare Australia
2018 Bob Hawke Landcare Award winner Charlie Arnott will launch next week his inaugural podcast series The Regenerative Journey. Listen to Charlie delve into the lives of some truly fascinating figureheads within the regenerative agricultural space. In the nine...
April 2020
WIRES and Landcare Australia Join Forces To Support Communities Impacted By Bushfires With 1Million Grants Program
WIRES and Landcare Australia have announced a landmark $1million partnership supporting recovery of wildlife habitats impacted by bushfire and drought across Australia. Facilitated by unprecedented public appeals and donations, the WIRES Landcare Wildlife Relief and Recovery Grants will provide eligible local Landcare environment networks and community groups access to grant funding of up to $20,000 to maximise and coordinate restoration projects.
April 2020 Landcare Australia CEO Message
G’day everyone, The team at Landcare Australia are very proud to announce a landmark partnership with WIRES. The WIRES Landcare Wildlife Relief and Recovery Grants is a ground-breaking alliance between two not-for-profits who have been part of the fabric of local...
Landcare Broken Hill receives grant to revitalise local gardens
Landcare Broken Hill has received a Sure Gro Tree Max Landcare Grant to help revitalise the Conservation Gardens near the town centre. The Conservation Gardens was an initiative designed to showcase plants suitable for growing in arid zone gardens. However, over time...
National Bushfire Recovery Agency Support for Landcare
Dear Colleague As bushfire affected communities are now being been affected by COVID-19, please be assured they are our priority. We know they’ve been hit twice, even more if they have also suffered through drought and/or flood. We are here to help. We also know how...
Stay connected with Landcarer – YOUR online community
Did you know there is an active online community platform especially for people who care for our natural environment? Landcarer is a place where you can collaborate, connect and learn with people who share your passion – anywhere, anytime – and it’s a COVID-19-free...
Upgrading water management systems to improve water efficiency
Case Study 2019 Lion Orchard Pride Landcare Grant Grant Recipient: Vito Mancini Farm/Dairy Name: Riverbest Orchard State/Town: Tharbogang, New South Wales Project Name: Upgrading water management systems to improve water efficiency Grant Amount: $10,000 Background...
March 2020
2020 Gallagher Landcare Electric Fencing Grants
2020 Gallagher Landcare Electric Fencing Grants are now open Gallagher offers a full range of Animal Management products and integrated solutions, including a range of permanent and portable electric fencing. In 2019, Gallagher and Landcare Australia launched the...
Learn how to film your Landcare Project
Have you ever wanted to make a short movie about your Landcare project but haven’t the foggiest where to start? While writing about or taking photos of your conservation or sustainable agriculture efforts are effective methods, nothing grabs attention like a short...
Memorial for Landcare Victoria Legend
We sadly announce the passing of Stand Artridge, a long passionate and lifelong learner of landcare. A farmer for more than 60 years, Stan was involved in many events and activities in Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia. A memorial will be held at 1.30pm on...
A message from the Landcare Australia CEO and team
Dear Landcarers and friends of Landcare, This is an uncertain and tough time for all of us. Everyone throughout our communities is now feeling the impact of Covid-19, and we’re told that the challenges of this virus means we need to think and act differently. In...
Call for Abstracts 2020 National Landcare Conference
We are calling for submission of abstracts and posters for the 2020 National Landcare Conference. We are seeking presentations for the sessions that demonstrate the Landcare ethos for the following streams; Sustainable Agriculture, Environment & Climate Change, Community Partnerships in Action and Landcare Impact.
What’s In Your Backyard?
Costa Georgiadis wants kids across Australia to grab a camera and snap photos of the flora and fauna in their backyard. Joining forces with Junior Landcare, the popular TV star and Landcare champion launched the ‘What’s In Your Backyard?’ campaign to encourage the next generation to get outside and document what’s in their local environment.
February 2020
Landcare Australia Bushfire Recovery Grants 2020
The Landcare Australia Bushfire Recovery Grants 2020 program will support landcare and community environmental groups and networks located in bushfire affected areas across Australia. The aim of the program is to support the urgent needs of the landcare community to restore essential wildlife habitat, shelterbelts and fences, protect our waterways, manage weeds and feral animals, work with Traditional Owner groups and run local community workshops, amongst other recovery activities.
Landcare’s role in supporting bushfire impacted communities
Landcare Australia recognises that there is much to do in many parts of the country following this summer’s devastating bushfires which have significantly impacted our landscapes, habitat and communities.
Landcare Australia is working with the state and territory landcare organisations to understand the impact of these fires, needs of local landcare communities and generate funding opportunities for landcare groups and networks in impacted areas.
