2024 Victorian Landcare Awards

 There were a record number of 146 nominations for the 2024 Victorian Landcare Awards. See the list of all nominees at https://www.landcarevic.org.au/landcare-magazine/winter-2024/2024-victorian-landcare-awards-nominees/

Winners

Landcare and Environmental Volunteer Group Award

There were 17 nominations for this award category. 

Winner - Moorabool Catchment Landcare Group

Read the story on the group in the Victorian Landcare magazine https://www.landcarevic.org.au/landcare-magazine/winter-2024/landcare-and-environmental-volunteer-group-award/

Highly Commended:

• Cannibal Creek Catchment Landcare Group

• Springsure Hill Landcare Group

Landcare and Environmental Volunteer Network Award 

Winner - Mornington Peninsula Landcare Network  

Read the story on the network in the Victorian Landcare magazine 

Highly Commended - Merri Creek Management Committee

Joan Kirner Landcare Award

There were 24 nominations received in this award category. 

Winner - Marie Jones

Read the story on Marie in the Victorian Landcare magazine https://www.landcarevic.org.au/landcare-magazine/winter-2024/joan-kirner-landcare-award/

Highly Commended - Penny Roberts

Commended:  

• Bruce Campbell
• John Gilson
• Nicole Middleton
• Rowan Wallace, and
• John Walter

Dr. Sidney Plowman Travel and Study Award 

Winner - Peter Ronalds  

Read the story on Peter in the Victorian Landcare magazine https://www.landcarevic.org.au/landcare-magazine/winter-2024/dr-sidney-plowman-travel-and-study-award/

Highly Commended - David Bateman

Victorian Farmers Federation/Landcare Victoria Inc. Heather Mitchell Memorial Fellowship  

Winner - Lisa McIntyre

Read the story on Lisa in the Victorian Landcare magazine https://www.landcarevic.org.au/landcare-magazine/winter-2024/victorian-farmers-federationlandcare-victoria-inc-heather-mitchell-memorial-fellowship/

Highly Commended - Marissa Shean

Commended - Jonathan Starks

Horrie Poussard Prize

Winner  - Annalise Varker 

Read the story on Annalise in the Winter 2024 issue of Victorian Landcare magazine https://www.landcarevic.org.au/landcare-magazine/winter-2024/horrie-poussard-prize-annalise-varker/

Highly Commended - Kaye Rodden

Australian Government Climate Innovation Award  

Winner - Climate Adaptation Requires Youth Action (CARYA) 

Read the story on CARYA in the Victorian Landcare magazine https://www.landcarevic.org.au/landcare-magazine/winter-2024/australian-government-climate-innovation-award/

High Commended - Heytesbury District Landcare Network

Commended - Western Port Biosphere Reserve Foundation

Australian Government Community Partnerships Landcare Award 

Winner - Merri Creek Management Committee

Read the story on Merri Creek Management Committee in the Victorian Landcare magazine https://www.landcarevic.org.au/landcare-magazine/winter-2024/australian-government-community-partnerships-landcare-award-merri-creek-management-committee/

Highly Commended:

• Newham Primary School
• Wodonga Urban Landcare Network

Australian Government Individual Landcarer Award 

Winner - Kevin Nolte

Read the story on Kevin in the Victorian Landcare magazine https://www.landcarevic.org.au/landcare-magazine/winter-2024/australian-government-individual-landcare-award-kevin-nolte/

Highly Commended - Ian Arney

Commended:

• Jan Healey
• Paul Slayter

Australian Government Sustainable Agriculture Landcare Award 

Winner - the Blackwell family

Read the story on the Blackwell family in the Victorian Landcare magazine https://www.landcarevic.org.au/landcare-magazine/winter-2024/australian-government-sustainable-agriculture-landcare-award-the-blackwell-family/

Commended - Mount Alexander Regenerative Agriculture Group

Women in Landcare Award 

Winner - Elizabeth Ross

Read the story on Elizabeth in the Victorian Landcare magazine

Women in Landcare Award - Elizabeth Ross — Victorian Landcare Gateway (landcarevic.org.au)

Highly Commended - Marney Durie

First Nations Landcare Collaboration Award 

Joint Winners:

1. Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation’s Narrap Unit 

2. Darebin Creek Management Committee

Read the story on the joint winners in the Victorian Landcare magazine https://www.landcarevic.org.au/landcare-magazine/winter-2024/first-nations-landcare-collaboration-award-wurundjeri-woi-wurrung-cultural-heritage-aboriginal-corporations-narrap-unit-and-darebin-creek-management-committee/

Highly Commended - Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation’ s Narrap Unit and Yarra Valley Water

Commended - Warby Range Landcare Group and Bangerang Aboriginal Corporation

NextGen Landcare Award 

Winner - Bryce Watts-Parker

Read the story on Bryce in the Victorian Landcare magazine https://www.landcarevic.org.au/landcare-magazine/winter-2024/nextgen-landcare-award-bryce-watts-parker/

Highly Commended - Jackson Cass

Commended:

• Marney Durie
• Lillian Maher

Greyhound Coastcare Award 

Winner - Simon Davies

Read the story on Simon in the Victorian Landcare magazine https://www.landcarevic.org.au/landcare-magazine/winter-2024/greyhound-coastcare-award-simon-davies/

Commended:

• Amy Simpson
• Otway Ocean Care

Woolworths Junior Landcare Award 

Winner - Tavish Bloom

Read the story on Tavish in the Victorian Landcare magazine https://www.landcarevic.org.au/landcare-magazine/winter-2024/woolworths-junior-landcare-award-tavish-bloom/

Highly Commended - St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School

Commended - Our Lady Star of the Sea Primary School