Resources and Information
for Coordinators and host organisations
involved in the NSW Landcare Enabling Program

Joint Management Commitee (JMC) communication updates

The Program is a collaborative endeavour of Local Land Services and Landcare NSW, supported by the NSW Government and overseen by a Joint Management Committee.

Communication update 20 November 2025 

  • We acknowledge the Phase 3 grant delay and understand that it is causing concern.
  • The grant design teams have considered the delivery timeframes and incorporated flexibility into the grant programs.
  • We will adapt the grant application timelines to consider the Christmas break and time needed for applicants to undertake grant program consultation.
  • LLS will undertake regular check ins once grants have been awarded to monitor progress and adapt if necessary.

Communication update February 2025

Aboriginal Partnerships 

The Joint Management Committee (JMC) acknowledges the delay in delivering the Aboriginal Partnerships component of the Landcare Enabling Program (LEP) and the specific impact the delays have on the two pilot Aboriginal Officer roles and their supporting regions.
  • The JMC has spoken at length about the need to balance shorter term needs and priorities with longer term, enduring outcomes from the upcoming investment in the Aboriginal Partnerships program. The JMC also needed to consider these factors when putting in place phases 1 and 2.
  • Different delivery options have been explored as to the most appropriate way to ensure the funding meets the objectives and outcomes. These options and considerations have been directly influenced by your feedback about what this phase should contain. We are sure it won’t surprise you that there are different needs across the state and differing needs create complexity for program and grant design and we are committed to try our best to make this work. 
  • The JMC has agreed to deliver the Aboriginal Partnerships component in two stages.
  • These stages will build on the regional engagement work led by Landcare NSW’s Aboriginal Partnerships Manager Den Barber with Landcare and Aboriginal people in 2024.
  • The first stage includes:
    • supporting and collating learnings from existing Aboriginal Landcare Officers in two pilot regions
    • Procuring a qualified Aboriginal organisation to develop an Aboriginal Landcare Framework in consultation with Landcare, LLS and key stakeholders. This framework intends to provide a structure and resources that will support Landcare, now and into the future. It will develop tools and resources for Landcare groups that supports a culturally safe workplace and assists Landcare in co-designing Aboriginal partnership initiatives (for stage 2)
  • Learnings from Stage 1 will be incorporated into Stage 2. This is likely to focus on funding opportunities for Phase 1 grantees in applying the Aboriginal Landcare Framework and co-design Aboriginal partnership initiatives

Innovation and Partnerships component

  • The focus areas are likely to align with the Minister’s priorities being:
    • Climate preparedness and adaptation
    • Natural Capital
    • Biosecurity
    • Partnerships