WA Landcare Network is supporting the National Landcare Network (NLN) and Landcare Australia’s policy statement, Landcare Communities – Australia’s Future, which seeks an ongoing commitment to the community Landcare movement, providing reliable funding that supports a foundation of local action undertaken with regional, state and national support.

WALN is urging its member groups and the wider landcare community to take the Policy Statement to their local Federal Members and candidates ahead of the upcoming Federal election requesting that they make a greater commitment to community Landcare if they are successfully elected. 

Landcare Communities – Australia’s Future, seeks an ongoing commitment to the community Landcare movement, providing reliable funding that supports a foundation of local action undertaken with regional, state and national support. The policy statement proposes a new investment model, to support a Landcare movement that is community driven at all scales and successfully weaves local solutions into meeting regional, national and international priorities.

The Policy Statement and Background Paper can be viewed and downloaded at the links below –

LANDCARE COMMUNITIES – AUSTRALIA’S FUTURE  (electronic version)

LANDCARE COMMUNITIES – AUSTRALIA’S FUTURE  (print version)

POLICY BACKGROUND PAPER

THE VALUE PROPOSITION FOR COMMUNITY LANDCARE: A LITERATURE REVIEW Prepared for the National Landcare Network by Hugo Ottesen May 2019

To support Landcare you can –

– View Landcare Communities – Australia’s Future;

– Find out who is standing in your electorate.  Download a list WA candidates;

– Write, email or phone candidates in your local electorate to ask for their support for Landcare policies before they go to the polls on 18 May;

– Follow WA Landcare Network on Facebook and Twitter and share key messages with your networks;

– Talk to people in your community about how candidates in the Federal election can support Landcare.

To help landcare groups get out campaigning for a better landcare future we have prepared a list of FAQs, a letter template for Federal Members and candidates.

Download these helpful tools and hit the trail for the future of landcare.

FAQs

Letter template for election candidates

For further information on the Policy Statement or Policy Background Paper please contact:
Louise Duxbury on louiseduxbury@westnet.com.au Ph 0429 409 231
Blair Darvill on blair.darvill@landcarewa.org.au Ph 0427 333 664