The National Landcare Facilitator Project

The National Landcare Facilitator advocates the Landcare ethos and supports community Landcare through an advisory role. The National Landcare Facilitator  has a special focus on sustainable production in the primary industry sector, together with the engagement and participation of community groups in natural resource management programs. It is part of the national component of Caring for Our Country, along with the Australian Landcare Council, Landcare Australia Limited and the Caring for Our Country Facilitator network.

The National Landcare Facilitator is supported by the Australian Government Department of Agriculture Fisheries & Forestry through the National Landcare Program component of Caring for Our Country Program.

The aims of National Landcare Facilitator Project are to provide support at the national level for:

• the Landcare movement;
• primary industry appreciation of natural resource management (NRM) issues;
• helping raise awareness of Australian Government NRM programs and priorities, especially the Landcare component of ‘Caring for our Country’,
• reinvigoration of the Landcare movement

Brett de Hayr took up the position as National Landcare Facilitator in January 2009. He has an extensive background in agriculture and rural affairs at the State and National level, including recent positions as Executive Director for Sustainable Agriculture with Queensland Dept Primary Industries, Chief Executive Officer AgForce Queensland and Executive Director of the Cattle Council of Australia.

Regional Landcare Facilitator Landcare Placestories

The Regional Landcare Facilitator (RFL) program is an initiative of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry. This four year program funds Regional Landcare Facilitators located in each of the 56 natural resource management regions across Australia where they support Landcare and production groups to adopt sustainable land management practices and to protect Australia’s landscape.

In the Regional Landcare Facilitator Placestories Project you will see stories about RLF’s across the country and Landcare in their region.

For a full list of the RLF’s and their contacts goto: www.nrm.gov.au/contacts/landcare.html#regional

Ciick here to visit the Regional Landcare Facilitator Projects on Placestories

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National Landcare Facilitator Suggested Readings

A list of papers, research and documents recommended by the National Landcare Facilitator for an insight into the current landcare landscape, concerns and issues.

Regional Landcare Facilitators List

Regional Landcare Facilitators work to support Landcare and production groups to adopt sustainable farm and land management practices and to protect Australia’s landscape.

Click here to see a list of the Regional Landcare Facilitators.

National Landcare Facilitator’s monthly e-newsletters

National Landcare Facilitator’s monthly column – Landcare In Focus Update

The National Landcare Facilitator writes a monthly column published by Rural Press informing the community of Landcare updates including available funding, important dates, events and news. This column does not appear during the months that the Landcare In Focus magazine is published.

Contact Details

Brett de Hayr
Mobile: 0457 750 815
Email: brettdehayr@landcarefacilitator.com.au
Postal: Samford LPO PO Box 869