Our vision is to be a community engaged in supporting a productive, biodiverse landscape incorporating sustainable agricultural practices and innovative environmental enterprises. We collaborate with our groups, the community, and partners to provide on-ground services in the delivery of innovative land and environmental management practices in support of healthy and resilient communities and ecosystems for generations to come.
Our Programs
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Natural Resource Management
Assisting landholders to undertake revegetation, weed control and property works to provide shade and shelter for stock, reduce soil loss through erosion control, improve water quality, increase biodiversity, absorb greenhouse gases and restore local landscapes. Our highly trained Natural Resource Management project officers can assess your property and xxxx Click here to learn more...
Sustainable Agriculture
Supporting sustainable agriculture throughout Bass Coast and beyond by developing and implementing trials, encouraging diversification and assisting farmer discussion groups exploring innovative practices. We are developing partnerships with educational institutions and industry groups to ensure that programs and trials are based on credible science. Click here to learn more...
WOrks Crew
Encouraging, supporting and assisting with on-ground Landcare project work to help our groups fulfil their objectives. Qualified staff offer a range of services including weed spraying, planting, vegetation assessments and weed management. Click here to learn more...
Education and Training
Through education and training programs for all ages of our community, from school children to the elderly, we are working towards a community of knowledgeable land managers caring for and appreciating the wonders and benefits of a healthy, productive landscape. Click here to learn more...
Pest Animal Management
Bass Coast Landcare Network have a dedicated Pest Animal Team who are experienced in a wide range of control methods. If you have pest animals on your property that you would like assistance with getting under control, our highly trained staff can help. Click here to learn more...
River Garden
The River Garden is a trials site for horticultural innovations that can be applied across the region from a household to commercial scale, that will also incorporate a community garden and education facilities. The garden has been conceived as a co-creation with the local community and we would like to invite interested community members to participate. Click here to learn more...
NUrsery
The nursery relies heavily on dedicated and knowledgeable volunteers, who do great work collecting seed, propagating, and caring for our native plants, so that by late Autumn-Winter each year we have a nice supply of around 30,000 plants for revegetation projects. Click here to learn more...
Sustainable Living
Empowering landholders and householders to reduce their impacts on the environment by reducing energy, water use and waste production. We aim to inspire the next generation of Landcarers to develop a sense of wonder and care for the natural world and give them an insight into the role they can play in creating a sustainable environment. Click here to learn more...
Join a GROUP
Be a part of your local Landcare community and join the largest volunteer land management movement in Australia. Click below to find your local group today!
The Bass Coast Landcare Network Public Fund is a regional not-for-profit organisation focusing on conserving biodiversity throughout the Bass Coast. We encourage individuals and Community Groups to submit project applications, no matter how large or small, for consideration as part of the BCLN Public Fund, and appreciate any donations which support local revegetation projects