This National Tree Day (27 July) is happening soon — and you’re invited to grow a greener future with your community! Get ready to roll up your sleeves and celebrate the incredible work of Landcare groups and volunteers who protect our environment every day. From planting trees to restoring habitats, their grassroots efforts are building biodiversity and healthier landscapes across Australia.

NLN is pleased to announce the launch of the Two-Way Initiative—a collaborative journey between Landcare and the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC). Last year, we formalised our partnership through a Statement of Collaboration, outlining our shared vision and commitment to working together to care for Country.

Understanding the Landcare ecosystem isn’t always easy. With its rich and complex web of community groups, government partnerships, non-profits, businesses, and other supporting organisations, it can be a challenge to explain—let alone navigate. That’s why the Landcare Facilitator Program has focused on creating something visual, practical, and powerful: stakeholder maps tailored to each state and territory, supporting national advocacy and stakeholder engagement.

Landcare Week 2025 is just around the corner – happening in the first week of August! It’s a great opportunity to raise awareness about the environmental, community, and wellbeing benefits of caring for our land and waterways. You can get involved by taking our Landcare Week survey or by submitting a photo for the Landcare Through the Lens campaign. By submitting a photo, you will go in the draw to win a Milwaukee Dual Battery Chainsaw!

Nestled in the heart of the Gondwana Link, amidst the Wandoo and Jarrah woodlands, lies a sanctuary of hope and revival. The Balijup feral predator-free enclosure, affectionately called “The Sanctuary,” is a testament to the transformative power of landcare and citizen science. The Balijup Citizen Science Program for 2025, coordinated through WALN Member Groups, Green Skills and the Conservation Council of WA is highlighting the great work done by Quenda as ecosystem engineers, altering soil structure and enhancing ecosystem processes such as nutrient cycling and plant regeneration.

This August, Landcare ACT invites environmental volunteers, community leaders, and changemakers from across the region to gather on Ngunawal Country in Canberra for a two-day celebration of regeneration, connection, and community action at the ACT Volunteers Conference (August 8-9).

As NAIDOC Week approaches, we’re pleased to share another inspiring story of collaboration and care for Country. This month, the North Coast Regional Landcare Network launched their place-based yarning workshops happening across the North Coast, starting with their first in Lismore, in partnership with Richmond Landcare Inc..

South Australian landcare legends Gerry Butler and Uncle John Chester spoke in an ABC radio interview today about their Landcare Listening Tour – an initiative focused on listening to and connecting with Indigenous communities on the Eyre Peninsula in SA. Through their listening tour, they aim to better understand the issues facing homelands, build on existing projects that are working and to strengthen partnerships in land management that will provide cultural, economic and environmental benefits for communities.

As Landcare Week approaches, Landcare Australia in partnership with the National Landcare Network and the State and Territory Landcare Organisations are asking people involved in landcare to participate in a national survey. The insights and data will be announced during Landcare Week. The survey insights will help us identify the challenges, the opportunities and what is required to support landcare activities across Australia.

For the first time ever, the Landcare Short Film Festival will be held as part of the 2025 National Landcare Conference and is a national celebration of the passion, projects, and people driving environmental change across Australia. This is your chance to shine a light on the incredible work being done in landcare and environmental stewardship through the power of film.