The group was originally formed to tackle soil erosion, vegetation decline, pest plants and water quality. It has since grown into the largest group in the BCLN.

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vision

Our community learning and working together for a healthy and sustainable environment.

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core purpose

Committed people doing great things for our country … Enhancing Life

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values

• Community working together
  
• Sharing information and learning to all
  
• Involvement of youth
  
• Working with like minded people/ fellowship
  
• Celebrating our success/ achievements
  
• Other’s experience and opinions
  
• Healthy landscape
  

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objectives

1. Securing long term funding to service the needs of the community
2. Reduce carbon footprint
3. Protect, enhance and restore indigenous biodiversity
4. Re-establish healthy waterways
5. Provide educational opportunities for landholders in the district
6. To engage new members and re engage existing members
7. Eliminate or control pest plants and animals
8. Source and translate scientific data and disseminate in useable forms
9. Maintaining Landcare Ethic & Community Relationships
10. Mitigating the effects of soil erosion to improve the land productivity and water quality
11. Promote Landcare in schools
12. Develop, embrace, engage and encourage active participation of young people within the community
13. Promote practices that develop healthy soils

 bass coast landcare network membership form Bass Valley

​Landcare Groups committed to involving the whole community in protecting the natural resource base of Bass Coast to ensure economically and environmentally sustainable agriculture

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