Share, Inspire and Connect
Kickstart the National Landcare Conference with a high-energy day packed with fresh ideas, inspiring talks, learn from others and the chance to grow your network.
Why You Should Attend
Find Your People
Connect with like-minded changemakers.
Get Inspired
Fresh ideas and next-level thinking.
Professional Development
Learn about career pathways and leadership.
Think Big
Explore innovation and reimagine what landcare can be.
Support First Nations Youth
Strengthen connections with mob and Country.
Who is this for?
Young people who are ready to make an impact.
FREE event for 18-35 year olds.
Future thinkers who want to connect with others, feel reinvigorated and empowered.
Emerging leaders ready to blaze trails and inspire others to get involved.
Landcare groups and other community-led groups who want to understand how they can engage with young adults.
What to Expect
The future of landcare panel discussion.
Powerful talks from inspiring changemakers.
Interactive workshops and activities.
Get hands-on, ask questions, network and spark curiosity.
Conversations at the NextGen Landcare Summit include: building the future of landcare through cross-sectoral partnerships, landcare as an inclusive space (multiculturalism, gender diversity, disability inclusion, neurodiversity), climate anxiety and promoting mental health and wellbeing, strengthening youth involvement and intergenerational knowledge sharing, inspiring stories of innovation, resilience, and leadership in landcare, career development, succession planning, First Nations Cultural connection and succession, engaging young people in landcare in remote areas, barriers and opportunities to engaging young people, the changing use of technology in landcare including social media, and trends and motivations for young people to volunteer.
Hosted by Landcare Australia, as part of the 2025 National Landcare Conference, with the support from the NextGen Landcare Summit Committee, including:
- Annette Cavanagh (Intrepid Landcare)
- Kurt Jones (Co-Exist Australia)
- Sophie Blair (Greater Sydney Landcare/WildVenture)
- Jayden Gunn (BirdLife Australia)
- Marney Durie (President of the Wycheproof Landcare Group)
- Lindsay Davies (Caring for Country Coordinator)
- Patrick Brabant (Gold Coast Our Natural City Strategy Ambassador)
- Cooper Pike (Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, First Nations Strategic Policy)
The project is proudly supported by
