Katanning Landcare

What Katanning Landcare does

Katanning Landcare is a non-profit community environmental organization founded in 1990 and headquartered in Katanning, Western Australia, with a staff of approximately 9 employees supported by a 12-member volunteer committee. The organization operates four program pillars — Healthy Farms, Biodiversity & Habitat, Sustainable Living, and Water Security — delivering professional environmental services to wheatbelt farmers, local government, schools, and community members across the Shire of Katanning and broader Great Southern region.

Its service portfolio spans a wholesale native plant nursery, native seed collection and propagation, vegetation surveying, wildlife monitoring and translocations, revegetation planning, broombush harvesting liaison, waterwise garden design, and event management. Underlying capabilities include specialized native plant propagation using licensed seed collectors, an interactive member-facing mapping tool for fencing/revegetation/sightings/weed reports, and a unique three-system saline bush foods production methodology (Wild Harvest, Plantation, Shadehouse) that produces alternative income from salt-affected land. The organization also runs the annual EcoWeek sustainable living festival (since 2013) and the EcoExchanges video platform (since 2018).

Revenue comes from a diversified but grant-heavy mix: National Landcare Program and State NRM Program government grants, ATO Deductible Gift Recipient-eligible donations, Soil Conservation Service Charge via Shire rates, wholesale nursery sales, equipment hire, membership fees, and fee-for-service consulting. Strategic partners include the Shire of Katanning, the WA Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD, co-located), Moojepin Foods, BirdLife WA, WAGOGA, Chatfields Engineering, Southern Regional TAFE, and the Badgebup Aboriginal Corporation. Sister organization Katanning Environmental Inc (KEInc), established to operate a packing shed and Containers for Change depot, shares staff and committee members with the parent entity.

Name

Katanning Landcare

Legal name

Katanning Landcare

Website

https://katanninglandcare.org.au

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Katanning Landcare is a non-profit community environmental organization in Katanning, Western Australia that delivers native plant propagation, revegetation, wildlife management, and professional environmental services to farmers, local government, schools, and community members across the Great Southern region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Restoration Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry (115), Support Activities for Forestry (1153), Support Activities for Crop Production (11511)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Agroforestry & Shelterbelt/Windbreak Establishment (AFAMACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) / Vertical Farming (Indoor LED Farms) (AFAGAHAJ)

Keywords

• Environmental restoration services
• Native plant nursery
• Vegetation surveying
• Wildlife conservation projects
• Community landcare programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Katanning

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: Tax-deductible donations from individuals and organizations supporting environmental work. All donations over $2 are tax deductible through ATO DGR status.
2. Government Grants and Funding: Major funding from National Landcare Program Smart Farming Partnerships, State NRM Program, Smart Farms Small Grants, and other government environmental programs. Also receives Soil Conservation Service Charge through Shire rates.
3. Equipment Hire: Landcare, monitoring, education, and event equipment available for hire at competitive prices. Pick-up and return required.
4. Nursery Sales: Wholesale native plant sales from Katanning Environmental Nursery. Online ordering system with advance notice required for large or obscure orders.
5. Professional Services: Fee-for-service environmental consulting including vegetation surveying, fauna translocations, event management, guest speaking, group facilitation, volunteer management, Aboriginal consultation and heritage site monitoring.
6. Membership Fees: Individual and Corporate membership tiers providing formal recognition and member-exclusive resources

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Katanning Landcare is a non-profit community environmental organization that delivers environmental restoration, sustainable land management, and biodiversity conservation services in the Shire of Katanning and Great Southern region of Western Australia. Its offerings include a wholesale native plant nursery, vegetation and wildlife surveying, revegetation planning, equipment hire, professional consulting (event management, Aboriginal heritage consultation, facilitation), community education programs such as EcoWeek, and conservation projects (Bush Tucker saline bush foods, Carnaby's Black Cockatoo habitat).