Leap into Landcare
Landcare is inviting Australians to use their extra day this leap year to volunteer with a Landcare group located in communities impacted by bushfires.
As the country comes to terms with the devastation of the unprecedented bushfires, Landcare groups play a critical role in supporting recovery of biodiversity, landscapes and communities – and you can volunteer with Landcare to assist the restoration process.
Call for Abstracts 2020 National Landcare Conference
We are calling for submission of abstracts and posters for the 2020 National Landcare Conference. We are seeking presentations for the sessions that demonstrate the Landcare ethos for the following streams; Sustainable Agriculture, Environment & Climate Change, Community Partnerships in Action and Landcare Impact.
What’s In Your Backyard?
Costa Georgiadis wants kids across Australia to grab a camera and snap photos of the flora and fauna in their backyard. Joining forces with Junior Landcare, the popular TV star and Landcare champion launched the ‘What’s In Your Backyard?’ campaign to encourage the next generation to get outside and document what’s in their local environment.
Assistance for Australian Wildlife Affected by the Bushfires
The Commonwealth Government is providing an initial $50 million to support immediate work to protect wildlife, and work with scientists, communities and land managers to plan longer-term protection and restoration efforts. Emergency Wildlife and Habitat Recovery The...
December 2019
Three WA groups receive grants to help protect Waterbirds, Bush Wallabies, Blue-billed Ducks and other threatened species
Protecting threatened and endangered species is the focus of the 2019/20 AGIG (Australian Gas Infrastructure Group) Landcare Grants. The three groups receiving grants of up to $10,000 each all have a connection to the Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline (DBP), part of the Australian Gas Infrastructure Group in Western Australia.
Soil moisture probes and climate ready corridor projects awarded grants
Two New South Wales rural Landcare Groups are the recipients of 2019 Landcare Australia grants funded by the Jaramas Foundation.
Australasian Seed Science Conference 2020
The Conference aims to focus on the importance of seed science to the future of plant conservation and food security.
Have your say in the future of Landcarer
We know that digital tools can make peoples’ lives easier. We also know that there are so many options out there that it can be hard to know which ones you actually need. Imagine if you could help design a digital platform that has the features YOU need to help with...
November 2019
Free webinar to help find the right digital tools for your group
Have you ever looked into digital tools to help your group’s work only to be completely confused by everything on offer? Do you struggle to keep up to date with the technology you’re already using – and sometimes wonder why you’re even using it? Sometimes it can feel...
Looking to the future of agri practices
Wynyard producer Michael Nichols cultivates quite the diverse crop. Based in Sister’s Creek, nearly 200kms northwest of Launceston, Redbank Farm rotates potatoes, onions, carrots, processing peas, buckwheat, pyrethrum, poppies, mustard, wheat, canola, beef steers and...
Restoring biodiversity within the vineyards
In 2014, McLaren Vale viticulture industry faced a confronting reality. Over 7000hectares of the Willunga Basin was under vine with a mere 6 per cent of native vegetation remaining. While exotic plants such as roses, almonds and olives thrive in the fertile soil,...
October 2019
Manjimup farmer employing dung beetle to tackle climate-change set to represent WA on national stage
As the industry struggles with the increasing pressure and ramifications agricultural practices have on climate change, one Manjimup farmer is turning to the winter-active exotic dung beetle, Bubas bison, to help implement a carbon positive approach. Pioneering the...
Sustainable water treatment systems wins NT Landcare award
A fish farm successfully producing 1800 tonnes of saltwater barramundi is set to fly the flag for the Territory after winning the Australian Government Landcare Farming Award at the Northern Territory Landcare Awards. Established in 1993, the secret to Humpty Doo...
Inspiration from community at the 2019 WA State NRM and Coastal Conference
The Western Australian NRM and Coastal communities came together amongst the beautiful natural gardens of Edith Cowan University, Joondalup from 1– 4 October for the 2019 WA State NRM and Coastal Conference. Hosted by the WA Landcare Network, the Conference was ground...
September 2019
Securing the future of Bob Hawke’s Landcare legacy: Late Prime Minister’s granddaughter Sophie Taylor-Price announces Landcare Youth Summit
Celebrating Landcare Week, Bob Hawke’s granddaughter and Landcare 30 Years ambassador Sophie Taylor-Price announced the Landcare Youth Summit in Wentworth NSW to mark 30 years since late former Prime Minister delivered speech to launch national formation of Landcare...
20 Million Trees Infographic
20 Million Trees is part of the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program. The aim is to plant 20 million native trees and understory, and establish healthy, self-sustaining tree-based ecosystems. Landcare Australia is a service provider under the...
