Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Australian Framework for Landcare Reference Group, Australian Framework for Landcare, 2010, p. i.

[2]        Landcare Australia, What is Landcare? http://www.landcareonline.com.au/?page_id=26 (accessed 3 September 2014).

[3]        Brett de Hayr, National Landcare Facilitator, Health of the Landcare Movement: Survey Results, August 2012, p. 1.

[4]        Landcare New South Wales, Submission 47, p. 10.

Chapter 2 - Landcare from 1989 to 2008

[1]        Department of Agriculture, Making a difference: A celebration of Landcare, 2012, p. 7, http://www.daff.gov.au/natural-resources/landcare/publications/making_a_difference_a_celebration_of_landcare.

[2]        The Hon Bob Hawke, Prime Minister, 'Launch of statement on the environment', 20 July 1989, p. 1, http://www.bobhawkelandcareaward.com.au/bob-hawke-speech.pdf (accessed 22 September 2014).

[3]        Department of Agriculture, Decade of Landcare Plan, National Overview, 1995, p. 4, http://www.daff.gov.au/natural-resources/landcare/publications/decade-plan.

[4]        Victorian Landcare Council, Submission 16, p. 8.

[5]        The Hon Simon Crean, Minister for Primary Industries and Energy, House of Representatives Hansard, 3 November 1992, p. 2419.

[6]        Dr Peter Ampt, Submission 24, p. 2.

[7]        Dr Peter Ampt, Submission 24, p. 1.

[8]        Mr David Walker, National Landcare Network, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 8.

[9]        Victorian Landcare Council, Submission 16, p. 8.

[10]      Ms Susi Johnson, Farm Tree and Landcare Association, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 34.

[11]      The Hon Simon Crean, Minister for Primary Industries and Energy, House of Representatives Hansard, 3 November 1992, p. 2419.

[12]      Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee, Natural Resource Management and Conservation Challenges, February 2010, p. 4.

[13]      The Hon Simon Crean, Minister for Primary Industries and Energy, House of Representatives Hansard, 3 November 1992, p. 2419.

[14]      Department of Agriculture, Decade of Landcare Plan, National Overview, 1995, p. 4, http://www.daff.gov.au/natural-resources/landcare/publications/decade-plan.

[15]      Victorian Landcare Council, Submission 16, p. 8.

[16]      Landcare NSW Inc, Submission No. 47, p. 3.

[17]      National Landcare Network, Submission 46, p. 6.

[18]      Landcare NSW Inc, Submission 47, p. 5.

[19]      Victorian Landcare Council, Submission 16, p. 8.

[20]      Victorian Landcare Council, Submission 16, p. 8.

[21]      Natural Heritage Trust of Australia Act 1997, preamble.

[22]      Natural Heritage Trust of Australia Act 1997, preamble.

[23]      Natural Heritage Trust of Australia Act 1997, s. 3.

[24]      Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council, Framework for the Extension of the Natural Heritage Trust, October 2002, p. 1.

[25]      Australian National Audit Office, Regional Delivery Model for the Natural Heritage Trust and the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality, Audit Report No. 21, 2007–08, pp 34–35.

[26]      Australian Government, Final Evaluation of the First Phase of the Natural Heritage Trust, 2005, p. ii.

[27]      Shire of Capel, Submission 9, p. 1. See also, Esperance Regional Forum Inc, Submission 42, p. 1.

[28]      South West Catchments Council, Submission 11, p. 2. See also, Murrumbidgee Landcare Inc, Submission 33, p. 1; Chittering Landcare Group, Submission 40, p. 1.

[29]      Mr Damien Postma, South West Catchment Council, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 16.

[30]      Shire of Capel, Submission 9, p. 1.

[31]      Name Withheld, Submission 2, p. 1.

[32]      Dr Malcolm Lindsay, Environs Kimberley, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 2.

[33]      Dr Malcolm Lindsay, Environs Kimberley, Committee Hansard, 7 October, p. 2.

