The 2025 General Jeffery Soil Health Award winner will be presented at the 2025 National Landcare Awards gala dinner on Tuesday 23 September 2025.
The award winner will receive $20,000 (ex GST) in funding to complete an agreed soils project. The prize includes a travel package to attend the 2025 National Landcare Awards gala dinner for the award ceremony.
Nominations are still open and will close 31 March 2025.
The General Jeffery Soil Health Award recognises the work of people who care about soil health and who are educating or inspiring others.
The 2025 General Jeffery Soil Health Award is open to individuals, groups or organisations who are actively involved in activities to protect and improve soil health, including landcare groups, farmers, farming systems groups, land managers, extension specialists and educators. Self-nominations are not eligible.
Nominees must demonstrate leadership in natural resource management and a commitment to improving sustainable land management to improve soil health by:
- actively shaping and guiding innovative natural resource management and sustainable agriculture activities to improve soil health
- applying excellent soil health management practices on-ground
- educating and raising awareness about the importance of maintaining and improving soil health
- encouraging action and championing the uptake of sustainable soil health practices
- communicating knowledge and advocating for soil health management
- mentoring and/or inspiring others to adopt best practice soil health management practices to restore, enhance and protect the natural environment.