How to start a Landcare Group
There's certainly no one way to start a Landcare group!
A group can be formed around a location, a school, a topic, or an awareness campaign. Landcare groups take many forms, from an informal Facebook group for information sharing, to an incorporated association with a formal committee and membership. Landcare Victoria has some good notes on how to start a formal group with a committee.
To lay down the foundation of your group, start with these steps:
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Talk to people to gauge interest. Perhaps start a Facebook group or similar, and ask people:
- What environmental issue(s) are we trying to address? (Aims of the group)
- Why are we coming together as a group? (Purpose of the group)
- Authorisations: Who owns the land and where do we need to go for permission? (e.g. Council, Parks & Wildlife)
- Who else should we invite to help us? (Partners)
- What other Landcare groups are dealing with similar issues whose experience we could draw on?
- Once you've decided on your purpose and aims, becoming a member group in the early stages will allow us to support you through the process. We can help spread the word, and give you access to our Action Planning guides, a custom email address, Google Drive storage, and a logo.
Become a member Join as a Community Care Group
- Use our Action Planning Guides to help you determine your group's capacity and priority goals, and make an action plan (Found in our Members Toolbox, our members portal for guides and services)
- Use our guides on Governance, Safety, Incorporation, and Insurance.
Projects & training opportunities
See how you can become involved in our upcoming projects and events, or sign up for training opportunities. We run these whenever we can and use your responses to gauge interest.
Other member services
We have a range of other services to help you in your Landcaring journey.