[34]      South West Catchments Council, Submission 11, p. 2. See also, Queensland Regional NRM Groups Collective, Submission 22, p. 3.

[35]      Cited in B Clarke, 'NRM and the Coast: Past, Present and Future', Australian Coastal Society, Submission 8, Attachment 3, p. 4.

[36]      Australian Government, Final Evaluation of the First Phase of the Natural Heritage Trust, 2005, p. v.

[37]      Australian Government, Final Evaluation of the First Phase of the Natural Heritage Trust, 2005, pp v and viii.

[38]      Australian Government, Investing in our Natural and Cultural Heritage, Chapter 2: Budget Overview, 22 May 2001 http://www.budget.gov.au/2001-02/minst/html/enviro-02.htm#P168_12542.

[39]      Australian Government, Regional Australia: Partners in Growth, May 2001.

[40]      Australian Government, Towards a Sustainable Australia: Commonwealth Environment Expenditure 2002–03, 14 May 2002, p.8, http://www.budget.gov.au/2002-03/budget_ministerial/index.html.

[41]      Standing Committee on Agricultural and Resource Management, p. 33, cited in Australian National Audit Office, Regional Delivery Model for the Natural Heritage Trust and the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality, Audit Report No. 21, 2007–08, p. 35.

[42]      Joint Team, Mid-Term Review of the Natural Heritage Trust: Review of Administration, November 1999, p. 5.

[43]      Australian Coastal Society, Submission 8, Attachment, B Clarke, 'NRM and the Coast: Past, Present and Future, Paper presented at NSW 20^th Annual Coastal Conference, p. 5.

[44]      Australian Government, Towards a Sustainable Australia: Commonwealth Environment Expenditure 2002–03, 14 May 2002, p.10, http://www.budget.gov.au/2002-03/budget_ministerial/index.html.

[45]      Northern Agricultural Catchments Council, Submission 67, p. 1.

[46]      Name Withheld, Submission 2, p. 2. See also, Mr Francis Smit, Landcare SJ Inc, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 59.

[47]      Border Rivers Catchment Management Association, Submission 21, p. 2.

[48]      Mr Damien Postma, South West Catchments Council, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 14.

[49]      Geographe Catchment Council, Submission 10, p. 1. See also, South Coast NRM, Submission 17, p. 1.

[50]      South West Catchments Council, Submission 11, pp 2–3. See also, Bass Coast Landcare Network, Submission 20, p. 2.

[51]      South West Catchments Council, Submission 11, p. 3.

[52]      Condamine Alliance, Submission 3, p. 2.

[53]      Shire of Capel, Submission 9, p. 1.

[54]      Australian Coastal Society, Submission 52, p. 4.

[55]      Wild Matters Pty Ltd, Submission 26, p. 2.

[56]      Chittering Landcare Group, Submission 40, p. 1.

[57]      Professor Allan Dale, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 50.

[58]      Australian National Audit Office, Commonwealth NRM and Environment Programs, Audit Report No. 36, 1996–97, p. 3.

[59]      Australian National Audit Office, Commonwealth NRM and Environment Programs, Audit Report No. 36, 1996–97, p. 70.

[60]      Australian National Audit Office, Commonwealth NRM and Environment Programs, Audit Report No. 36, 1996–97, pp 24–27.

[61]      Australian National Audit Office, Audit Report No. 42, Preliminary Inquiries into the Natural Heritage Trust, 1997–98, p. 8.

[62]      Australian National Audit Office, Preliminary Inquiries into the Natural Heritage Trust, Audit Report No. 42, 1997–98, p. 10.

[63]      Australian National Audit Office, Preliminary Inquiries into the Natural Heritage Trust, Audit Report No. 42, 1997–98, p. 22.

[64]      Australian National Audit Office, Preliminary Inquiries into the Natural Heritage Trust, Audit Report No. 42, 1997–98, p. xii.

[65]      Australian National Audit Office, Performance Information for Commonwealth Financial Assistance under the Natural Heritage Trust, Audit Report No. 43, 2000–01, p. 11.

