Victorian Landcare Magazine

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Australian Government Partnerships for Landcare Award - Wandoon Estate Aboriginal Corporation

Wandoon Estate Aboriginal Corporation are the owners of the historic property Coranderrk in the Yarra Valley.

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Australian Government Individual Landcarer Award - Ian Higgins

Ian Higgins’ early interest in native plants has continued through his life.

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Australian Government Innovation in Agricultural Land Management Award - Simon Falkiner

Simon Falkiner manages a 240-hectare mixed enterprise family farm at Freshwater Creek near Geelong.

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Austcover Young Landcare Leader Award - Kathleen Brack

Kathleen Brack is the Regional Landcare Program Officer for the West Gippsland CMA.

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Urban Landcare Award - Blackburn and District Tree Preservation Society

The Blackburn and District Tree Preservation Society is one of Victoria’s oldest environmental groups.

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Fish Circus recruits supporters for the Macquarie perch

The once widespread Macquarie perch has declined dramatically since the 1920s, with remaining populations relatively small and isolated.

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Planting, growing and harvesting a riparian farm forest

At the start of our farm tours I stand on a tree stump just a few metres from the creek...

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A community unites for Koalas in the Strzelecki Ranges

Koalas were once widespread across Victoria but declined to near extinction in the early 1920s due to hunting for the...

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Tarago catchment: a collaborative approach to sustainable land management

The importance of rivers and wetlands in the natural water cycle is now well recognised.

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Vocational education introduces young people to Landcare

The Basalt to Bay Landcare Network is connecting with young people through a vocational training program that encourages them to...

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The Karen refugee community made welcome by Project Hindmarsh

Project Hindmarsh began way back in 1998 with a vision to reconnect the Big Desert and Little Desert regions of...

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Residents care for local land and water

Friends of Land and Water Landcare Group (FLW) was established by residents of the Lifestyle Village in Warragul.

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Fly fishers help revegetate Little River

The Victorian Fly-Fishers’ Association (VFFA) is well aware that the future of trout fishing in Victoria is dependent on one...

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Creek restoration work helps prisoners to rehabilitate

An important water catchment providing drinking water to towns in central Victoria is benefiting from a partnership between the North...

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Indigenous Land Management Award - Woka Walla Land Management Crew

The Woka Walla Land Management Crew is an Aboriginal business owned by the Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporation (YYNAC) –...

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Vegetation quality assessment by smart phone

The Mornington Peninsula Landcare Network’s Greens Bush to Arthurs Seat Biolink project, funded through the Victorian Government’s Our Catchments, Our...

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Four inspiring women of the Wimmera

There are many inspiring women active in Landcare projects across the Wimmera.