Yarrilinks

What Yarrilinks does

Yarrilinks Landcare is a community-based, not-for-profit Landcare network operating in the southern Yarriambiack region of north-west Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1998, the organization coordinates native vegetation restoration, biolink corridor establishment, and conservation of locally endangered species (including the Yarriambiack Mallee-box and Wimmera riceflower) across approximately 3,000 hectares of management agreements involving around 300 landholders. Its work is delivered through four core member groups (Lah, Wallup Ag, Rupanyup, Minyip) and supported community organizations, engaging 667 participants across 26 events and 3,527 volunteer hours in 2023-24.

The organization's core offerings include the Biolinks Revegetation Program, Victorian Landcare Grants administration support, school education programs, the Partnerships Against Pests invasive species initiative, and specialized conservation projects. Its underlying technology stack is traditional environmental and land management practice rather than any digital platform; there are no APIs, proprietary software products, or AI/ML components. The organization is governed by an 8-person volunteer committee (Chair, Vice-Chair, Treasurer, Secretary, four ordinary members) and operates with a single paid Landcare Facilitator, Alicia Merriam, hosted at the Wimmera CMA office in Horsham.

Yarrilinks generates no commercial revenue. It is funded almost entirely through Victorian Government grants administered via DEECA, the Victorian Landcare Facilitator Program, and the Wimmera Catchment Management Authority, plus targeted project funding such as the $50,000 Agriculture Victoria Partnerships Against Pests grant. Membership and services are free to participants. Yarrilinks Inc is registered as a charity with the ACNC and operates without subsidiaries, parent entities, or external institutional investors. Its 2024-2029 Strategic Plan sets the current operational agenda across ecosystem resilience, sustainable agriculture, community inclusion, and network health.

Name

Yarrilinks

Legal name

Yarrilinks Inc

Website

https://yarrilinks.org.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Yarrilinks Landcare is a community-based, not-for-profit Landcare network in north-west Victoria, Australia, coordinating native vegetation restoration, biolink corridors, and endangered species conservation across the Yarriambiack region through volunteer landholders, schools, and government-funded programs.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Conservation Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Forestry (115310), Support Activities for Forestry (11531), Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry (115)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Timberland Asset Management & Consulting (AFAMAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Timberland Conservation & Easement Management (AFAMAKAI)

Keywords

• Landcare conservation services
• Native vegetation restoration
• Environmental land management
• Biolinks revegetation programs
• Community conservation network

Headquarters

HQ city

Australia

HQ country

Philippines

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Victorian Landcare Grants: Annual grant funding from Victorian Department of Environment, Energy and Climate Action (DEECA), administered through Wimmera CMA, supporting on-ground works, education and capacity building projects
2. Partnerships Against Pests Program: Agricultural Victoria funding for collaborative invasive species management projects with other Landcare networks
3. Strategic Plan 2024-2029 funded initiatives: Activities funded through Victorian Landcare Grants for specific projects including plantouts, weed control, revegetation, and community education

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Yarrilinks is a community-based Landcare Network that delivers native vegetation restoration through its Biolinks Revegetation Program, invasive species management, endangered species conservation (including Eucalyptus yarriambiack and Wimmera riceflower), and school-based environmental education across the southern Yarriambiack region of north-west Victoria. Services are coordinated by a funded Landcare Facilitator and a volunteer committee working with four member Landcare groups (Lah, Wallup Agricultural, Rupanyup, Minyip) and supporting organisations such as Warracknabeal Community Garden and Lake Marma Committee of Management.

Product overview

Yarrilinks Landcare Network is a community-based not-for-profit organization offering a coordinated suite of environmental and agricultural programs. The core offering centers on the Biolinks Revegetation Program, supported by Victorian Landcare Grants assistance, school education programs, and pest management initiatives. Key conservation focuses include the Eucalyptus yarriambiack preservation and restoration sites like Jack's Track and Rupanyup Reservoir. The organization connects landholders, schools, and community groups through environmental projects balancing biodiversity conservation with sustainable agriculture.