[66]      Australian National Audit Office, Performance Information for Commonwealth Financial Assistance under the Natural Heritage Trust, Audit Report No. 43, 2000–01, pp 11–15.

[67]      Australian National Audit Office, Performance Information for Commonwealth Financial Assistance under the Natural Heritage Trust, Audit Report No. 43, 2000–01, p. 79.

[68]      Australian National Audit Office, Performance Information for Commonwealth Financial Assistance under the Natural Heritage Trust, Audit Report No. 43, 2000–01, pp 28–30.

[69]      Australian National Audit Office, The Administration of the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality, Audit Report No. 17, p. 13

[70]      Australian National Audit Office, The Administration of the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality, Audit Report No. 17, p. 15.

[71]      Australian National Audit Office, The Administration of the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality, Audit Report No. 17, p. 17.

[72]      Australian National Audit Office, The Administration of the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality, Audit Report No. 17, p. 16.

[73]      Australian National Audit Office, The Administration of the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality, Audit Report No. 17, p. 18.

[74]      Ministerial Reference Group for Future NRM Programme Delivery, Review of Arrangements for Regional Delivery of Natural Resource Management Programmes, Final Report, March 2006, p. 5.

[75]      Ministerial Reference Group for Future NRM Programme Delivery, Review of Arrangements for Regional Delivery of Natural Resource Management Programmes, Final Report, March 2006, p. 13.

[76]      Ministerial Reference Group for Future NRM Programme Delivery, Review of Arrangements for Regional Delivery of Natural Resource Management Programmes, Final Report, March 2006, p. 23

[77]      Ministerial Reference Group for Future NRM Programme Delivery, Review of Arrangements for Regional Delivery of Natural Resource Management Programmes, Final Report, March 2006, p. 6.

[78]      Ministerial Reference Group for Future NRM Programme Delivery, Review of Arrangements for Regional Delivery of Natural Resource Management Programmes, Final Report, March 2006, pp 5–8.

[79]      Ministerial Reference Group for Future NRM Programme Delivery, Review of Arrangements for Regional Delivery of Natural Resource Management Programmes, Final Report, March 2006, pp 9–12.

[80]      Australian National Audit Office, The Conservation and Protection of National Threatened Species and Ecological Communities, Audit Report No. 31, 2006–07, pp 14–15.

[81]      Australian National Audit Office, The Conservation and Protection of National Threatened Species and Ecological Communities, Audit Report No. 31, 2006–07, p. 21.

[82]      Australian National Audit Office, The Conservation and Protection of National Threatened Species and Ecological Communities, Audit Report No. 31, 2006–07, p. 22.

[83]      Australian National Audit Office, The Conservation and Protection of National Threatened Species and Ecological Communities, Audit Report No. 31, 2006–07, p. 27.

[84]      Australian National Audit Office, Regional Delivery Model for the Natural Heritage Trust and the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality, Audit Report No. 21, 2007–08, pp 14–15.

[85]      Australian National Audit Office, Regional Delivery Model for the Natural Heritage Trust and the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality, Audit Report No. 21, 2007–08, p. 15.

[86]      Australian National Audit Office, Regional Delivery Model for the Natural Heritage Trust and the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality, Audit Report No. 21, 2007–08, p. 15

[87]      Australian National Audit Office, Regional Delivery Model for the Natural Heritage Trust and the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality, Audit Report No. 21, 2007–08, p. 15.

[88]      Australian National Audit Office, Performance Audit Report No. 21 2007–08, Regional Delivery Model for the Natural Heritage Trust and the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality, p. 16.

[89]      Australian National Audit Office, Regional Delivery Model for the Natural Heritage Trust and the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality, Audit Report No. 21, 2007–08, p. 16.

[90]      Australian National Audit Office, Regional Delivery Model for the Natural Heritage Trust and the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality, Audit Report No. 21, 2007–08, p. 19.

[91]      Australian National Audit Office, Regional Delivery Model for the Natural Heritage Trust and the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality, Audit Report No. 21, 2007–08, pp 19–20.

