Landcare is all about local communities and government agencies working together in a creative partnership to tackle and prevent land and water problems. Landcare encourages individuals and groups to take hands-on actions to repair past mistakes and prevent future degradation. Landcare aims to assist landholders, community groups and industry to learn how to sustainably manage our land and water for the benefit of present and future generations. One way to look after your local land and water is to form a Landcare Group. A Landcare Group is created when individuals get together to do something positive about their local environment.
Landcare groups are voluntary.
Each group sets its own goals. Groups work with government departments when they choose to - no one is looking over their shoulder. Landcare Officers are available to help Groups to develop action plans, gain technical advice and seek financial or resource assistance. Long time East Coast seed collector Doug Lewis collecting She-Oak cones. In 1989 the National Farmers Federation and the Australian Conservation Foundation recognised the enormous scale of land degradation in Australia .