Landcare Youth Summit
The Landcare Youth Summit will offer a mixture of keynote speakers, panel discussions and project presentations featuring young members from sustainability and Indigenous perspectives, biodiversity protection and climate change.
Celebrate 30 years of Landcare by sharing your Landcare achievement
This year, Landcare and Landcare Australia are celebrating a 30-year anniversary. Landcare has played a leading role in changing Australia’s approach to sustainable agricultural practices, environmental protection, land and water conservation, biodiversity and...
August 2019
River Murray Dark Sky Reserve set to named only place in SA with perfect view of the Milky Way
A 3300sq km Landcare site stretching along the Murray River is set to be officially named the ‘only place in SA where stargazers can see the centre of the galaxy’, otherwise known as the Milky Way. Representing the incredible diversity in Landcare after 30 years of...
Help monitor plummeting Bogong moth numbers and protect endangered Mountain Pygmy-possum
It was an annual ecological phenomenon dating back 7,000 years. Each spring, billions of Bogong moths would migrate from their breeding grounds in southern Queensland, north and western New South Wales and Victoria to the Australian Alps. An icon of...
Using electric fencing for grazing management and conservation projects
Thirteen graziers and Landcare groups in six states are beneficiaries of the inaugural Gallagher Landcare Fencing Grants. We received over 80 applications for projects that align with improved grazing management and/or conservation outcomes. The successful grant...
July 2019
Celebrating 30 Years of Landcare: Bob Hawke’s granddaughter Sophie Taylor-Price continues late Prime Minister’s Landcare legacy
Marking the thirty-year anniversary, Senator the Hon. Bridget McKenzie, Minister for Agriculture launched the national Landcare 30-year anniversary in Melbourne last week. Together with newly appointed Landcare 30-year anniversary ambassador, Sophie Taylor-Price, they...
Youth volunteers come together to protect Great Keppel Island in restoration project
More than 14 volunteers aged 18 – 28 spent a memorable weekend on Great Keppel Island, gaining D.I.Y. skills, learning about the Island’s cultural heritage and working together to restore an aged boardwalk for public use. Actively supported by Bunnings, this Coastcare...
Ten farmers in five states receive grants to grow productivity, profitability and sustainability
This year, eight dairy farmers and two orange growers in five states have received up to $10,000 each in funding to support the implementation of sustainability initiatives for their businesses. Projects for 2019 Lion Dairy Pride and Lion Orchard Pride Landcare Grants...
Nominations still open
Nominations are still open for WA, SA, NT, ACT, TAS, and QLD. Nominate someone for a Landcare Award!
Landcare Week 2019
We have created a Landcare Week campaign kit for groups to download to promote their Landcare Week activities.
Special edition of Landcare in Focus
In this special edition of Landcare in Focus, you’ll read stories from groups and individuals and their remarkable efforts to preserve our unique landscape. As we move into the next 30 years, Landcare will continue to help protect not only the health of the unique...
June 2019
Nominate a Landcare champion for the 2019 State & Territory Landcare Awards
Landcare Australia is inviting nominations for the 2019 State & Territory Landcare Awards which recognise individuals and groups across the country for their outstanding contributions to preserving Australia’s unique landscape. The awards are an opportunity to...
A celebration of Landcare
A highlight of the Landcare calendar, are the many Landcare Conference events taking place across Australia. And this year, events will be hosted in Western Australia, New South Wales, Tasmania, South Australia and the Northern Territory. These events will bring...
Building resilience and skills for drought affected farming and rural families
The workshop was designed to help families negotiate succession for their farms and other rural family businesses Fifty-three people from 36 families attended a one-day workshop in the North West NSW town of Walgett where they were given insights and practical skills...
We must look past short-term drought solutions and improve the land itself
Farmers who invested in natural assets during the Millennium Drought are coping better with lack of rain now. Photo: CSIRO. By David Lindenmayer, Professor, The Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University and Michelle Young, Director,...
May 2019
1000 trees planted in four days!
Members of Shoalhaven Riverwatch tree planting working bee at Bamarang. From back: Peter Jirgens, Ian Bice, Mick Ware, Jim Rodgers, Tim O’Shea, Bruce Morton, Keith Hazlewood, Denny Hall. Front: Ev Pettigrew and Margie Jirgens. Two Landcare groups in the South Coast...
New UN report outlines ‘urgent, transformational’ change needed to hold global warming to 1.5°C
National Renewable Energy Lab/Flickr, CC BY-NC By Prof Mark Howden – Director, Climate Change Institute, Australian National University and Rebecca Colvin – Knowledge Exchange Specialist, Climate Change Institute, Australian National University 2018...
