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WENTY-one years ago in a
paddock at Wentworth in
NSW, the Federal Government
showed remarkable leadership in
forming a unique partnership at the
national level.
The Federal Government, with the
National Farmers Federation,
Australian Conservation...
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T
WENTY-one years ago in a
paddock at Wentworth in
NSW, the Federal Government
showed remarkable leadership in
forming a unique partnership at the
national level.
The Federal Government, with the
National Farmers Federation,
Australian Conservation Foundation
and State governments, formed
Landcare to deal with some of the
big environmental issues of the
time.
The partnership grew to become a
movement that actively engaged the
Australian community from the city
to the bush.
In his speech at Wentworth 21
years ago, former Prime Minister
Bob Hawke said;
“The degradation of our
environment is not simply a local
problem, nor a problem for one
State or another, nor for the
Commonwealth alone.
“Rather, the damage being done to
our environment is a problem for all
of us – and not just governments –
but all of us individually and
together.
”
At its heart, Landcare has always
been about people who are
achieving outcomes which benefit
the nation, working on public lands,
their own bac
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