Landcare volunteers encourage people to enter the 2013 State and Territory Landcare Awards
Landcarers across the region: get your act together, the 2013 New South Wales Landcare Award nominations are open and upon us.
Jane Stewart of Landcare Australia encourages people to get involved and nominate their local landcarers today.
‘The Landcare Awards are a fantastic way of sharing the inspirational stories from the Landcare movement and celebrating the amazing work being done,’ she said.
‘As we encourage people across Australia to get involved with Landcare in their everyday lives, celebrating the extraordinary individuals and groups who make up this community is the perfect way of showcasing just how strong and vibrant Landcare is.’
Chris Scott of Manning Landcare in New South Wales was a National Landcare Award winner in 2012.
‘Winning the Australian Government Individual Landcarer Award for 2012 was a real honour. To be selected from among the amazing finalists was important recognition, not just for me but for the teams I work with at a state and local level. The award was also valuable in a really practical way; the publicity that winning a national award generated has highlighted our local activities, attracting appreciation and support for what we do in and with our community,’ he said.
The renowned awards, now in their twenty-third year, honour the invaluable work that is being undertaken by the Landcare community, with the winners from all state and territory awards going forward as finalists to the prestigious National Landcare Awards in 2014.
There are nine national categories, covering a range of environmental projects and themes, including sustainable agriculture, coastal rehabilitation and Indigenous land management. Individuals, schools, community groups and networks working to protect or restore local environments, farms, coastlines, native vegetation, bushlands, wetlands, waterways, and more, can be nominated.
The NSW Landcare Awards are being organised in partnership with the NSW Department of Primary Industries and will take place as part of the NSW Landcare Conference in September. To submit a nomination, or to read about the categories, criteria and closing dates, please visit www.landcareonline.com.au.
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