Nominations are now officially open for the 2026 Queensland Landcare Awards.
The awards celebrate the everyday Queenslanders who are restoring bushland, protecting waterways, improving soils, caring for coastlines and looking after the environment in their own local communities.
Whether it’s a volunteer group regenerating a creek, a farming family trialling sustainable practices, a school introducing children to landcare, or a First Nations organisation caring for Country, the Queensland Landcare Awards shine a spotlight on the people making real change on the ground.
The Queensland Landcare Awards are a prestigious biennial state program which recognises individuals, groups and organisations who are making outstanding contributions to caring for the environment.
In 2024 Monto’s Burnham family won the Australian Government Climate Innovation Award for their sustainable farming practices including ecological agriculture and soil carbon sequestration.
Carly and Grant Burnham and their four children Lily, Ruby, Knox and Quad are organic beef producers at their property Bonnie Doone, which is west of Monto in the North Burnett.
The Queensland Landcare Awards feature a diverse range of categories, spanning all ages and areas of interest, including:
– Australian Government Landcare Innovation Award
– Australian Government Sustainable Agriculture Landcare Award
– Australian Government Individual Landcarer Award
– Australian Government Community Partnerships Landcare Award
– Coastcare Award
– First Nations Landcare Collaboration Award
– Women in Landcare Award
– Junior Landcare Award
– NextGen Landcare Award
Anyone can nominate – including self‑nominations – and nominations are free.
Winners of the national award categories will progress as finalists to the 2027 National Landcare Awards, to be held in Adelaide, South Australia.
If you know a local legend who deserves recognition – or if you’re part of a group quietly doing great work – now is the time to tell their story.
Nominations close Friday, 31 July and can be done via: landcareaustralia.org.au/awards
