Government Support for Landcare

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry (DAFF)

The Australian Governments Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry (DAFF) provides administrative funding for a number of initiatives for Landcare.

Landcare Australia Limited receives funding from governments, corporate organisations and private donations. Prior to 1993 the Commonwealth government provided untied funds to cover Landcare Australia Limited’s administration expenses. Since 1993 funds have been provided through Commonwealth departments (DAFF for Landcare and SEWEPaC for Coastcare) for the support of both the Landcare and Coastcare programs. These grants support defined deliverables such as significantly improving the National Landcare Directory, Landcare Awards, Landcare publications, Landcare Week and Coastcare Week activities. The aim of these is to increase the level of community volunteering in both Landcare and Coastcare and to increase corporate sponsorship.

Click here to visit the website: http://www.daff.gov.au/natural-resources.

Australian Landcare Council

The Australian Landcare Council (the Council) is a ministerial advisory body on Landcare and natural resource management.

On 16 December 2009 the then Hon. Tony Burke MP, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Minister for Sustainable Population, announced the reactivation of the Australian Landcare Council by appointing Kim Chance as Chair of the Council. Kim, a former Minister for agriculture in Western Australia, is well placed to lead the Council as he brings a wealth of agricultural experience and a passion for community Landcare.

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National Landcare Facilitator Project

The National Landcare Facilitator advocates the landcare ethos and supports community landcare through an advisory role. The National Landcare Facilitator Project 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 Project is supported by the Australian Government Department of Agriculture Fisheries & Forestry through the National Landcare Program component of Caring for Our Country Program.