2014 National Landcare Program Review

In 2014, we sought feedback from people about the National Landcare Program. We wanted to know what you thought about:

emerging natural resource management (NRM) issues for industry
how to develop better government-industry-partnerships
how to deliver outcomes relating to innovation, best practice and climate adaption.

How you had your say

We did this is 2 ways:

Over 600 people met with us to give feedback. We held 19 sessions across Australia, including capital cities and regional centres.

Some of the sessions were with people from sectors including:

The sessions were designed to:

333 people responded to the online survey. The survey focused on the regional aspects of the program.

We also released a consultation paper to help guide responses to specific questions in the online survey.

The following topics were part of the survey:

Feedback from the community information sessions and survey highlighted key themes, including the importance of:

incorporating local priorities into regional NRM planning and delivery
capturing NRM outcomes and effectively telling the local and regional story of NRM achievements
involving the community in identifying and setting local priorities for NRM investment.
involving farmers, Regional Landcare Facilitators and Sustainable Agriculture Facilitators in planning and delivery.

Read a summary of the feedback in the download section.