[92]      Australian National Audit Office, Regional Delivery Model for the Natural Heritage Trust and the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality, Audit Report No. 21, 2007–08, pp 22–24.

[93]      Australian National Audit Office, Regional Delivery Model for the Natural Heritage Trust and the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality, Audit Report No. 21, 2007–08, pp 27–28.

Chapter 3 - Caring for our Country

[1]        Australian Government, Report on the Review of the Caring for our Country Initiative, April 2012, p.3.

[2]        Department of the Environment and Department of Agriculture, Submission 53, p. 9.

[3]        Australian Government, Caring for our Country 2008–13, http://www.nrm.gov.au/about/caring/index.html (accessed 18 August 2014).

[4]        Australian Government, Caring for our Country 2008–13, http://www.nrm.gov.au/about/caring/index.html (accessed 18 August 2014).

[5]        Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee, Natural Resource Management and Conservation Challenges, February 2010, Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts and Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Submission 37, pp 3–4.

[6]        Australian Government, Budget Paper No.2, 2008–09, http://www.budget.gov.au/2008-09/content/bp2/html/expense-10.htm (accessed 18 August 2014).

[7]        NRM WA, Submission 14, p. 3.

[8]        See Dr Jill Wilson, Northern Agricultural Catchments Council, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 36.

[9]        Mornington Peninsula Landcare Network, Submission 25, pp 1 & 2.

[10]      Trust for Nature, Submission 39, p. 2.

[11]      Wild Matters Pty Ltd, Submission 26, p. 2.

[12]      Torres Strait Regional Authority, Submission 38, p. 4.

[13]      Australian Government, Report on the Review of the Caring for our Country Initiative, April 2012, pp 120–121, http://www.nrm.gov.au/about/caring/review/. (Accessed 18 August 2014).

[14]      See Mrs Rosanna Hindmarsh, Chittering Landcare Group, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 3.

[15]      Dr Malcolm Lindsay, Environs Kimberley, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 3.

[16]      South West Catchments Council, Submission 11, p. 4.

[17]      B Clarke, 'NRM and the Coast: Past, Present and Future', Australian Coastal Society, Submission 8, Attachment 3, p. 7.

[18]      Professor Allan Dale, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 52.

[19]      Upper Barwon Landcare Network, Submission 36, p. 2.

[20]      Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association, Submission 64, p. 4.

[21]      Mr Max Kitchell, NRM Regions Australia, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 26.

[22]      Shire of Capel, Submission 9, p. 1.

[23]      Northern Agricultural Catchments Council, Submission 67, p. 1. See also, South West Catchments Council, Submission 11, p. 4.

[24]      Landcare Tasmania, Submission 55, p. 4. See also, South West Catchments Council, Submission 11, p. 3.

[25]      Mr Robert Dulhunty, Landcare NSW Inc, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, pp 42–43.

[26]      Border Rivers Catchment Management Group, Submission 21, p 3.

[27]      Landcare Tasmania, Submission 55, p. 4.

[28]      Landcare Tasmania, Submission 55, p. 7.

[29]      See, for example, Name Withheld, Submission 2, p. 2; Katanning Land Conservation District Committee, Submission 6, p. 1; South West Catchments Council, Submission 11, p. 3; NRM Regions Australia, Submission 18, p. 12; Bass Coast Landcare Network, Submission 20, p. 2; Border Rivers Catchment Management Association, Submission 21, p. 3; Wild Matters Pty Ltd, Submission 26, p. 2; Upper Barwon Landcare Network, Submission 36, p. 2; Farm Tree and Landcare Association, Submission 41, p. 2.

[30]      Chittering Landcare Group, Submission 40, p. 2.

[31]      Dr Kathleen Boderick, Natural Resource Management WA, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 20. See also, National Landcare Network, Submission 46, p. 3.

[32]      Farm Tree and Landcare Association, Submission 41, p. 3.

[33]      Condamine Alliance, Submission 3, p. 2. See also, Katanning Land Conservation District Committee, Submission 6, p. 1.

