Get involved with Landcare or find out more

We know there is so much untapped local knowledge and expertise in our region. Landcare groups help to build networks of knowledge and expertise so we can all be more effective in  improving the health of our natural resources, the condition of our environment and the sustainability of our farming practices.

Landcare and other groups and organisations undertake works throughout most of the year; whether it’s spraying and removing weeds to planting trees and fencing.

There are a number of ways you can become involved in Landcare through a variety of activities including:

Meet the Landcare Legends of our region

For decades landholders and community members have been investing in Landcare in our catchment.

Far from the planting a few trees here and there, the Landcare Legends we found for this series have taken their commitment to supporting the land, water and biodiversity on their properties and local areas seriously enough to be racking up decades of Landcare activites.

This series was produced in partnership with a booklet showcasing these Landcare Legends which was launched at the 2025 National Landcare Conference in Queensland on 21-24 September.

Originally created to celebrate 10 years of Victorian Landcare Grant investment activities, from 2012-2022, it evolved into a celebration of our region’s landcarers who have investment many tens of thousands of dollars more in their activities than what the grants provided.

READ THE CELEBRATION BOOKLET

A series of Pondcast episodes, with interviews conducted by Marius Cuming, are now available online via the website or the usual streaming platforms (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, etc)

Or you can listen via our website here

Looking for your local Landcare Facilitator?

Scroll through our contact cards to find your local Landcare Facilitator. Still don’t know which one works in your local area? Get in touch wit Tony Lithgow, the Regional Landcare Coordinator P: (03) 5571 2526
E: t.lithgow@ghcma.vic.gov.au and he can help put you in contact with the correct group for your location.

Are you a Landcare group or volunteer group working with Traditional Owners and Aboriginal organisations?

The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning has developed the following Aboriginal  Cultural Heritage Guide to assist groups working with Traditional Owners that may not be familiar with cultural heritage.

Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Guide 2019

The guide is intended to assist community groups delivering on-ground projects and activities in Victoria to better understand the State’s Aboriginal cultural heritage management process.

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