About the program
Since 2011, the Victorian Government has invested $56 million in the Victorian Landcare Facilitator Program (VLFP). It funds part-time Landcare facilitators who are employed directly by a range of organisations.
The Landcare facilitator's role is to enable the effective participation of Landcare and environmental volunteer groups and networks, landholders and the wider community in natural resource management activities that protect, enhance and restore the natural environment, and improve sustainable land management.
Landcare facilitators also have a strong focus on building group and network capacity, to enable groups and networks to become sustainable.
The VLFP is one component of the Victorian Government’s Victorian Landcare Program.
2021-26 Victorian Landcare Facilitator Program
The 2021-26 VLFP commenced on 1 July 2021.
This program is the result of a 2019 independent review of the VLFP and the department's response to the recommendations.
The new VLFP includes strengthened governance and employment arrangements, updated activity-level and outcome reporting, training and other support tools for employers and facilitators.
Resources for Employer organisations and Landcare facilitators are on the Victorian Landcare Gateway.
The Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action is undertaking a review of the current Victorian Landcare Facilitator Program. The review is considering strengths and challenges with current delivery, areas for improvement and future delivery options. Consultation was open from 31 January – 20 March 2024. To learn more about the review visit Engage Victoria.
Employer organisations
The following organisations were successful in their application for funding to employ a Landcare facilitator under the 2021-26 VLFP.
| Bass Coast Landcare Network |
| Bellarine Landcare Group |
| Blampied/Kooroocheang Landcare Group Inc |
| Buloke and Northern Grampians Landcare Network |
| Cardinia Environment Coalition Inc. |
| Central Otway Landcare Network |
| City of Whittlesea |
| Connecting Country (Mount Alexander Region) Inc. |
| Envite Environment |
| Euroa Arboretum |
| Far East Victoria Landcare |
| Gecko Clan Landcare Network Inc. |
| Geelong Landcare Network Inc. |
| Goulburn Murray Landcare Network |
| H11 H12 Community Action Group (Beyond Bolac CAG) |
| Hamilton Coleraine Railway Line Landcare Group (HCRLLG) |
| Heytesbury District Landcare Network |
| Hindmarsh Shire Council |
| Hopetoun and District Neighbourhood House |
| Horsham Rural City Council |
| Hughes Creek Catchment Collaborative |
| Kiewa Catchment Landcare Groups Inc. |
| Latrobe City Council |
| Lismore Land Protection Group |
| Loddon Plains Landcare Network |
| Maffra & Districts Landcare Network Inc. |
| Merri Creek Management Committee Inc. |
| Mid Ovens Landcare Consortium (MOLC) |
| Middle Yarra Landcare Network |
| Mid-Loddon Sub-Catchment Management Group |
| Millewa Carwarp Landcare Group Inc |
| Mitta to Murray Landcare Inc |
| Moorabool Landcare Network |
| Mornington Peninsula Shire |
| Murrayville Landcare Group |
| NatureWest Inc |
| Nillumbik Shire Council |
| North Central Catchment Management Authority |
| Northern Yarra Landcare Network |
| Nullawil Landcare Group |
| Ovens Landcare Network Incorporated |
| Panyyabyr Landcare Group |
| Project Platypus Association Inc. |
| Snowy River Interstate Landcare Committee Inc |
| South Gippsland Landcare Network |
| South West Environment Alliance |
| South West Goulburn Landcare Inc |
| Southern Otway Landcare Network |
| Surf Coast inland Plains Landcare Network |
| Sustainable Living in the Mallee |
| Swifts Creek Ensay Landcare Group Incorporated |
| Up2Us Landcare Alliance |
| Upper Barwon Landcare Network |
| Upper Campaspe Landcare Network Incorporated |
| Upper Deep Creek Landcare Network |
| Upper Goulburn Landcare Network |
| Upper Hopkins Land Management Group |
| Upper Loddon & Avoca Landcare Network Inc. |
| Upper Mount Emu Creek Landcare Network Inc. |
| Upper Murray Landcare Network |
| Wando River Landcare |
| Warrnambool Coastcare Landcare Network |
| West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority |
| Western Port Catchment Landcare Network |
| West Wimmera Shire Council |
| Wimmera Catchment Management Authority |
| Wodonga Urban Landcare Network Inc. |
| Yarra Ranges Shire Council |
| Yarrowee Leigh Catchment Group |
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Page last updated: 16/04/25