[34]      NRM WA, Submission 14, p. 2.

[35]      Esperance Regional Forum, Submission 42, p. 3; South Coast NRM, Submission 17, p. 2.

[36]      Kimberley Land Council, Submission 13, p. 3. See also, Natural Resource Management WA, Submission 14, p. 2.

[37]      Kimberley Land Council, Submission 13, p. 3.

[38]      Farm Tree and Landcare Association, Submission 41, p. 2.

[39]      Farm Tree and Landcare Association, Submission 41, p. 3.

[40]      South West Catchments Council, Submission 11, p. 4.

[41]      South West Catchments Council, Submission 11, p. 3. See also, Natural Resource Management WA, Submission 14, p. 2; Queensland Regional NRM Groups Collective, Submission 22, p. 4; Esperance Regional Forum Inc, Submission 42, p. 2; Mr Damien Postma, South West Catchments Council, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 14.

[42]      Mr Postma, South West Catchments Council, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 14.

[43]      NRM WA, Submission 14, p. 2.

[44]      Condamine Alliance, Submission 3, p. 6.

[45]      Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association, Submission 64, p. 4.

[46]      Queensland Regional NRM Groups Collective, Submission 22, p. 6.

[47]      NRM Regions Australia, Submission 18, pp 4–5.

[48]      NRM Regions Australia, Submission 18, p. 5.

[49]      South Coast NRM, Submission 17, p. 2.

[50]      Greening Australia, Submission 19, p. 3.

[51]      Murrumbidgee Landcare Inc, Submission 33, p. 1.

[52]      Wild Matters Pty Ltd, Submission 26, p. 2.

[53]      Nature Conservation Society of South Australia, Submission 56, pp 2–3. See also, Condamine Alliance, Submission 3, p. 3.

[54]      South West Catchments Council, Submission 11, p. 4.

[55]      Landcare Tasmania, Submission 55, p. 4.

[56]      Name Withheld, Submission 2, p. 2.

[57]      Natural Resource Management WA, Submission 14, p. 1.

[58]      Northern Agricultural Catchments Council, Submission 67, p. 1.

[59]      South West Catchments Council, Submission 11, p. 3.

[60]      Shire of Capel, Submission 9, p. 1.

[61]      Mrs Sonia Williams, Landcare NSW Inc, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 48.

[62]      Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association, Submission 64, p. 5.

[63]      Mr Mike Berwick, Queensland Regional NRM Groups Collective, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 28. See also, Mr Robert Dulhunty, Landcare NSW Inc, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 47.

[64]      Victorian Landcare Council, Submission 16, p. 10.

[65]      Landcare NSW Inc, Submission 47, p. 7.

[66]      Northern Agricultural Catchments Council, Submission 67, p. 1.

[67]      Kimberley Land Council, Submission 13, pp 3–4.

[68]      South Coast NRM, Submission 17, p. 2.

[69]      Esperance Regional Forum, Submission 42, p. 3.

[70]      Caring for our Country Review Team, Report on the Review of Caring for our Country, April 2012.

[71]      Australian Government, Report on the Review of the Caring for our Country Initiative, April 2012, p. 5,

[72]      Australian Government, Report on the Review of the Caring for our Country Initiative, April 2012, p. 18,

[73]      Caring for our Country Review Team, Report on the Review of Caring for our Country, April 2012, pp 3–7.

[74]      Caring for our Country Achievements Report 2008–2013, http://www.nrm.gov.au/publications/achievements-report

[75]      Department of the Environment and Department of Agriculture, Submission 53, p. 10.

[76]      Department of the Environment and Department of Agriculture, Submission 53, p. 10.

[77]      Caring for our Country 2008–2013 Achievements Report: Synthesis. Independent summary to Caring for our Country, 2013, p. 59.

[78]      Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee, Natural Resource Management and Conservation Challenges, February 2010, p.67.

[79]      Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee, Natural Resource Management and Conservation Challenges, February 2010, p.69.

[80]      Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee, Natural Resource Management and Conservation Challenges, February 2010, pp 70–71.

