“It’s a proud moment for us, and humbling, to be recognised by our peers for the efforts and hard work of our group, which has been tackling a wide range of environmental issues for the last 32 years. From erosion, to salinity, to revegetation and habitat protection, to waste reduction and behaviour change, our team of volunteers are dedicated to making the world a better place to live. This award is an opportunity to celebrate how far we’ve come and the impact we’ve made and will energise us to keep putting in the effort.” Andrea Salmond, Executive Officer, Katanning Landcare and WA Australian Community Media Landcare Community Group Award Finalist.

Katanning Landcare is an innovative and passionate Landcare leader who has found local solutions to everything from wind-erosion, salinity and wetland degradation to funding uncertainty.

Over three decades, Katanning Landcare has provided landcare leadership including wetland restoration, threatened species recovery, weeds and pests, revegetation, waste reduction and carbon farming that equates to 4.2 million natives planted, 1955 km of environmental fencing erected, over 1000 ha of perennial pastures and also delivered numerous engagement activities to the district of Katanning.

The Group has delivered over 220 publicly funded projects valued at $12.5 million and won multiple State and National awards for their work. They also run the Katanning Landcare Centre and recently purchased a revegetation nursery that continues to supply 800,000 native seedlings a year to the Katanning region.