Murrumbidgee Landcare is the community voice for sustainability throughout the Murrumbidgee catchment.
Murrumbidgee Landcare Inc (ML) is a grass roots, umbrella organisation representing landcare in the Murrumbidgee catchment. The Chairs of the 15 Landcare Networks in the catchment, 12 in NSW and 3 in ACT, make up the committee of ML. Each Landcare Network represents the Landcare groups doing on-ground activities in their area. We estimate that we have over 2,000 members of approximately 140 Landcare groups throughout the catchment. The NSW State Landcare Council Southern Representative is a co-opted member of our committee.
Catchment Vision:
A landscape supporting vibrant, financially sustainable communities, managed in harmony with natural systems to maximise their retention and expansion.
Our key priorities are to:
- To support the landcare networks
- To encourage strategic alliances for the implementation of landcare initiatives
- To promote landcare to the wider community and in particular to encourage young people to engage in landcare activities
Our activities are directed to:
- Facilitate training and skill building for Landcare members.
- Provide initiatives to improve and strengthen the grassroots Landcare movement.
- Represent Landcare group members, including speaking on their behalf and lobbying government at National, State and Local levels.
- Develop linkages with other organisations.
- Promote and develop a Landcare network.
- Develop a public education and marketing strategy for community Landcare.
- Investigate funding sources
- Provide a forum for landcarers to gain information and exchange ideas
The Murrumbidgee Landcare Association (as we were then known) was officially formed in July 1996. The Association was incorporated in June 1997. In late 2006 we decided on a name change to Murrumbidgee Landcare Inc, in part because the acronym MLA was apt to be misrecognised and also because it coincided with a period of reinvigoration and renewel for our association.
Murrumbidgee Landcare has been assisted by the New South Wales Government through its Evironmental Trust.
