It was established nearly 30 years ago when a group of farming neighbours in Victoria recognised that they could be more effective and have a greater impact if they addressed common natural resource management concerns together.

Landcare quickly became a national movement with the historic alliance of the National Farmers Federation (Nick Farley) and the Australian Conservation Foundation (Philip Toyne)  and the then Prime Minister Bob Hawke championing the ‘80s as the decade of Landcare with a huge investment into a national program.

There are now thousands of Landcare groups that have formed around Australia, and even spreading internationally, all based on this simple idea: people organising to come together to discuss shared land management issues, and to design and implement practical solutions to take action to address these issues.

People see results and want to be part of it. Locally there are around 30 groups in the Goulburn/Mulwaree, Upper Lachlan and Yass Valley that include farming and grazing groups, Aboriginal groups, schools and universities, volunteers working on local reserves, bushcare,  rivercare, soilcare, feral fighters, and community nurseries.

No two groups are the same, and there is Landcare group or activity for everyone.