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 2024 Victorian Landcare Awards winners 

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

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