Winning landcare projects were announced yesterday at the 2021 Western Australia Landcare Awards at the Kalamunda Community Centre, where community landcarers from across the state came together to celebrate their impressive achievements.
The awards celebrate the incredible efforts of individuals and groups, young and old, to protect Western Australia’s natural resources, stewarding a more resilient landscape for the future. The award winners and their projects are diverse, ranging from farming and Indigenous land management, to educational and mapping tools.
Mick Davis, Chair of the WA Landcare Network, thanked the award sponsors and paid tribute to the finalists and winners as champions of the landcare community.
“Friday night’s event was a fabulous celebration of the breadth of landcare volunteering in WA. The awards recognise individuals, groups and partnerships, importantly including First Nations custodians caring for country,” he said.
“On behalf of the Western Australian landcare community, I would like to extend huge congratulations to all the finalists and winners in the award categories. We’re seeing real and substantial outcomes from the dedication and commitment of community landcarers. It’s critical that we continue to support and recognise their tremendous efforts.”
Winners in National Award categories will represent Western Australia at the 2022 National Landcare Awards, to be held at Sydney’s International Convention Centre, Darling Harbour, on Wednesday 24 August.
Landcare Australia CEO, Dr Shane Norrish, commended recipients of the Landcare Western Australia Awards on their outstanding accomplishments.
‘It’s an honour to be able to recognise the great work being carried out by our landcare champions in Western Australia,” Dr Norrish said. “The Landcare Awards program provides landcarers with the ideal opportunity to get together and celebrate individual and collective achievements of landcare.”
He added: “Landcarers across Australia deserve to be acknowledged, and we’re looking forward to seeing the winners represent their communities at the National Landcare Awards next year.”
2021 Western Australia Landcare Award Winners 
Ammon Creative
Australian Government Individual Landcarer Award
Winner Margaret Moir
Highly Commended Iszaac Webb (accepted by Wayne and Toni Webb)
Australian Government Partnerships for Landcare Award
Winner Moore Catchment Council and Yued Community of Moora
Australian Government Landcare Farming Award
Winner Silvia Leighton and Peter McKenzie
Coastcare Award
Winner Busselton Jetty Inc.
Australian Community Media Landcare Community Group Award
Winner Katanning Landcare
Woolworths Junior Landcare Team Award
Winner Forest Crescent Primary School
KPMG Indigenous Land Management Award
Winner Undalup Wadandi Rangers Program
Steadfast Young Landcare Leader Award
Winner Jayson Sekhon
Highly Commended Talitha Huston
