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Landcare Magazine Winter 2026

Issue 91

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Minister's Foreword

It all started in November 1986 at Winjallok, near St Arnaud in north central Victoria, when a group of farmers...

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Heather Mitchell – an agent for change

Newlyweds Heather and Lester Mitchell arrived in Hopetoun in mid-summer 1941.

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How salinity concerns gave rise to landcare

They called her “the roadrunner” because she was always on the move – up and down the Hume Highway, between...

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Local action at scale: the core of landcare’s 40 years

In these times of challenge, the power of landcare’s local conservation action at scale gives me great hope.

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Branching out with big dreams on upside-down country

Described variously as “upside-down country” and “an in-between place” (between Harcourt and Castlemaine) when it comes to Barkers Creek Landcare’s...

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Teaching young people to be good ‘Nature Neighbours’

When the Nature Neighbours program started looking for presenters to help connect young adults with nature in Greater Shepparton, the...

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Shaping a legacy of landcare in far East Gippsland

Dawn Parker, President of the Snowy West Landcare Group, is a longstanding leader in landcare across far East Gippsland and...

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Wimmera farm plantings get a high-tech check-up

Looking at the wooded hilltops or winding creek lines of the Wimmera today, you might not realise they haven't always...

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Where waterways support community

Along the Murray and Kiewa Rivers and their wetlands, a dedicated group of volunteers is giving freshwater turtles a fighting...

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Big lessons from Little Penguins on Middle Island

When foxes decimated the Middle Island little penguin breeding colony in 2006, the population was reduced to just seven birds.

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Four decades of Maude motivation

From introducing farmers to the threat posed by serrated tussocks to tackling rabbit populations with poisoned carrots, the Maude and...

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Landcare driving change at agriculture’s cutting edge

Across the vast, wind-shaped landscapes of north-west Victoria, where red sands meet resilient communities, landcare is a mainstay of grassroots...

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A slow and steady story of change

If there is one thing that sits at the heart of the Woodend Landcare group, it is not a single...

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One bird, four decades and a community that wouldn't quit

On a scorching afternoon in February 1983, bushfires tore through Cockatoo and Upper Beaconsfield.

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A million native plants and counting on the Bellarine

What began as a practical solution to a local problem on the Bellarine Peninsula has well and truly surpassed expectations,...

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Tuesday tradition powering Yarram’s nursery and seed bank

On Tuesday mornings, a quiet corner of the Yarram Recreation Reserve becomes a hive of activity.

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2026 Victorian Landcare Awards open

Don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate and honour the people and groups who are restoring and protecting Victoria’s land, water,...

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