LANDCARE: Watch the National Landcare Awards LIVE!

From Potts Point to Perth and Cooktown to Castlemaine, landcarers across the nation are being invited to join in celebrations for the upcoming National Landcare Awards ceremony via the first ever live webcast of the event.

The awards will be streamed live on the Landcare Heroes website on Thursday 23 October from 7pm Eastern Daylight Saving Time. Online viewers will celebrate with over 550 guests, politicians and celebrities attending the awards at the Great Hall of Parliament House, Canberra.

The evening will showcase the nation’s top landcare projects and achievements of individual Landcarers, community environment groups and government environment organisations. There are 72 nominees across 10 categories with each nominee having previously won their respective state and territory category award (the National Awards are only held every two years).

Viewers will also see long time Landcare supporter and actor, Jack Thompson, present the inaugural People’s Choice award on the night. The People’s Choice award will be decided by votes cast on the website, giving the Australian public the opportunity to decide on their favourite environmental achievement.

Landcare Australia is encouraging landcare groups and networks across the nation to organise small celebratory gatherings to watch the webcast. It is possible to project the webcast onto a larger screen, and not only celebrate with the winners, but also recognise each Landcare group’s own achievements at a local level.