Landcare Victoria Inc.

What Landcare Victoria Inc. does

Landcare Victoria Inc. is a non-profit incorporated association founded in 1986 and registered as an ACNC charity (ABN 69 561 995 226), operating as the peak body for community landcare across Victoria, Australia. The organization provides insurance coverage, governance and compliance support, training, grant auspice services, and advocacy representation to 600+ member landcare groups and 60+ regional networks, engaging 89,000-90,000+ volunteers in on-ground environmental work including habitat restoration, weed and herbivore control, and revegetation across 21,000+ hectares annually.

The business model is hybrid nonprofit funding: anchor revenue comes from Victorian State Government (Victorian Landcare Program) and Commonwealth Government grants (Carbon Farming Outreach, Landcare Led Bushfire Recovery), supplemented by philanthropic contributions (Ian Potter Foundation, RE Ross Trust, Natural Resources Conservation Trust), membership dues from landcare groups, and individual donations (tax-deductible above A$2). The organization runs multiple flagship programs—the Carbon Farming Outreach Program (143 training events reaching 8,500 farmers with Agriculture Victoria), the New Futures for Victorian Landcare Project (1.75M hectares of landscape action plans with Landscape Finance Lab and Regen Farmers Mutual), the Sea Spurge Biocontrol Program (with CSIRO), and the Advancing Landcare Pilot—delivered through a 21-person staff in Melbourne.

Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven: the annual Victorian Landcare Forum, parliamentary showcases, webinars, and the quarterly Victorian Landcare Magazine serve as engagement touchpoints, while 600+ member groups function as a distribution network for grassroots program delivery. Marketing spans the website, email newsletters, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, X, and YouTube. Funding has remained at 2015 levels despite a stated goal of scaling engagement to 120,000 Victorians, which is the central financial constraint on further expansion.

Name

Landcare Victoria Inc.

Legal name

Landcare Victoria Inc.

Website

https://landcarevictoria.org.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Landcare Victoria Inc. is Victoria's non-profit peak body for community landcare, providing insurance, governance support, training, and advocacy to 600+ member groups and 89,000+ volunteers engaged in environmental restoration across the state.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Conservation Services

NAICS

Administration of Conservation Programs (924120), Emergency and Other Relief Services (62423)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Tree Planting & Establishment Services (Manual/Mechanized) (AFAMACAE)

Keywords

• Environmental conservation services
• Community landcare support
• Volunteer network management
• Ecosystem restoration programs
• Conservation training services

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Landcare Victoria receives significant funding from Victorian State Government through the Victorian Landcare Program, and from Commonwealth Government through programs like the Carbon Farming Outreach Program and Landcare Led Bushfire Recovery Grants Program.
2. Donations: Individual donors contribute to Landcare Victoria with monthly giving encouraged. All donations $2 and over are tax deductible.
3. Membership Fees: Landcare Victoria serves 600+ member groups who pay membership dues in exchange for governance support, insurance coverage, training, grant management, and advocacy services.
4. Grant Administration: Landcare Victoria provides auspice support for grants, helping member groups access and manage project funding from government and foundation sources.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Landcare Victoria Inc. operates as Victoria's peak body for community landcare, providing insurance, practical training, governance backing, grant management, and advocacy services to 600+ member groups and 60+ regional networks. The organization also delivers funded environmental programs including carbon farming outreach, bushfire recovery, landscape-scale planning, and biocontrol projects, supporting 90,000+ volunteers engaged in habitat restoration, revegetation, weed control, and sustainable agriculture initiatives.

Product overview

Landcare Victoria Inc. operates as a peak body organization providing a coordinated suite of support services to Victoria's landcare movement rather than a traditional software product. The core offering includes insurance, training, governance support, and advocacy services. The organization's programs include the Carbon Farming Outreach Program, New Futures for Victorian Landcare, Sea Spurge Biocontrol Program, Advancing Landcare Pilot, and the Landcare Led Bushfire Recovery Grants Program. Additional offerings encompass publications like the Landcare Plan for Victoria Impact Report and the Victorian Landcare Magazine, as well as events such as the annual Victorian Landcare Forum. Members also have access to a portal for resources and registration management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landcare Victoria Core Support Services Core membership offering providing insurance coverage, governance and compliance support, practical training, grant and asset management auspice, and advocacy as the state's peak body to 600+ member landcare groups across Victoria.
• Carbon Farming Outreach Program Training and education program assisting Victorian farmers to understand their emissions and the benefits of carbon farming, delivered through workshops and training events in partnership with Agriculture Victoria and regional Catchment Management Authorities.
• New Futures for Victorian Landcare Pilot program supporting landscape-scale planning and participation of the landcare community in emerging green investment and environmental markets, producing co-designed Landscape Action Plans through partnerships with Landscape Finance Lab, Regen Farmers Mutual, and ANU Sustainable Farms Program.
• Sea Spurge Biocontrol Program National project partnering with CSIRO to manage the invasive coastal weed sea spurge using the naturally occurring fungus Venturia paralias as a biocontrol agent, coordinated through community-led release events and workshops.
• Advancing Landcare Pilot Capacity-building project strengthening landcare groups through tailored training including workshops, webinars, and the Professional Landcarer Knowledge & Skills Framework.
• Landcare Led Bushfire Recovery Grants Program Federally-funded grants program supporting recovery projects in seven government-designated regions impacted by the 2019/2020 Black Summer bushfires, focusing on species and habitat restoration, managed jointly with state and territory landcare organizations.
• Income Tax Reporting Support Project helping landcare organisations understand and comply with Commonwealth Government reforms regarding income tax exempt endorsement and charity registration requirements.
• Victorian Landcare Forum Annual flagship forum bringing together landcarers, professionals, experts, and key stakeholders for knowledge sharing, formal sessions, and networking to strengthen the Victorian landcare movement.
• Member Portal Online platform for member groups to access services, resources, training materials, templates, and manage their registration with Landcare Victoria Inc.
• Landcare Plan for Victoria Impact Report Biennial impact report documenting the achievements of Victoria's landcare movement, including case studies, impact statistics, and progress assessments against the Landcare Plan for Victoria.