April 2019
Celebrate 30 years of Landcare by sharing your Landcare achievement
This year, Landcare and Landcare Australia are celebrating a 30-year anniversary. Landcare has played a leading role in changing Australia’s approach to sustainable agricultural practices, environmental protection, land and water conservation, biodiversity and...
March 2019
Waterfall Gully Reserve transformed little by little
Since 2005, the Friends of Karra Tartu (Redgum Swamp) has been helping to regenerate the natural flora at Waterfall Gully Reserve near Adelaide in South Australia. Under the guidance of former City of Burnside land management employee Andrew Crompton, now a volunteer,...
Funding for Landcare groups
The Australian Government is investing more than $22 million in 2019-20 to deliver a wide range of on-ground projects that conserve, protect and sustainably manage our environment. Under the Communities Environment Program, each federal electorate can receive up to...
February 2019
Coastcare and Coca-Cola Tackle Marine Debris in South Australia
By Coca-Cola South Pacific In Australia it’s estimated we’re using up to 10 million straws per day. That number is staggering, but how do you get people to make a connection between what they consume and where it goes next? It’s something Ben Simon is working to...
Tackling Tough Times Together Grants
The Tackling Tough Times Together grants program helps communities access the resources they need to support one another through the ongoing effects of the drought. Delivered by the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal, the program is designed to provide...
Restoring the Capertee Valley
Photo credit: Virginia Beak – Little Gecko Media. Capertee Valley planting day. To the west of Sydney lies the Capertee Valley, isolated and slumbering, far from urban existence. Twice a year, Kathryn Read and her son drive out to this vast and ancient landscape, to...
November 2018
Women in Landcare
Women in Landcare panel discussion at the 2018 National Landcare Conference Encouraging leadership, fostering connections and recognising contributions Fifty percent of the 550 attendees and speakers at this year’s bi-annual National Landcare Conference were women....
Employee volunteers give Landcare groups many helping hands
Telstra employees volunteering at Melbourne’s Westgate Park Employee volunteers give Landcare groups many helping hands Thousands of trees have been planted, dozens of beaches cleaned-up and countless tons of weeds removed by employees participating in corporate...
Fund Landcare: a new way for Landcare groups to fundraise
Funding. It’s an issue all Landcare groups face: wanting to do more to care for our marine and coastal environments but not having the financial resources to make these projects happen. Landcare Australia wants to help Landcare groups raise funds. Introducing Fund...
October 2018
2018 National Landcare Conference and Awards inspire the Landcare movement to build a better tomorrow
Delegates attending the Conference welcome reception. The National Landcare Conference and Awards are always a highlight in the Landcare calendar and this year’s event was no exception. For three days, Queensland played host to an array of field trips, presentations,...
Charlie Arnott wins Bob Hawke Landcare Award
New South Wales biodynamic farmer and grazier Charlie Arnott was honoured at the 2018 National Landcare Awards as the winner of the prestigious Bob Hawke Landcare Award. Charlie was chosen amongst an exceptional group of finalists which included Victorian farmer Simon...
Improving sustainability, productivity and profitability on dairy farms and orange orchards
Improving biodiversity, land management and energy efficiency is bringing long-term solutions to the dairy industry. Dairy farmers and fruit growers have a myriad of pressing immediate needs, especially those adversely affected by the current drought. However, farmers...
Victorian Landcare group receives first ever Sure Gro Tree Max Landcare Grant
With its project, “Beating Back the Browsers”, the East Gippsland Landcare Network is the recipient of the inaugural $5,000 Sure Gro Tree Max Landcare Grant. The project’s goal is to increase the survival rates of newly planted native seedlings on Landcare...
September 2018
Are you a Landcarer in a drought declared area?
In recognition of the harsh conditions being faced by many farmers and rural communities in drought declared areas, we would like to offer you the opportunity to participate in this invaluable knowledge sharing event with experts, your peers, and community members. If...
Meet your Bob Hawke Landcare Award finalists
The Bob Hawke Landcare Award finalists have been selected. The Advisory Committee had a difficult time selecting the top three as the submissions this year were all of a very high calibre. The Bob Hawke Landcare Award acknowledges an individual who has; demonstrated a...
National Landcare Awards gala dinner
The 2018 National Landcare Awards acknowledges the achievements of local Landcarers at a national level, and celebrates the 65 finalists from across Australia. Join us at the National Landcare Awards gala dinner and let your hair down to celebrate your peers’...
Participate in knowledge sharing with experts, peers, and community
With only three weeks to the official opening of the 2018 National Landcare Conference and Awards, to be held on 10 – 12 October, make sure you register today and reserve your place at the knowledge sharing event for the Landcare Community. Our opening Keynote...