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Products and services

• Yarrilinks Landcare Network Community-based Landcare Network covering the southern Yarriambiack region in north-west Victoria, focused on protecting, restoring and re-establishing native vegetation while balancing environmental activities with sustainable agricultural outcomes. Coordinates four core member Landcare groups (Lah, Wallup Agricultural, Rupanyup, Minyip) and supports other groups including Warracknabeal Community Garden and Lake Marma Committee of Management.
• Biolinks Revegetation Program Planting of corridors of native vegetation that provide environmental linkages, movement corridors and habitat for native fauna and reserves for native flora, allowing agricultural land uses to continue in an ecologically enhanced manner. Delivered across 3,000 hectares under management agreements and 400,000 indigenous seedlings planted over the organisation's history.
• Victorian Landcare Grants Support Assistance with applications for Victorian Landcare Grants for on-ground environmental work, capacity building, and educational activities for volunteers, funded by the Victorian Government through DEECA.
• School Education Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• 3000 hectares under management agreements for native vegetation protection and restoration
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Wimmera Catchment Management Authority (Wimmera CMA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWimmera CMA hosts the Landcare Facilitator position and administers Victorian Landcare Grants in the region. They provide drone services for site surveys, works crews for planting projects, and ongoing support including the soil moisture probe network. Strong operational partnership spanning multiple projects.
• DEECA (Victorian Department of Environment, Energy and Climate Action)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDEECA funds the Victorian Landcare Facilitator Program and Victorian Landcare Grants. Yarrilinks is funded through DEECA's programs for environmental and sustainable agriculture projects.
• Project PlatypuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUpper Wimmera Landcare Network leading the Partnerships Against Pests collaborative project with Yarrilinks, Horsham District Landcare Network, and others to build capacity in invasive species management across the Gariwerd buffer zone and Wimmera region.
• Horsham District Landcare NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in the Partnerships Against Pests program working together on weed prioritization sessions and demonstration days.
• Trust for NatureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConservation covenant organization that protects remnant vegetation on private land; Yarrilinks supports covenanted sites including Boolite remnant woodland linked to Dunmunkle Creek planting.
• Barengi Gadjin Land CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraditional Owner organization partnered on environmental water refuge sites and fish release activities; provides Aboriginal scar tree education and bush tucker knowledge.
• Wetland Revival TrustminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEcologists from the Wetland Revival Trust conduct wetland assessments and delivered the Plant Identification and Ecology course; involved in Eltham Copper Butterfly conservation project.
• Wimmera Southern Mallee Local Learning and Employment Network (LLEN)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFacilitates connections between Yarrilinks and schools including organizing student volunteers from Murtoa College for planting activities.
• Landcare Victoria Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeak body for Landcare in Victoria providing insurance cover, grant auspice support, advocacy and training. Alicia Merriam serves on the LVI Member's Council as Wimmera professional delegate.
• Lah Landcare GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore member group located north of Warracknabeal, composed of farming families from Lah and Brim. Hosts Yarrilinks planting weekends and focuses on Yarriambiack Mallee-Box conservation.
• Wallup Agricultural GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore member group representing agricultural interests in the Wallup area.
• Rupanyup Landcare GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore member group with 20+ years of planting history, responsible for Rupanyup Reservoir restoration and Jack's Track development.
• Minyip Landcare GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore member group of primarily farmers managing Minyip Wetlands and critically endangered Wimmera riceflower population; organizes popular bus trips.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hindmarsh Landcare Network: Adjacent Victorian Landcare Network in the Wimmera region with shared funding mechanisms (DEECA Landcare Facilitator Program). Directly comparable in mission, structure, and operating model, serving as the most natural peer for Yarrilinks.
• Horsham District Landcare Network: Wimmera-region Landcare Network collaborating with Yarrilinks on the Partnerships Against Pests program. Operates the same Landcare model on adjacent territory and competes for the same CMA-administered grants.
• Upper Wimmera Landcare Network: Lead network for the cross-network Partnerships Against Pests collaborative project in which Yarrilinks participates. Direct peer in collaborative invasive species management and agricultural landscape conservation.
• Buloke and Northern Grampians Landcare Network (BNGLN): Neighbouring Landcare Network in north-west Victoria covering similar agricultural landscapes. Direct peer in mission, funding model, and volunteer base; Yarrilinks' temporary facilitator Marney Durie is also BNGLN's Vice-President.

Broad incumbents

• Greening Australia: National conservation NGO focused on large-scale revegetation and carbon farming on agricultural land. Conceptually comparable to Yarrilinks' biolinks model but operates at national scale and competes for similar federal/state funding pools.
• Landcare Victoria Inc. Peak body for Victorian Landcare networks providing insurance, grant auspice, advocacy, and training to Yarrilinks and 80+ other networks. Operates at the umbrella level rather than as a competitor.
• Wimmera CMA: Statutory catchment management authority that hosts Yarrilinks' Landcare Facilitator and administers Victorian Landcare Grants in the Wimmera. Operates a much broader mandate across natural resource management but is a key institutional peer for funding and governance.

Emerging players

• Trust for Nature: Victorian conservation covenant organization protecting remnant vegetation on private land. Yarrilinks supports Trust for Nature covenanted sites such as the Boolite remnant woodland, and the two are complementary rather than directly competing.
• Wetland Revival Trust: Specialist wetland ecology organization delivering the Plant Identification and Ecology course for Yarrilinks and conducting wetland assessments. Niche peer in wetland restoration rather than broad land management.

Regional players

• North Central Catchment Management Authority: Statutory CMA covering a different Victorian region with an analogous Landcare funding and facilitator model. Geographically non-overlapping but structurally comparable to the Wimmera CMA that administers Yarrilinks' grants.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/yarrilinks
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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

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