Agency: Australian Government – Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Closing: 31 December 2024.
Eligibility: nominations from individuals, groups or organisations who have demonstrated leadership and a commitment to natural resource management and sustainable land management practices
The Bob Hawke Landcare Award is a prestigious national award that publicly recognises an individual, group or organisation that has been involved in championing landcare and inspiring others to take action on their property or in their community.
The Bob Hawke Landcare Award accepts nominations from individuals, groups or organisations who have demonstrated leadership and a commitment to natural resource management and sustainable land management practices through:
- actively shaping and guiding innovative farming systems to improve sustainability and the quality of ecosystem services
- encouraging action and championing the uptake of more sustainable agriculture practices among landholders, farmers and primary producers
- creating awareness of the benefits of landcare to actively caring for the land
- mentoring and/or inspiring others to adopt best practice conservation land management practices to restore, enhance and protect the natural environment
- demonstrating an outstanding commitment to responding to environmental challenges into actionable, community-led solutions for biodiversity conservation, supporting threatened species and/or improved sustainable agriculture.
The Bob Hawke Landcare Award recipient will be awarded a grant package to the value of $30,000 (ex GST) for further development of their knowledge and skills in sustainable land management to enable an even stronger contribution to landcare.
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