Quantifiable outcome

• 89,000+ people participated in landcare in 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CSIROcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026National science agency partnership for sea spurge biocontrol program. CSIRO developed the fungal biocontrol agent (Venturia paralias) while Landcare Victoria coordinates community-led release events and on-ground implementation across Victorian coastal areas.
• Victorian Environmental Friends NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Co-host of Victorian Parliamentary Friends of Landcare Environmental Volunteer Showcase at Parliament House, representing broader environmental volunteering community.
• Victorian State GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Primary funder through Victorian Landcare Program; supporter of 2026 Victorian Landcare Forum; delivers environmental policy priorities through landcare network.
• Melbourne WaterminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Silver sponsor of 2026 Victorian Landcare Forum, contributing to event success.
• CassiniaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Bronze sponsor of 2026 Victorian Landcare Forum supporting landcare community event.
• Agriculture VictoriacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Collaborative delivery of Carbon Farming Outreach Program working with ten regional Catchment Management Authorities to deliver 143 training events helping 8,500 Victorian farmers understand emissions and carbon farming benefits.
• Landscape Finance LabcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Project partner in New Futures for Victorian Landcare, contributing landscape-scale financing expertise and the 4 Returns Framework for Landscape Restoration methodology.
• Regen Farmers MutualcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Project partner providing the Landscape Impact Program methodology to help landcare networks engage with emerging environmental markets and farmer partnerships.
• ANU Sustainable Farms ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Research and extension partner contributing long-term monitoring expertise from 20+ years of box-gum grassy woodland research to inform landscape action planning methodology.
• Peak State and Territory Landcare OrganisationscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Partnership of all state and territory landcare organizations managing the $14 million federally-funded Landcare Led Bushfire Recovery Grants Program.
• National Landcare NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020National coordinating body partnering on bushfire recovery grants program, demonstrating cross-jurisdictional collaboration for ecological restoration.
• Landcare AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020National landcare organization partnering on bushfire recovery program delivery, ensuring coordinated approach across the landcare movement.
• Ten Regional Catchment Management AuthoritiescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional bodies delivering Carbon Farming Outreach Program training and supporting landcare network coordination across Victoria.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Greening Australia: National environmental nonprofit focused on revegetation, habitat restoration, and carbon projects. Overlaps with Landcare Victoria's tree planting and habitat protection work, and competes for similar government and philanthropic funding.
• Conservation Volunteers Australia: National hands-on environmental volunteer organization that engages Australians in conservation projects. Closely comparable in mobilizing volunteer labor for habitat restoration, weed control, and revegetation.
• National Landcare Network: National coordinating body for state and territory landcare organizations. Directly collaborates with Landcare Victoria on the bushfire recovery grants program and shares the same community-led environmental stewardship mission.
• Landcare Australia: National landcare body that Landcare Victoria partners with on bushfire recovery and other federally funded programs. Same mission and operational model, but at the national level, making it a natural counterpart and partial substitute for state-level coordination.
• State and Territory Landcare Peak Bodies (e.g., Landcare NSW, Landcare Tasmania, Landcare Queensland): State-level landcare peak bodies operating the same membership and community-delivery model in other Australian states. Direct functional peers that Landcare Victoria partners with in the bushfire recovery consortium.
• Catchment Management Authorities (Victoria): Regional statutory bodies that Landcare Victoria partners with on the Carbon Farming Outreach Program. They deliver catchment-scale environmental programs and compete for the same state government funding streams.

Broad incumbents

• Bush Heritage Australia: National conservation nonprofit focused on acquiring and managing land for biodiversity. Wider scope and higher public profile, but competes with Landcare Victoria for philanthropic and government conservation funding.
• Australian Conservation Foundation: National peak environmental advocacy organization. Larger, broader portfolio than Landcare Victoria, but overlaps on policy advocacy, community mobilization, and government funding for environmental outcomes.

Regional players

• Environment Victoria: Statewide environmental advocacy organization based in Victoria. Shares Victorian geography and member-supported nonprofit model, with overlap in environmental policy advocacy and community engagement.
• Trust for Nature (Victoria): Victoria-focused conservation nonprofit that works on private land conservation and biodiversity protection. Operates in the same Victorian geography and similar member/landholder community framework as Landcare Victoria.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/landcarevic
• YouTubeyoutube.com/landcarevictoria
• Facebookfacebook.com/landcarevictoria
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/landcare-victoria-inc
• Instagraminstagram.com/landcarevic

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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