How can I get involved?

Join the GMLN - Join Your Local Landcare Group

People join for a variety of reasons; to start to mend their land and to help mend the land of others; to protect and try to enhance what is left of Australia's natural heritage; many join to get to know others in their community and to experience the famous community spirit that is the heart and soul of Landcare.   Whatever their reasons, more and more farmers and interested people are joining every year.  In 1997 over 40% of farmers in Australia were involved in over 4250 Landcare groups nation-wide, with the total number of individuals involved estimated at being in the hundreds of thousands.

Join the Goulburn Murray Landcare Network

The Goulburn Murray Landcare Network welcomes all Landcare or Land Management Groups in the Shepparton Irrigation Region.  The GMLN is also offering individual memberships to people not involved in a local Landcare group.  The Group membership is $38.50 per year, individual membership is $20.

Goulburn Murray Landcare Network Membership Advantages

• Lunch and information at quarterly network meeting
• Bus tour of areas of interest following network meetings
• Access to the GMLN regional projects, and their co-ordinators, in Community Monitoring, Pest Plants and Local Area Planning
• Consultative advice by network executive
• Access to publicity via the network team, including newspapers, radio, television and this website
• Representation at regional, state and national forums
• Streamlined access to agency staff
• Access to local natural resource information technology through Geographic Information Systems
• Help to access funding
• Input / assistance with funding applications

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Join your local Landcare Group
39 Landcare Groups are active in the Shepparton Irrigation Region.  Most are members of the Goulburn Murray Landcare Network.  Look at the map on the main page for the Landcare Group near you. Contact the Department of Primary Industries - Tatura (03 5833 5222) or the GMLN for further information.

Does your group need some help? Do you need information about Landcare or salinity in the SIR?
For Landcare Assistance and Community education in the SIR, call your Department of Primary Industries Landcare and Community Officers on 03 5833 5222.

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