About
Landcare is a community-based approach to managing and protecting our natural resources.
Who We Are
The National Landcare Network is the peak representative body for community Landcare groups across Australia.
A United Voice
Community Landcare in Australia
The National Landcare Network gives a voice for community-led Landcare across the country with over 2000 active State and Territory Landcare Organisation members representing 6000 plus individual Landcare groups and over 160000 volunteers across Australia.
Our Vision
Thriving communities caring for resilient land and seascapes across Australia.
Our Mission
To enable, connect and represent Australia’s community-led Landcare movement—strengthening State and Territory Landcare Organisations and amplifying their collective impact nationally.
Our Strategic Direction
Shaping our shared vision for the next five years, NLN Strategic Directions 2026–2030 sets out our priorities for strengthening community‑led Landcare. Developed in consultation with our Members Council and STLO Executives, and endorsed by the NLN Board.
Our Core Values
Focused on making a difference
Producing real outcomes for the environment, our Landcare communities, the broader Australian community, our partners and government at all levels.
Representative
Promoting the views and needs of the grassroots Landcare movement and its core philosophies of local decision making, community volunteering and ground-up community benefits.
Meaningful First Nations engagement and collaboration
We support Landcare groups to build meaningful relationships with First Nations communities to collaborate on shared place-based priorities.
Evidence-based
We build, share and apply evidence-based knowledge – First Nations and Western approaches.
Consultative
The views we represent are developed through consultation with our members.
Apolitical
The diverse perspectives of Landcare communities inform the movement’s bi-partisan approach and are not specific to any political party.
Collaborative
Landcare is based on working together with diverse partners for shared environmental, productivity and community outcomes.
Inclusive
We are inclusive of all persons and groups with similar aims and objectives.
Our Strategic Goals
National Leadership and Stewardship
NLN provides national leadership that strengthens community-led Landcare as a connected, values-driven system that delivers on-ground outcomes for the environment. We support STLOs to succeed locally while contributing to shared national priorities.
Representation, Advocacy and Collective Voice
NLN is the trusted national voice for community-led Landcare. We amplify the collective experience, priorities and impact of the movement in national conversations.
System Capability, Knowledge and Capacity Building
NLN strengthens the Landcare system by helping STLOs learn from each other, build shared capability and use good information to make better decisions
Sustainable Funding and Investment
NLN helps secure stable, long-term funding for community-led Landcare by bringing organisations together to secure opportunities that cannot be achieved by individual organisations alone.
Walking Together for Meaningful Change
The NLN acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First People of Australia. We support partnerships led by First Nations peoples and grounded in local governance, consent and long term relationships.
Across Australia, STLOs and local Landcare groups work with Traditional Owners, Aboriginal Land Councils, Prescribed Bodies Corporate, Ranger Groups, Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations and other First Nations organisations. These partnerships respond to local priorities and play a vital role in achieving lasting environmental and land management outcomes.