Landcare is a community-based environmental program in Australia that involves over 6,000 volunteer groups. It focuses on activities like soil conservation, erosion and salinity management, sustainable farming practices, and habitat restoration. The Landcare approach has helped improve land management practices and environmental outcomes across Australian landscapes. Land for Wildlife is a similar program in Victoria that supports private landowners in managing over 560,000 hectares as wildlife habitat, making a significant contribution to biodiversity conservation. It provides landholders with advice, field days and newsletters to support voluntary habitat protection efforts.
2. Landcare
• Landcare is a community-based approach
that has played a major role in raising
awareness, influencing farming and land
management practices and delivering
environmental outcomes across Australian
landscapes.
4. Landcare
Caring for the land captures a range of activities
such as
• soil conservation,
• management of erosion and salinity,
• sustainable farm practices,
• restoration of native habitats,
• revegetation,
• control of weeds and pests and the
5. Landcare
Get involved with Landcare. Get involved with LIFE
Landcare is celebrating the strength
and breadth of the grass-roots
movement through an exciting and
colourful new campaign called LIFE
– Landcare Is For Everyone.
7. Landcare
While a key element of Landcare is
the voluntary network of more than
6,000 groups across Australia, there
are many farmers and landholders
that undertake this important work
but are not affiliated with any
particular Landcare group.
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9. Land for Wildlife (Victoria) is a State government program supporting
landholders or managers who provide habitat for native wildlife on
their land.
In operation since November 1981, there are now more than 5,900
Victorian Land for Wildlife properties involving over 14,800 dedicated
people.
They are making a significant contribution to native biodiversity
conservation by managing over 560,000 hectares of their combined
properties as wildlife habitat.
This includes a wide range of ecosystems found on private land
including forests, woodlands, heaths, grasslands and freshwater
environments.
10. Features
It's Free - there are no fees. The scheme recognises the significant contribution
being made by landholders.
Voluntary - landholders make a personal commitment to the scheme. They may
withdraw at any time if they wish.
Free of legal binds - Land for Wildlife status doesn’t alter the legal status of a
property in any way. It does not convey the right of public access (for hunting or any
other purpose) nor does it mean that the area is an official wildlife sanctuary
prohibiting hunting all year.
Support network - the scheme has a network of extension officers and community
volunteers around the State. Each property is visited and assessed.
Inclusive - Farms, bush blocks, parks, school grounds, golf-courses, municipal
reserves, cemeteries, scout and youth camps, tourist enterprises, Commonwealth
land, prisons, industrial land; small and large properties, are eligible.
Cooperative - the scheme has a co-operative relationship with the Bird Observers
Club of Australia, a community organisation.
Groups - can also be registered (ask for our group brochure). Group registration is
particularly suited to a number of small blocks or several larger properties with a
'landscape approach' to wildlife habitat.
11. Services
1. An on site visit to provide advice and answer questions
2. Advice about how you can contribute to biodiversity conservation
3. Field days, neighbourhood days, open-properties and information sessions
4. A regular Land for Wildlife newsletter
5. Land for Wildlife Notes with detailed information on specific topics
6. A Land for Wildlife sign if the property is fully registered.
*These services are free-of-charge.
12. Greening Australia welcomes everyone
committed to protecting and restoring
the health, diversity and productivity
of our unique landscapes. If you're
ready to get out and get active for the
environment, Greening Australia has a
world of ways to address critical
environment issues.