Product overview

Katanning Landcare is a community-based environmental organization offering a diverse portfolio of professional environmental services and programs. The organization operates as a platform combining direct environmental services (native plant nursery, seed collection, vegetation surveying, wildlife management), professional consulting (event management, group facilitation, Aboriginal heritage consultation), community programs (EcoWeek, EcoExchanges), and membership-based resources (educational materials, interactive mapping tools). Key projects include the National Landcare Program Bush Tucker Project developing saline bush food production systems and Carnaby's Black Cockatoo conservation initiatives. The organization also provides equipment hire services and accepts tax-deductible donations to support ongoing environmental work in the Katanning region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Native Plant Nursery & Sales Wholesale native plant propagation nursery offering local native species for revegetation and native gardening projects, located at 8 Curlew Street, Katanning.
• Native Seed Collection and Propagation Licensed native seed collectors providing advice on species selection, seed collection timing, seed treatment methods, and propagation services.
• Vegetation Surveying and Management Professional vegetation surveys, management recommendations, and monitoring plans for native vegetation and introduced vegetation management.
• Living with Native Wildlife Wildlife monitoring, translocations, wildlife management plans, and coordination of volunteer assistance for fauna management projects.
• Equipment Hire Rental of landcare, monitoring, education, and event equipment to support environmental projects and community activities at competitive rates; pick-up and return required at 10 Dore Street, Katanning.
• Membership Program Two-tier membership program offering Individual and Corporate membership with member-exclusive resources, educational materials, and mapping tools.
• Katanning EcoWeek Annual sustainable living festival and workshop program held in conjunction with the Shire of Katanning, offering education on solar power, rainwater harvesting, food security, and waste reduction.
• Bush Tucker Project (Saline Bush Foods) National Landcare Program project developing a paddock-to-plate supply chain for saline bush foods (samphire, saltbush, pigface/karkalla, ice-plant) grown on salt-affected land using wild harvest, plantation, and shadehouse growing systems.
• Carnaby's Black Cockatoo Conservation Project Project supporting landholders to manage native vegetation for Carnaby's Black Cockatoo conservation including infill planting, fencing, and artificial nesting tube installation.
• Garden and Landscaping Services Waterwise and fertiliser-wise garden planning, design, retrofitting, and landscaping for residential, commercial, and government clients.
• Event Management Design and coordination of events, functions, and conferences including planning, program design, budgeting, and keynote speaker access.
• Aboriginal Consultation and Heritage Site Monitoring Consultation services with local Aboriginal communities to preserve traditional knowledge, meet formal requirements under the Aboriginal Heritage Act (1972), and arrangement of Aboriginal Heritage Site Monitors for earthworks.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 900,000 trees planted since 2006
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Shire of KatanningcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal government partner providing Soil Conservation Service Charge funding, co-hosting EcoWeek, and collaborating on community events. Primary rate payer supporting organizational operations.
• Moojepin FoodscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal farming enterprise providing host farm for saline bush foods production trials. Owned by David and Sue Thompson at Badgebup. Key partner in developing paddock-to-plate supply chain.
• WAGOGAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGourmet food marketing partner handling sales and distribution of saline bush food products to restaurants including Sydney's Quay and Perth's Fleur.
• Chatfields EngineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering partner developing specialized machinery for saline bush foods including saltbush former and tea-leaf harvester adaptations.
• Katanning Environmental InccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister organization operating packing shed for bush foods and Containers for Change recycling depot. Shares staff and resources with Katanning Landcare.
• South West Native Landcare Centre (SWNLC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Landcare network organization providing support and collaboration for environmental projects.
• Badgebup Aboriginal CorporationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Aboriginal corporation previously involved in bush tucker project. Ngoolark Rangers assisted with planting at project sites.
• Southern Regional TAFEmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical education provider delivering Certificate II in Horticulture training for bush foods industry trainees.
• BirdLife WAmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBird conservation organization providing nest box monitoring and training. Dr Sam Rycken conducted monitoring and community education.
• Carnaby's CrusadersmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecialist contractor Dean Arthurell installed artificial cockatoo nesting tubes and conducted workshops with Katanning Scout Group.
• Charlotte Creek HorticulturalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHorticultural expertise partner providing technical guidance for shadehouse production systems.
• SERCULminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWetland environmental consultant engaged for Piesse Lake rehabilitation to investigate water sources, salinity, and nutrients.
• DPIRDmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartment of Primary Industries and Regional Development - co-located with Katanning Landcare office, provides agricultural and regional development support.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Conservation Volunteers Australia: National volunteer-driven conservation organization coordinating hands-on environmental projects. Comparable in volunteer-led delivery model, community engagement focus, and conservation project portfolio, though operating nationally rather than at a regional scale.
• Greening Australia: National NGO focused on landscape restoration, native plant propagation, and revegetation projects across Australia. Closely comparable in core activities (tree planting, native nurseries, biodiversity restoration) and community-led delivery model, though operating at much larger scale.
• Gondwana Link: Western Australia-based landscape restoration initiative connecting remnant bushland across southwestern Australia. Comparable regional focus on large-scale ecological restoration and partnership-based delivery with farmers and Aboriginal communities.
• Trees For Life: South Australia-based community organization running a native plant nursery and volunteer revegetation programs. Highly comparable business model combining wholesale native plant production, community engagement, and habitat restoration services for farmers and landholders.
• Wheatbelt NRM: Natural Resource Management body for the WA Wheatbelt region, providing similar integrated agricultural and environmental support services to farmers and landholders in an overlapping geographic area. Highly comparable in mission, customer base (WA broadacre farmers), and government-funded operating model.

Broad incumbents

• The Nature Conservancy Australia: Australian arm of global conservation organization. Much larger and more diversified, but shares the mission of biodiversity protection, sustainable land management, and partnerships with farmers and Indigenous communities.
• Landcare Australia: National umbrella organization supporting the broader Landcare movement across Australia. Provides coordination, branding, and fundraising support to regional Landcare groups including Katanning Landcare, operating at much broader scale and serving as the peak body.
• Bush Heritage Australia: National conservation organization focused on acquiring and managing land for conservation. Broader and better-funded, but overlaps in mission of protecting Australian landscapes and biodiversity, with some shared donor base.

Regional players

• Perth Region NRM: Natural Resource Management body covering the Perth region of Western Australia. Similar NRM-coordination role and government funding model but operates in a different (more urban-influenced) geographic area.
• South Coast NRM: Regional NRM body for the South Coast region of Western Australia. Comparable NRM-coordination role and funding model covering similar agricultural and environmental issues in a different WA region.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/landcarekat
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCJhPDTa_-FQjnoLNF4GzhYA
• Facebookfacebook.com/landcare.katanning
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/katanning-landcare

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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