Landcare is a grassroots movement of groups and individuals across Australia with a shared vision to protect, enhance or restore the natural environment in their local community through sustainable land management and conservation activities. Landcare enables people to actively care for the natural environment in their community.
From the coast to the country, and from urban cities to the outback, Landcare’s greatest asset is its people. The Landcare movement is made up of farmers and farming systems groups, landowners, Landcare groups and networks, Traditional Owners, Bushcare and ‘Friends of’ groups, Coastcare, Dunecare and Rivercare groups, Landcare facilitators and coordinators, youth groups and other community groups involved in protecting, enhancing and restoring their local environment.
The Corangamite Catchment is proud to have more than 152 of these Landcare and community-based natural resource management groups with more than 4,200 passionate volunteers advocating and providing opportunities for the enhancement and protection the region’s natural environment and sustainable farming practices.
The Corangamite region is also home to the following well established Landcare Networks and Groups that have specialised staff employed to facilitate a vast array of support to the Landcare community.
Landcare groups are made up of Members, Committee Members and a Chair. Groups undertake a variety of on-ground activities on both private and public land, including revegetation, weed control, soil health, fencing waterways, pest animal management, erosion control, installation of nest boxes and remnant vegetation protection just to name a few.
Groups also undertake a variety of other activities such as newsletters, social media, bus tours, flora and fauna field days, working bees, social events, prepare actions plans, training days and some even run their own nurseries.
Landcare provides roles and opportunities for everyone of every ability to share skills, learnings and experiences that grow people, friendships and a better environment.
This Plan is designed to outline how the Corangamite CMA supports Landcare and provide a framework for an ongoing partnership between the Corangamite CMA and Landcare in the region. The Plan guides the work of the Regional Landcare Coordinator and can be used by all stakeholders to understand the relationships and processes that guide the relationship.
Corangamite CMA thanks the local Landcare community for their support and contributions towards developing this plan.
The Minister for Environment Steve Dimopoulos announced at the Victorian Landcare Award Ceremony that he had approved the 523 recipients of the 2024 Victorian Landcare Grants.
The 2024 Victorian Landcare Grants provided $3.62 million for 227 project grants and 296 support grants across the state.
Congratulations to all the successful 2024 Victorian Landcare Grant recipients. A full list of recipients can be found here.
There were a record number of 146 nominations for the 2024 Victorian Landcare Awards.
Congratulations to all the winners of the 2023-24 Victorian Landcare Awards!
A big shout out to those recognised from the Corangamite region:
Congratulations and thank you for all your work and contributions to Landcare!
View the list of all nominees here.
This manual is a guide for members of the Landcare Networks within the Corangamite region who are either thinking about starting to use social media, or who have been using it for a while but would like to learn more.
Download a copy of the guide here.
The Corangamite CMA hosts a Victorian Government funded Regional Landcare and Volunteer Coordinator position to work with Landcare groups and Networks to share information, develop promotional materials, discuss challenges and make regional decisions to achieve positive results. This position works to meet key priorities of the Victorian Landcare Program and Corangamite Landcare Support Plan.
Regional Landcare Coordinator (RLC)
Kylie McLaren
Mobile: 0455 673 537
For general enquiries contact:
E: landcare@ccma.vic.gov.au
P; 1800 002 262
Celebrating 30 years of Landcare, stories captured in the Faces of Landcare indicate that Landcare means many different things to many different people, from those just establishing their group to those who have played a major role in Landcare’s foundation in locations all across the Corangamite catchment.
Underlying the contrasting motivations for those involved in Landcare is a commitment to sustainable land management for future generations. And the opportunity to get together to learn and share knowledge with like-minded people.
Keep up to date with all things Landcare by subscribing to our eNewsletter. Our eNewsletter lets us keep community groups informed about the latest news, grants programs, campaigns, group resources and lets us share other useful information. Please subscribe below to be a part of our eNews distribution list.
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Visit the Corangamite Landcare Program page on the Victorian Landcare Gateway website.
Landcare grants (when available) are listed on the Grants and Tenders page.
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