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2009 Landcare Week: 7–13 September and 2009 Coastcare Week: 7-13 December

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Landcare is making a difference

Through strong corporate and government
support at all levels and caring hands at
work on the ground, Landcare is achieving
more sustainable land and water management.

Landcare balances economics and ecology,
productivity and resource protection, and plays
a key role in community development.

There is a Community Care Group waiting for your contribution.
Find your local Landcare, Coastcare, Rivercare or Bushcare group and volunteer today.

Case Studies

Australian Seabird Rescue

ISSUES: Biodiversity, Threatened species, Wildlife habitat loss or decline
LOCATION: Ballina, NSW

Based in Ballina on the far north coast of NSW, Australian Seabird Rescue (ASR) is a team of volunteer specialists focussed on the welfare of seabirds, waterbirds and marine turtles and the reduction of human impact on their habitats.

Heritage Protection and Environment Programme

ISSUES: Coastal land degradation, Indigenous heritage
LOCATION: Tasmania

The South East Tasmanian Aboriginal Corporation (SETAC) is a non-profit, non-political, community based organisation. SETAC was given the opportunity through Coastcare to begin a Stabilisation and Rehabilitation Project on a degraded coastal midden site.

Order of Underwater Heroes (OUCH)

ISSUES: Coastal land degradation, Water quality
LOCATION: Great Barrier Reef, Qld

The Order of Underwater Heroes, or OUCH, is a group of internationally recognised volunteers dedicated to the protection of coral reefs in the Whitsunday Islands.

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