Welcome to Landcare Illawarra

Landcare is a national network of thousands of community groups who care for our country. Australia boasts more than 4000 community landcare groups and thousands of landcare volunteers.

Landcare Illawarra is a community-based organisation which helps Illawarra residents living in the 3 local government areas of Wollongong, Shellharbour and Kiama on the NSW South Coast to get involved in a broad range of environmental activities.

If you are looking to do some volunteer work and can spare a few hours per week, month or year, then get connected with your local Landcare, Coastcare, Dunecare or Bushcare group! Check out the Local Groups pages to locate a working group near you! Groups carry out environmental repair work all around the Ilawarra region and activities range from weed removal to native tree planting to maintaining and preserving natural regeneration.

Your local Landcare Community Support Officer -Megan Rowlatt is on hand to assist you in locating a group and to start volunteering. If you are interested in assisting groups preserve our unique and beautiful environment then contact Megan on 4229 7526 or email communitysupport@conservationvolunteers.com.au

Funding Announcements

Biodiversity Fund

Australia has unique native ecosystems which are highly diverse and capable of storing significant amounts of carbon. Biodiversity plays a crucial role in maintaining the productive capacity of our landscape. Restoring native vegetation and soil carbon can help combat climate change while also protecting our biodiversity.

The Government’s new ongoing Biodiversity Fund of $946 million over its first six years will support landholders to undertake projects that establish, restore, protect or manage biodiverse carbon stores.

The Biodiversity Fund will improve the resilience of Australia’s unique species to the impacts of climate change, enhance the environmental outcomes of carbon farming projects, and help landholders protect carbon and biodiversity values on their land.

Applications close January 31 2012

For more informatino visit the Clean Energy Future website

Environmental Restoration and Rehabilitation Community Bush Regeneration Large Project Stream Grants

The aim of the Community Bush Regeneration Large Project Stream is to facilitate projects run by local community groups to undertake large, long term bush regeneration projects.

This funding stream will fund local community groups (such as Landcare and Bushcare) over a period of six years for well designed larger scale projects where the groups can demonstrate their capacity to maintain the project and continue the regeneration subsequent to the funding period.

It also aims to improve the capacity of communities and organisations to protect, restore and enhance the environment by strengthening local community organisations whose primary purpose is to undertake works in their local area.

Applications Close January 31 2012

For more information visit the Office of Environment and Heritage website.