[81]      Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee, Natural Resource Management and Conservation Challenges, February 2010, pp 71–72.

[82]      Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee, Natural Resource Management and Conservation Challenges, February 2010, pp 72–73.

[83]      House of Representatives Standing Committee on Agriculture, Resources, Fisheries and Forestry, Inquiry into the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities Annual Reports 2011–12: Caring for our Country and Landcare, May 2013, https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House_of_Representatives_Committees?url=arff/daffsewpac/report.htm

Chapter 4 - Landcare and the 2014–15 Budget

[1]        The Hon Greg Hunt MP, Shadow Minister for Climate Action, Environment and Heritage, 'National Landcare Program', Media release, 26 August 2013, p. 1. http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/media/pressrel/2686939/upload_binary/2686939.pdf;fileType%3Dapplication%2Fpdf (accessed 3 September 2014).

[2]        The Hon Greg Hunt MP, Shadow Minister for Climate Action, Environment and Heritage, 'National Landcare Program', Media release, 26 August 2013, pp 1–2.

[3]        Australian Government, Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook 2013–14, December 2013, pp 117, 140.

[4]        National Commission of Audit, Towards Responsible Government, Appendix to the Report of the National Commission of Audit, Volume 2, February 2014, p. 10.

[5]        Australian Government, Budget Paper No. 2, Budget Measures 2014–15, 13 May 2014, p. 107.

[6]        Australian Government, Budget Paper No. 2, Budget Measures 2014–15, 13 May 2014, p. 107.

[7]        Australian Government, Budget Paper No. 2, Budget Measures 2014–15, 13 May 2014, p. 107.

[8]        Department of the Environment and Department of Agriculture, Submission 53, p. 5.

[9]        Department of the Environment and Department of Agriculture, Submission 53, p. 3.

[10]      Ms Claire Howlett, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 64.

[11]      The Hon Greg Hunt, Minister for the Environment and the Hon Barnaby Joyce, Minister for Agriculture, 'Christmas comes early for Landcare', Joint Media Release, 18 December 2015.

[12]      Landcare Tasmania, Submission 55, p. 2;

[13]      Mr Ian Sauer, Submission 61, p. 5.

[14]      Farm Tree and Landcare Association, Submission 41, p. 3; Landcare Tasmania, Submission 55, p. 3; Mr Ian Sauer, Submission 61, p. 6; Mr David Walker, National Landcare Network, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 14.

[15]      Mr Matthew Pitt, Submission 23, p. 1. See also, Mr Nev Reis, Submission 1, p. 1; Ms Kate Watson, Submission 69, p. 1; Mr Ian Sauer, Submission 61, p. 5.

[16]      National Landcare Network, Submission 46, p. 3.

[17]      Wild Matters, Submission 26, p. 3.

[18]      National Landcare Network, Submission 46, p. 3.

[19]      Mr Max Kitchell, NRM Regions Australia, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 23. See also, Carpentaria Land Council Aboriginal Corporation, Submission 67, p. 2.

[20]      NRM Regions Australia, Submission 18, p. 6.

[21]      NRM Regions Australia, Submission 18, p. 7. See also, Queensland Regional Natural Resource Management Groups Collective, Submission 22, p. 6.

[22]      Queensland Regional NRM Groups Collective, Submission 22, p. 5.

[23]      South West Catchment Council, Submission 11, p. 8.

[24]      Farm Tree and Landcare Association, Submission 41, p. 3.

[25]      Mr David Walker, National Landcare Network, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 14.

[26]      Mr David Walker, National Landcare Network, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 14.

[27]      Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association, Submission 64, p. 5.

[28]      Victorian Landcare Council, Submission 16, p. 3.

[29]      Greening Australia, Submission 19, pp 4–8; Hovells Creek Landcare Group, Submission 45, pp 8–24; NSW Local Land Services, Submission 63; Attachment 3.

[30]      Victorian Landcare Council, Submission 16, pp 4–6.