Experience firsthand local NRM across Queensland
Field Trips are filling up fast, so to ensure you don’t miss out book your trip today. The field trips provide you the opportunity to experience firsthand, the unique approach to natural resource management being undertaken through 11 inspiring projects across...
What’s your story?
Landcare Australia recently partnered with the UNSW as part of PhD research into community storytelling. The Rescue project which is being produced and moderated by radio journalist, Gretchen Miller, is targeted to anyone that is, or has been involved in saving,...
August 2018
Tax deductions for Landcare operations
Ben Poggioli is a multi-crop farmer of up to 250 hectares of peanuts, corn, pumpkin, hay and sugar cane in the Barron region of Queensland. The Poggiolis were able to access funding via the Australian Government’s Reef Programme, which has seen Ben at the forefront of...
National Feral Cat Management Survey – Now Open
The science is clear that feral cats are having a significant toll on our native wildlife with millions of native animals killed every day. That’s why in 2015, the Australian Government launched the Threatened Species Strategy led by the Threatened Species...
Landcare groups and students help to rehabilitate degraded railway corridor
Temple Christian College students planting seedlings Over the past 100-plus years trees have been cut down and vegetation cleared to make way for urban development and rail transport corridors. There was little left growing along the freight and passenger rail...
July 2018
Nominate a Landcare champion for the Bob Hawke Landcare Award
The Bob Hawke Landcare Award acknowledges an outstanding individual who has demonstrated a remarkable commitment to caring for the land; champions better practices; and gives their time to share knowledge with others so that they too can prosper. To be eligible for...
Vote for your favourite Landcarer and win a ticket to the 2018 National Landcare Conference and Awards
Whether it be raising awareness about the plight of the threatened Atlas moth, inspiring young adults to join the Landcare movement, removing thousands of pieces of litter from our foreshores, or educating the community about Indigenous land management practices,...
Join experts and your peers at the 2018 National Landcare Conference and Awards
The biennial National Landcare Conference and Awards are always a highlight in the Landcare calendar. With hundreds of passionate Landcarers from across Australia gathering to share knowledge and celebrate our community’s achievements, it’s an event not to be missed....
Let’s celebrate Landcare Week
In the first week of September every year, thousands of Australians from all walks of life get together to recognise and celebrate the tireless efforts and commitment of volunteers who help protect and rehabilitate the natural environments of this great land we call home.
June 2018
Workshops share traditional knowledge of ‘cultural burns’ as fire management
Ancient traditions of land management by fire have been handed down to generations of Aboriginal people. But as with some Indigenous languages, there is a fear that knowledge will be lost. Victor Steffensen wants to make sure that doesn’t happen. “I find...
Six-pronged approach to support the Aussie melon industry
In the wake of a Listeriosis outbreak earlier this year, Hort Innovation has worked with growers to launch a six-pronged initiative to combat foodborne illness risks and support the sustainability of the melon industry. Being delivered by the NSW Department of Primary...
Protecting Australia’s beloved avocados
Researchers are working with the Australian avocado industry to safeguard one of the nation’s favourite fruits for years to come. Funded by Hort Innovation, the work targets both existing and emerging avocado disease threats. The project research is being delivered by...
Regenerative buzz in land agriculture
Local Landcare groups hosted a sell-out forum in Yass last month to discuss how rural communities can and are making a difference to global warming. Over 220 farmers, students and politicians heard from a great line up of speakers, including Monaro farmer and...
May 2018
Employees celebrate National Volunteer Week with a day of weeding, planting, and rubbish removal
During National Volunteer Week, 45 Konica Minolta employees in three states enjoyed a day outdoors volunteering to help their local environment. Activities ranged from weeding, planting and rubbish removal at Melbourne’s Westgate Park and Lane Cove Park in Sydney to...
Floating Landcare
Providing unique volunteer opportunities to clean-up local waterways Since 2012, Floating Landcare has been providing opportunities for environmental volunteers to participate in bush regeneration activities and marine debris cleanups at locations only accessible by a...
April 2018
Let’s Keep it in KIN KIN
Demonstration site in Kin Kin Kin Kin [Indigenous word for ‘little black ant’] is a picturesque township in the Noosa Hinterland, Queensland. This area was once home to some of the most magnificent rainforest trees in Australia, as documented in W.D. Francis’...
Making peace with the weeds
Volunteers working, pulling Bitou bush on Brunswick Heads chemical free site. Byron Shire Chemical Free Landcare volunteers have been working for the past eight years on a five-hectare dune-regeneration project just south of Brunswick Surf Club in New South...
