Latrobe Catchment Landcare Network (LCLN) was formed in 1999, covering a large catchment area across Baw Baw, Latrobe City and Wellington Shires. The network encompasses Landcare Groups from Warragul in the West across to Rosedale in the east, from the ridge of the Great Divide in the North to the ridge of the Strzeleckis in the South.

The area includes significant remnants of the critically endangered Gippsland Red Gum Grassy Woodland with many old growth paddock tree remnants still remaining. Supporting these ecosystems is important to us as many threatened or endangered species such as the Greater Glider heavily rely on the fragmented pockets of good quality habitat.

LCLN’s mission is to support our 17 Landcare groups, whilst engaging with local communities to help promote and restore the local environment. Landcare is not just about planting trees, its more than that! We work with citizen science, local school groups or similar organisations to run events to help educate our community on local issues. Each of the 17 groups between the Latrobe and West Gippsland region involve themselves in best practice land management activities. Our groups are highly diverse and include many rural focused groups with a wide range of active environmental projects. We also have two urban groups and a number of local primary schools involved in Junior Landcare.

The Networks core responsibility is to provide support to the groups to enable and assist them to achieve their objectives and goals.