Queensland National Landcare Award Winners

Congratulations to all the 69 outstanding Landcare champions across nine categories that made up this year’s National Landcare Awards finalists. It was great to watch three Queensland Winners receive their awards Coastcare Award Coolum and District Coastcare Since...

Have Your Say on the National Landcare Programme

Take advantage of the opportunity to provide feedback in an online survey. The Australian Government invites you to provide feedback on the National Landcare Programme through an online survey. The survey should take no longer than 20 minutes to complete and your...

Make sure you vote in the Peoples Choice

The People’s Choice Award nominations are live. The 2016 National Landcare People’s Choice Award will be presented to the finalist who receives the most votes from the general public in the run-up to the 2016 National Landcare Awards, which take place in Melbourne on...

National Standards for Bush Restoration

Have a look at this resource that is made available by the Society for Ecological Restoration National Standards for the Practice of Ecological Restoration in Australia

Citizen Science In South East Qld

Have a look at this great resource that is to showcase Citizen Science activities. Developed by SEQ Catchments and the SEQ Catchments Members Association Inc SEQ Citizen Science Education and Awareness

Citizen Science in New Zealand

The NZ Landcare Trust has just released 'An Inventory of Citizen Science Projects, Programmes, Resources and Learning Opportunities in NZ'. This online document provides the most comprehensive and up to date information about citizen science in New Zealand, can be...

QWaLC Member groups winners at Healthy Waterways 2016

Well done to the winners and finalists at the 2016 Healthy Waterways Awards Award Winners (click here to see award winners projects) 2016 Winner: Waterway Stewardship Award The Friends of Yarraman Creek Inc 2016 Winner: Keep it Clean Award Tangaroa Blue Foundation...

National Farmers Federation (NFF) launches Australian Farmers

The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has launched Australian Farmers, a new online home for Australia’s farming community. The platform will deliver the most up-to-date food and agribusiness news, weather, market information and amplify campaigns and policy...

Qld Container Deposit Scheme

The Sunshine State will have a Container Deposit Scheme to get drink cans and bottles off our beaches, and out of our parks and public areas. The Palaszczuk Government has confirmed the litter-busting recycling initiative will start in 2018. More information at...

Bob Hawke Landcare Award

Bob Hawke Landcare Award

bobhawkelandcareaward.com.au The Bob Hawke Landcare Award acknowledges an 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. In...

South East Qld A New Era commences

A new era for the management of South East Queensland’s land and waterways has been formally announced, with the official formation of Healthy Waterways and Catchments.  This new entity combines not-for-profit organisations Healthy Waterways and SEQ Catchments, whose...

Condamine Alliance and South West NRM Ltd partnership announced

Two of Queensland’s regional Natural Resource Management (NRM) groups, Condamine Alliance and South West NRM Ltd, have announced they will partner from July 2016. The announcement follows months of negotiations and under the terms of agreement, the two organisations...

Commonwealth announces two years of funding for NLN

Commonwealth announces two years of funding for NLN

National Landcare Network Chair Terry Hubbard OAM met today with Environment Minister Greg Hunt as the Minister announced the continuation of funding for community Landcare for the next two years. The National Landcare Network (NLN) and its member organisations, the...