[31]      Victorian Landcare Council, Submission 16, p. 3; Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association, Submission 64, p. 5; Ms Ella Maesepp, Katanning Land Conservation District Committee, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 52.

[32]      Bass Coast Landcare Network, Submission 20, p. 2.

[33]      Landcare Tasmania, Submission 55, p. 9.

[34]      Murrumbidgee Landcare Inc, Submission 33, p. 2. See also, National Landcare Network, Submission 4, p. 4.

[35]      Kimberley Land Council, Submission 13, p. 4.

[36]      Condamine Alliance Group, Submission 3, p. 8; Mornington Peninsula Landcare Network, Submission 25, p. 2.

[37]      Condamine Alliance, Submission 3, p. 8.

[38]      Landcare Tasmania, Submission 55, p. 5.

[39]      National Landcare Network, Submission 4, p. 4.

[40]      Mr Max Kitchell, Chair, NRM Regions Australia, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 23.

[41]      Bass Coast Landcare Network, Submission 20, p. 3.

[42]      Mrs Nichols, Bass Coast Landcare Network, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 48.

[43]      Mrs Ella Maesepp, Katanning Land Conservation District Committee, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 44.

[44]      Mr David Clark, Farm Tree and Landcare Association, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 33.

[45]      Mr Damien Postma, South West Catchments Council, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 13.

[46]      Mrs Alexandra Anthony, NSW Local Land Services, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 5.

[47]      Ms Kate Forrest, National Rangeland NRM Alliance, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 58.

[48]      Katanning Land Conservation District Committee, Submission 6, p. 1

[49]      South West Catchments Council, Submission 11, p. 5.

[50]      Dr Malcolm Lindsay, Environs Kimberley, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 8.

[51]      Rangeland NRM Alliance, Submission 3, p. 2.

[52]      Department of the Environment, Answer to question on notice No. 1.

[53]      Mr Andrew Drysdale, Rangeland NRM Alliance, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 57.

[54]      South West Catchments Council, Submission 11, p. 5. See also, Mornington Peninsula Landcare Network, Submission 25, p. 3.

[55]      Mr Bill Bennell, South West Catchments Council, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 11.

[56]      Katanning Land Conservation District Committee, Submission 6, p. 1; GeoCatch, Submission 10, p. 3; Mornington Peninsula Landcare Network, Submission 25, p. 3; Chittering Landcare Group, Submission 40, p. 2; Esperance Regional Forum, Submission 42, p. 4;

[57]      Mr Justin Bellanger, South Coast NRM, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 31. See also, Mr Mike Berwick, Queensland Regional NRM Groups Collective, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 32; Ms Kate Forrest, National Rangeland NRM Alliance, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 58.

[58]      Dr Malcolm Lindsay, Environs Kimberley, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 7.

[59]      Ms Christine Kershaw, South West Catchments Council, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 10. See also, Mr Keith Hyde, Hovells Creek Landcare Group, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 40.

[60]      Dr Kathleen Broderick, NRM WA, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 25. See also, Wild Matters, Submission 26, p. 3; Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association, Submission 64, p. 5.

[61]      Dr Bill Pigott, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 37.

[62]      Mr Brendan Sydes, Connecting Country, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 12.

[63]      Katanning Land Conservation District Committee, Submission 6, p. 1; South Coast NRM, Submission 17, p. 3; Landcare SJ Inc, Submission 28, p. 3; Farm Tree and Landcare Association, Submission 41, p. 3.

[64]      Border Rivers CMA, Submission 21, p. 3.

[65]      Ms Susi Johnson, Farm Tree and Landcare Australia, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 31.

[66]      Farm Tree and Landcare Association, Submission 41, p. 3.

[67]      Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association, Submission 64, p. 5. See also, Landcare Tasmania Inc, Submission 55, p. 5.

[68]      Ms Michelle Lauder, Department of Agriculture, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 66.

[69]      Australian Government, National Landcare Programme, Outcomes of Community Consultation, October 2014, p. 4.

[70]      Australian Landcare Council, Multiple Benefits of Landcare, July 2013, p. 69.

