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Submission to the Australian Landcare Council's Australian Framework for Landcare Action Plan

13th June 2011

Introduction

The National Landcare Network (NLN) is the advocacy and representative body for Landcare at the National Level. It consists of the representatives from Peak Bodies for Landcare from each State and Territory. Where no Peak Body exists an appropriate process has been put in place and a representative from that State or Territory has been agreed upon to be the NLN members.

Review of Caring for our Country: Australia's National Resource Management Investment Initiative

The goal of Caring for our Country is

The Gillard Labor Government announced funding for 56 organisations around Australia to support farmers and land managers as well as encourage conservation in local communities.

Each organisation will receive funding of up to $150,000 per year for three years for a Regional Landcare Facilitator.

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Joe Ludwig, said facilitators will support community Landcare and production groups to adopt sustainable farm and land management practices and to protect Australia’s landscape.

Media Release
7 October 2010
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Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Joe Ludwig, today announced the appointment of 16 new members to the Australian Landcare Council.

The council is the Australian Government’s key advisory body on Landcare.

“The Gillard Government is committed to supporting the Landcare community, which has been protecting and restoring Australia’s environment and improving the landscape for farmers for the past 20 years,” Minister Ludwig said.

“The appointment of 16 outstanding individuals with demonstrated commitment to their local environment and communities will strengthen Landcare.”

The Australian Framework for Landcare is now released, building on twenty years of achievements, experience and knowledge since the inception of the Landcare approach.

Coral Love, Chair of the Reference Group responsible for developing the framework on behalf of Landcare communities said, “The Framework provides a foundation to base future development and growth of the Landcare approach and strengthen the Landcare movement.

The Framework process has undergone a number of consultations with the Landcare community over the past year and a half and the aspirations in the document belong to the community.

The Framework is intended as a guide for landcarers and the Landcare community. With two decades of knowledge, experience and achievements to build on and a range of current and emerging environmental challenges, the Australian Framework for Landcare provides a foundation on which to base the further development and growth of the Landcare approach.

The Framework also serves as a guide to stakeholders and prospective partners, including industry, corporations, governments at all levels and regional and catchment organisations, as to how they can engage with landcarers in addressing sustainability issues of common concern.

Adelaide

23 March 2010

Radio National, Canberra
Bush Telegraph: 18 Mar 2010 11:45AM

Compere: Michael Mackenzie

Mackenzie talks about one of Australia's most successful grassroots movements, Landcare. He says a national Landcare forum in Adelaide next week is going to look at how the movement can be revived. He speaks to Alice Knight, a farmer who has won awards for her dedication to Landcare and Julian Prior, lecturer, School of Environmental and Rural Sciences, University of New England.

The Boobook Declaration is a call to the Australian Government to take four essential actions in 2010 to safeguard Australia’s rich and beautiful diversity of plants, animals and ecosystems. The declaration arose from an informal meeting of groups and individuals concerned at the lengthening catalogue of bad news about collapsing ecosystems and recognising the impetus for action represented by the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity.