Landcare and Coastcare
Landcare is a network of locally-based community groups caring for country. Landcare Australia has more than 4000 community Landcare groups, 2000 Coastcare groups and thousands of volunteers working together to repair and manage our natural resources.
Landcare is a unique partnership between the community, government and industry and membership of NT groups include a high percentage of primary producers and Aboriginal groups.
Coastcare is community volunteers working together to protect and manage our coastal and marine environments. Landcare is the promotional and sponsorship marketing arm for Coastcare groups across Australia.
Natural resource management issues such as weed control, fire management, habitat restoration, marine debris, feral animal control and dune and soil erosion control are examples of typical activities many dedicated community groups undertake under the Landcare and Coastcare programs.
The Territory’s Landcare and Coastcare programs are supported and coordinated by Territory Natural Resource 
Management (Territory NRM).
For more information about Landcare and Coastcare programs, visit TNRM’s website at www.territorynrm.org.au.
Caring for our Country
The Australian Government’s Caring for our Country program, announced in July 2008, aims to achieve an environment that is healthy, better protected, well-managed, resilient and provides essential ecosystem services in a changing climate.
Visit the Caring for our Country website at Caring for our Country.
Australian Framework for Landcare
The Australian Framework for Landcare was released in 2010 and is a guide for landcarers and the Landcare community and provides a foundation on which to base the further development and growth of the Landcare approach.
The Framework is also a guide to stakeholders and prospective partners, including industry, corporations, governments at all levels and regional and catchment organisations, as to how they can engage with landcarers in addressing sustainability issues of common concern.
The Framework was prepared by a Reference Group made up of Landcare community members and guided by comments and views of the Landcare community and stakeholders. The process for the development of the Framework was fully supported by the Australian Government.
Further information about the Framework can be found at Australian Framework for Landcare.
Landcare Facilitators
The Caring for our Country Facilitators initiative supports the framework by providing assistance to governments and regional bodies to understand key government NRM policies and to act as a voice back to policy makers.
The Northern Territory Regional Landcare Facilitator contact details are:
Contact: Tim West
Telephone: (08) 8981 5976 or (08) 8983 3233
Mobile: 0418 901 552
Email: tim.west@ntha.com.au
Landcare Australia
Landcare Australia Ltd is a non-profit organisation that supports Landcare and Coastcare movements. Further information can be found at the Landcare Australia website at Landcare Australia.