Funding program improves on-farm sustainability
Upgrading stock access routes, reuse of dairy effluent, and improved irrigation systems are just some of the ways four a2 Milk™ farmers are enhancing the sustainability of their operations this year. The a2 Milk™ Sustainable Agriculture Landcare Grants programme...
Port Macquaire Landcare nursery nurtures native seedlings to keep our patch green
Landcare Port Macquarie volunteers Glor Mullins and Suzanne Halloran working hard in the planting nursery. For all the fantastic work Landcare Port Macquarie do in the community, have you ever wondered where all the native plants come from? Port Macquarie...
March 2018
A father son dairy enterprise
For 12 years, Sam Graham and his father have managed their dairy farm on the New South Wales South coast where they have 800 Aussie Reds, 400 of those milked. The breed is ideally suited to the climate and produce a high protein milk. While the cows are climatically...
Restore and Connect Endangered Peppermint Box Woodlands
By the Goolwa to Wellington Local Action Planning Association This project is delivered as a partnership between Landcare Australia and the Goolwa to Wellington Local Action Planning Association to buffer and link remnant areas of Environment Protection and...
February 2018
Goolwa to Wellington’s 20 Million Trees Projects are right on track
In South Australia, the Goolwa to Wellington Local Action Planning Association (GWLAP) is currently delivering a large scale revegetation project through the 20 Million Trees program with Landcare Australia. Creating critical catchment to coast connectivity, will...
Landcare volunteers work together to remove rubbish from around 30km of roadside
Two groups of local volunteers worked with the Rossville Landcare Group and South Cape York Catchments in Queensland to remove rubbish from around 30km of roadside. Goolwa to Wellington's 20 Million Trees Projects are right on track → All articles ←...
Landholders protect critical brolga habitat at Pura Pura
Brolgas require a variety of habitats ranging from swamps to grasslands, in order to roost, feed, breed and rest. Much of their preferred habitat has been lost due to changes in land use and drainage of wetlands for agriculture. The Rogers’ aim is to have a productive mixed cropping and grazing property where agriculture and biodiversity coexist.
January 2018
International partnerships transforms sweet potato industry in Australia and Papua New Guinea
Sweet potato growers in Papua New Guinea (PNG) & farmlands of Australia share an interest in plant viruses. A long-standing partnership between researchers in Australia, PNG, & Peru, supported by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, is providing them with disease-free planting material.
Investment in technology has the potential to revolutionise agriculture
By John Harvey Technology’s transformative potential for the agriculture industry all comes down to innovation and investment. John Harvey, managing director of Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC), says innovation will continue to create new...
The 20 Million Trees Project in Dakalanta Wildlife Sanctuary
Landcare Australia’s direct seeding lines from 2016 are thriving on Dakalanta Wildlife Sanctuary Dakalanta Wildlife Sanctuary covers 13,600 hectares and occupies a strategically important location on Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. In partnership with Australian...
December 2017
Organic vegie and fruit growers discussion group a resounding success
By the Western Port Catchment Landcare Network The latest ‘Australian Organic Market Report’ reveals the nation’s organic industry is worth $1.72 billion, and growing by over 15 percent each year. This has created challenges for organic farmers who are trying to meet...
Fighting weeds to find rare plants in Tyamolum
By Greg Siepen A rare plant has been discovered by the Tyamolum Scout Centre in Queensland. On a planting and weed removal project on property in Mount Crosby, volunteers recorded the location of over 100 rare Lloyd’s native olive plants. This plant only grows in the...
Bob Hawke gives a hand to Protect our Aussie Species
Saving our iconic Aussie species was Bob Hawke’s birthday wish this year. At the unveiling of his remoulded wax hand that now holds a can of his own beer, Hawke’s Lager, the former Prime Minister called on the Australian public to help out Landcare groups working to...
Play and support Landcare Australia
Landcare Australia has partnered with Play For Purpose, the ultimate win-win charity lottery, which launched this week across Australia with $1 million worth of prizes. With 60% of ticket sales going directly to Landcare Australia and a one in 19 chance of winning a...
November 2017
Farmers and communities benefit from collaborative modernisation
By Meg Strang, NSW Department of Primary Industries The Quigley family at Nevertire in western New South Wales has made some big changes in recent years to the way they run their farming operations – and they’re not alone. Throughout the local irrigation community,...
Over the virtual fence
By Chris Gillies Your neighbour need not be over the fence, according to rangeland grazier Gus Whyte. With social media, the web, and email Gus has created a network of graziers that share information in order to improve the way they manage the land. This different...
The future of the National Landcare Program
By Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, the Hon. Luke Hartsuyker The Australian Government is investing more than $1 billion into the future of the National Landcare Program (NLP). In September, the Coalition Government launched the next phase of...
