Now in its 32nd year, the State and Territory Landcare Awards stand as a prestigious biennial national Landcare Awards program.

The objective is to honour individuals, groups and organisations that are making outstanding contributions to caring for the environment in their local communities for the benefit of all Australians today, and for generations to come.

The 2026 State and Territory Landcare Awards stand as a prestigious biennial national Landcare Awards program. The Landcare Awards honour individuals, groups and organisations that are making outstanding contributions to caring for the environment in their local communities for the benefit of all Australians today, and for generations to come.

Nominating is free. You can nominate yourself, or you can nominate someone you know who should be recognised for their work to restore, enhance and protect the natural environment in their community.

The winners of the nine national Landcare Award categories in each State or Territory will advance as finalists to the 2027 National Landcare Awards.

You can nominate for any of these categories:

• Australian Government Landcare Innovation Award
• Australian Government Sustainable Agriculture Landcare Award
• Australian Government Individual Landcarer Award
• Australian Government Community Partnerships Landcare Award
• Coastcare Award
• First Nations Landcare Collaboration Award
• Women in Landcare Award
• Junior Landcare Award
• NextGen Landcare Award

Nomination close at 11.59pm AEST on Friday 31 July, 2026.

For more information and to nominate a contender NSW Landcare Awards

Image: 2025 National Landcare Award Winners. Courtesy of Landcare Australia.

Nominations are encouraged from individuals, groups or organisations involved in protecting and improving their local environment. These include:

• Volunteers for landcare groups other environmental community groups
• Sustainable farmers, farming systems groups and primary producer groups
• Agricultural co-operatives, industry associations
• Traditional Owners, First Nations organisations and Indigenous land and sea Rangers
• Landcare groups, networks and other community-led environmental groups
• Landholders and/or land managers
• Urban landcare groups including 'Friends of' and bushcare groups
• Coastcare, Rivercare, Dunecare groups and individuals
• Environmental community care groups
• Natural resource management agencies
• Local government
• NGOs
• Research agencies and academics
• Junior Landcare (early learning centres, day care centres, primary and secondary schools, Scouts and Girls Guides)
• Young adult groups and individuals
• Persons who are deceased can be nominated posthumously.

Please see the nomination criteria for each award category.