Landcare

What is the Victorian Landcare Program?

The 2021—2025 Victorian Landcare Facilitator Program (VLFP) is funded by the Victorian Government and delivered by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) through the Victorian Landcare Program.

VLFP funding employs 80 Landcare Facilitators and supports over 740 Landcare and environmental groups across the state to enhance and restore our land and natural environment, improve sustainable agriculture practices, support the planning and development of on-ground works, and build group capacity and resilience.

Hindmarsh Shire Council supports a Landcare Facilitator under the VLFP.

Magpie Geese, Lochiel

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Landcare tree planting, Gerang Gerung

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Huge mallee tree, Rainbow

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Cereal crop, Jeparit

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Latest News & Resources

Use of fruit netting

Fruit on household trees and plants is a tempting treat for hungry wildlife. Netting is a popular way to protect fruit, but inappropriate types of netting can kill or injure animals such as birds, possums or flying foxes.

For more information on what type of netting should be used, how to use netting and how to protect wildlife, please visit the Agriculture Victoria website here or view the fact sheet linked below:

FRUIT TREE NETTING FACT SHEET(PDF, 6MB)

Landcare Victoria’s Spring 2024 issue of their Landcare magazine can be downloaded via the following link:
LANDCARE MAGAZINE SPRING 2024

Landcare Australia’s November 2024 edition of their Landcare In Focus magazine can be downloaded via the following link:
LANDCARE IN FOCUS NOVEMBER 2024

Past Webinars

Landcare Agriculture webinar:
Carbon in Agriculture: Understanding ecosystem opportunities for business can now be viewed online via the following link:
Carbon in Agriculture: Understanding ecosystem opportunities for business webinar

Landcare Events

To view all upcoming Council hosted Landcare events, click here.

Find your nearest Landcare Group

There are five Landcare groups within the Hindmarsh Shire.  These are:

  • Yanac Broughton VFF Landcare Group
  • Nhill South Landcare Group
  • Woorak Community and Land Management Group
  • Eastern Hindmarsh Landcare Group
  • Rainbow & District Landcare Group

For contact details and a map of their Landcare group boundary, click on the following link:
Victorian Landcare Gateway - find a group

For more information, please contact Jonathan Starks, Landcare Facilitator, on 03 5391 4444.

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