Landholders work together to control grazing pressure and pest animals
By Western Local Land Services Pest animals in the Gilgunnia, New South Wales area have been left on the outer by landholders involved in the Gilgunnia Cluster Fencing Project. This project, which resulted in a total pest exclusion fence of 210 km being erected around...
October 2017
National Landcare Program: Smart Farms Small Grants
As part of the Australian Government’s $1 billion investment into the next phase of the National Landcare Programme, farmers, fishers and community groups will soon be ‘farming smarter’ thanks to $134 million for a landmark new program Smart Farms. For more...
Landcare Storytellers – Farmers and rural communities are working together to improve natural resource management through Landcare
By Julie Reid Jiggi Catchment Landcare group (JCLG) is one of the more established Landcare groups on the North Coast of NSW. The group formed in 1992 while the alternative movement of the ‘Rainbow Region’ was at its peak. Unlike rural communities that were coming...
September 2017
Book Review: Those Wild Rabbits: How they shaped Australia
By Peter Alexander Rabbits have been around for so long that some city folk think of them as native animals. But prior to the release of myxomatosis in 1951, they were Australia’s most serious pest animal. South Australian grazier, Landcarer, and author Bruce Munday...
Riparian Restoration Collaborative Project
In 2009, during a period of waterway restoration and willow tree removal at Melbourne Water, a joint-riparian restoration project was established with Vic Roads in Ballarat. This was initiated to clean up and restore a 500 metre section of degraded waterway along the...
Corporate Australia gets to work for Landcare Week!
It was great to see corporate Australia getting hands on with Landcare across the country to celebrate Landcare Week earlier this month. More than 130 volunteers from 10 companies sent teams of volunteers along to lend a hand to Landcare working bees in Sydney,...
Sustainable forestry development gets funding in South Australia
Unproductive sand dunes in the Coorong, Murraylands and Riverland regions of South Australia will soon be transformed into sustainable timber forests, thanks to a joint project by Landcare Australia and the Australian Home Heating Association (AHHA). The AHHA...
Landcare Awards season kicks off!
The 2017 State & Territory Landcare Awards have kicked off with winners being announced in Victoria, Western Australia and South Australia. It’s wonderful to see the successes of Landcare being recognised across nine diverse national categories! This year, 124...
August 2017
Calling on 10 champions for our wildlife – Are you up for the challenge?
We want to put you on the edge for wildlife on the edge of extinction. What does this mean exactly? We want you to have fun, get your friends involved and save our wildlife. We have teamed up with Edge Pledge (www.edgepledge.com) and we are asking for 10 of our...
Screenings of Australian soils documentary for Landcare groups
Polyfaces is an Australian-made, award winning documentary featuring the well-known Salatin family. It explores their four generational story of farming regeneratively whilst feeding over 6,000 families within a 300km radius. Made by the Heenan Doherty family, who...
Landcare groups work together in Queensland to tackle major weeds issue
A significant Landcare project that has been taking place at Tyamolum, Mt Crosby in Queensland, since late 2015 has been completed. Funded under an Everyone’s Environment Grant provided by the Queensland Government, the project has seen the removal of at least 20...
Employees save Koalas without stepping away from their desks
Did you know that employees from Telstra, Konica Minolta and Qantas helped save endangered species, including the southern cassowary, mahogany glider, and koala – without even leaving their desks? These are just three of the 23 companies that gave to Landcare...
Western Local Land Services successfully carry out autumn baiting program
Wild dogs are a significant problem in western New South Wales, preying on livestock and causing losses to productivity and profitability at the farm gate. Just recently, Western Local Land Services, in partnership with 14 Landcare and pest animal control groups,...
July 2017
Got funding? Landcare groups received needed money for sustainable agriculture projects
Landcare Australia recently gave out eight grants in support of sustainable agriculture work being implemented by Landcare groups across the country. Well done to the recipients for their excellent applications and for their commitment in doing this valuable work to...
We have the results of the 2017 Landlink Survey
We would like to thank everyone who responded to the survey for their invaluable feedback. Hearing from you, our loyal readers, continually helps us improve the content and structure for future editions of Landlink. We want this newsletter to be an invaluable resource...
Filling the knowledge ‘GAPP’
Linda Walters, Birchip Cropping Group The Growth, Adoption, Production and Profit (GAPP) program has been a three-year pilot project funded by Agriculture Victoria and the Birchip Cropping Group (BCG) aimed at increasing on farm production and profitability,...
Fire Awareness Awards Now Open
Entries are now open for the 2017 Fire Awareness Awards, with individuals, community groups and organisations encouraged to submit innovative projects that help reduce the incidence and impact of fire in Victoria. The awards are a collaborative initiative managed by...
