2011 VIC Landcare Awards

Landcare Award Categories

  1. Australian Government Individual Landcarer Award -$500
  2. Australian Government Natural Resource Management (NRM) Award-$500
  3. Australian Government Innovation in Sustainable Farm Practices Award -$500
  4. Australian Government Local Landcare Facilitator/Coordinator Award -$500
  5. Coastcare Award -$500
  6. Rural Press Primary Producer Award
    (Victorian entrants SHOULD NOT submit a nomination for this award, as the nominees will be the ten regional winners of the DPI Sustainable Farming Award.)
  7. Toshiba Community Group Award -$500
  8. Westpac Education Award -$500
  9. Urban Landcare Award -$500
  10. Leighton Holdings Indigenous Award -$500
  11. Be Natural Young Landcare Leader Award -$500
  12. Local Government Landcare Partnership Award -$500

Victorian Categories (only available in VIC)

  1. Heather Mitchell Memorial Fellowship -$5,000
  2. CitiPower and Powercor Landcare Network Award -$5,000
  3. Dr Sidney Plowman Travel and Study Award -$4,000
  4. DPI Sustainable Farming Award (regional)- $500 per CMA region; Rural Press Primary Producer Award (state)
  5. The Bushfire Recovery Award -$15,000
  6. Long Service to Landcare Award -$1,000
  7. Long Service to Landcare – Honour Roll

Nominations Open Monday, 2 May 2011 and Close Friday, 22 July 2011

We encourage nominations to be submitted electronically if possible. All nominations either emailed or arriving by post need to be recieved prior to the closing date.

Applications and Nominees

2011 VIC Landcare Awards Categories and Criteria Brochure [Download]

Download the 2011 VIC Landcare Awards Categories and Criteria Brochure for the description and criteria for each of the categories. The brochure also includes guidelines for photographs submitted with entries/nominations.

2011 VIC Landcare Awards Entry Form [Download]

Download the electronic PDF form. You may either email your completed form with your entry or print the form and post it to the VIC Landcare Awards Coordinator.

All applications are required to demonstrate how they have met all of the judging criteria or are working towards meeting the criteria. This should be done in a clear and concise manner. Supporting evidence will need to be provided for any claims being made.

You may nominate yourself, a group or a person from your community for any of the award categories.

VIC Landcare Award Coordinator

Phone: 03 9637 9804
Email: cel.hub@dse.vic.gov.au

Postal Address:
VIC Landcare Awards Coordinator
Department of Sustainability and Environment
Level 3, 8 Nicholson Street, East Melbourne VIC 3002

Important Dates:

  • Monday, 2nd May 2011: Nominations Open
  • Friday, 22nd July 2011: Nominations Close
  • November: The 2011 Victorian Landcare Awards ceremony is expected to be held in November this year. This will be confirmed at a later date.

Media Releases

Recognition for your local environment volunteer [Click here to download]