From wildland to bushland – a landscape transformed
A recently completed major bush regeneration project in Sydney saw an impenetrable five hectare forest of weeds transformed to a native bushland with 64,000 native seedlings. Managed by Landcare Australia, the project was part of Transurban’s roadside regeneration...
Five ways to Get Hands on with Landcare during Landcare Week!
Landcare Week is the one special week every year when we celebrate Landcare and all the great work tens of thousands of Landcarers do to care for their local environment. It’s the perfect time to get involved – whatever way you can. This year Landcare Week takes...
June 2017
Get back to nature for Landcare
Landcare Week (4-10 September) is an opportunity to get hands-on with nature and create a fundraiser to help habitat restoration projects that protect our unique Aussie species. We are supporting schools, community groups and workplaces to come up with ideas that...
Nominate now for the State & Territory Landcare Awards
The volunteer who always goes above and beyond for their group. The farmer working tirelessly to implement sustainable farm practices. The team who works to educate the next generation. The young leader inspiring others. The innovators. The Coastcarers. The Indigenous...
Close to $100,000 in funding awarded to projects helping save our Aussie species
Landcare Australia is pleased to announce that 10 Habitat Restoration Grants have been awarded to groups and organisations around Australia. Each grant will go towards projects that are protecting the habitats of our native animals, including those that are threatened...
May 2017
Nominate a Landcare Champion
Do you know a deserving Landcare community leader who should be recognised? The 2017 State & Territory Landcare Awards have opened up nominations in each state, but deadlines are fast approaching! The Awards are an opportunity to celebrate and acknowledge the...
Estelle’s Landcare Story and How You Can Help
“After 17 years volunteering as part of the Landcare community, I still get the wow factor on accomplishing something wonderful, especially after planting eucalypt trees four years ago and seeing koalas come back to the area. There is a sense of self-worth and...
Win an iPad for your Opinion!
Help us serve our community by telling us want you want! Your participation in our annual survey will only take a few minutes of your time, and will help us deliver content that better suits your needs. But hurry, the survey closes at midnight on 12 July. All...
Sydney University’s Landcare Society celebrates 20 years
By Vivienne Reiner, Sydney University This year marks an incredible milestone as we celebrate 20 years of Landcare at the University of Sydney at Arthursleigh – a favourite escape for our student Landcarers. To mark the 20th birthday of our Landcare Society –...
April 2017
Bob Hawke throws support behind Landcare
Australian media was abuzz earlier this month when a new beer and brewing company named after former Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, was launched. A percentage of profits from the sales of the company’s first product, Hawke’s Lager, will go to Landcare Australia, which has...
Bellarine Rail Trail a corridor for biodiversity
The Bellarine Rail Trail in Victoria contains the Bellarine Peninsula’s last patches of remnant vegetation, with flora species that can be found nowhere else on the Bellarine, plus a vibrant bird life which is unique to the area. But that rich diversity is under...
Erosion; Challenging Business for Landholders and Service Providers Alike
High intensity storm and cyclone rains followed by long periods of drought have taken their toll on infrastructure and farm lands in South Burnett, Queensland recently. The resulting soil erosion events are substantial and have not been seen by locals in half a...
March 2017
Holden and Landcare Australia’s partnership drives local projects
Removing non-native weeds in Melbourne’s Westgate Park, upgrading a koala enclosure, and revegetation with more than 2,500 plants in South Australia and Victoria, are some of the activities funded through Holden’s partnership with Landcare Australia this year.
Numeral River Restoration
Since the introduction of the European carp into the Numeralla River, water quality and recreational fishing opportunities have been on the decline. What was once a beautiful, clear mountain stream with an abundance of trout has now become one with high turbidity and a monoculture of carp.
February 2017
NEW TECHNOLOGIES MAKE SENSE FOR INNOVATIVE MULTI-CROP FARMER
Ben Poggioli is a multi-crop farmer of up to 250 hectares of peanuts, corn, pumpkin, hay and sugar cane in the Barron region of Queensland.
PARTNERING WITH TRANSURBAN TO CREATE HEALTHY LANDSCAPES
A major bush rehabilitation and water quality improvement project is well underway alongside Sydney’s M2 Motorway at Macquarie Park.
BUYING RAFFLE TICKETS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
The aim of Landcare Australia’s Summer Raffle is to raise funds to support Landcare community projects throughout Australia.
World Wildlife Day – 03 March
Did you know that Australia has the worst mammal extinction rate in the world? Thirty native mammals have become extinct since European settlement.
International Women’s Day – 08 March
International Women’s Day celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, and Landcare has an abundance of inspirational and passionate women at its heart.