[71]      Australian Landcare Council, Multiple Benefits of Landcare, July 2013, p. i.

[72]      Australian Landcare Council, Multiple Benefits of Landcare, July 2013, p. ii.

[73]      Australian Landcare Council, Multiple Benefits of Landcare, July 2013, p. iii.

[74]      Mr Bill Pigott, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 38; Mr Robert Dulhunty, Landcare NSW Inc, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 42;

[75]      Dr Peter Ampt, Submission 24, p. 2.

[76]      Ms Kate Forrest, National Rangeland NRM Alliance, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 58.

[77]      Rangeland NRM, Submission 4, p. 2;

[78]      Ms Ella Maesepp, Katanning Land Conservation District Committee, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 51.

[79]      Upper Ovens Landcare Group Inc, Submission 32, p. 1.

[80]      Mr David Walker, National Landcare Network, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 8.

[81]      Landcare Tasmania Inc, Submission 55, p. 5.

[82]      Mr Robert Dulhunty, Landcare NSW, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 42.

[83]      Dr Peter Ampt, Submission 24, p. 2.

[84]      Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association, Submission 64, p. 5. See also, Landcare Tasmania Inc, Submission 55, p. 5.

[85]      Dr Malcolm Lindsay, Environs Kimberley, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 4.

[86]      Ms Susi Johnson, Farm Tree and Landcare Australia, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 30.

[87]      Landcare NSW Inc, Submission 47, p. 6.

[88]      Mr David Clark, Farm Tree and Landcare Australia, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 30.

[89]      Landcare Australia Ltd, Submission 34, p. 1.

[90]      Mr Thompson, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 59.

[91]      Mr David Walker, National Landcare Network, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 13.

[92]      National Landcare Network, Submission 46, p. 4.

[93]      Mr David Walker, National Landcare Network, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 13.

Chapter 5 - National Landcare Programme

[1]        Department of the Environment and Department of Agriculture, Submission 53, p. 3.

[2]        Department of the Environment, National Landcare Programme – Regional Delivery Key Performance Indicators 2014 – 2018 http://www.nrm.gov.au/system/files/pages/3b4d2328-dbc0-4e97-b556-e334df116d79/files/nlp-regional-delivery-kpi.pdf

[3]        Australian Government, Help Shape the National Landcare Programme, 2014, p. 2. http://www.nrm.gov.au/system/files/resources/21a50706-1c6a-46e9-aaba-9110ac0b0fd7/files/nlp-consultation-paper_0.pdf (accessed August 2014).

[4]        Department of the Environment and Department of Agriculture, Submission 53, pp 4–8.

[5]        See South West Catchments Council, Submission 11, p. 7; South Coast NRM, Submission 17, p. 4; Northern Agricultural Catchments Council, Submission 67, p. 3; Mr Keith Hyde, Hovells Creek Landcare Group, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 35.

[6]        Landcare NSW Inc, Submission 47, p. 8.

[7]        Ms Christine Kershaw, South West Catchments Council, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 10.

[8]        Katanning Land Conservation District Committee, Submission 6, p. 2.

[9]        WoolProducers Australia, Submission 5, p. 2. See also, National Farmers' Federation, Submission 31, p. 5.

[10]      Farm Tree and Landcare Association, Submission 41, p. 4.

[11]      Ms Claire Howlett, Department of the Environment, 7 October 2014, p. 59.

[12]      Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association, Submission 64, p. 6.

[13]      See Mr Mike Berwick, Queensland Regional NRM Groups Collective, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 28.

[14]      Dr Malcolm Lindsay, Environs Kimberley, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 3.

[15]      Dr Jill Wilson, Northern Agricultural Catchments Council, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 37; Mrs Ella Maesepp, Katanning Land Conservation District Committee, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 47.

[16]      Mr Max Kitchell, NRM Regions Australia, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 23.

[17]      Condamine Alliance, Submission 3, p. 8.

[18]      Southern ACT Catchment Group, Submission 44, p. 2.

[19]      Mrs Alexandra Anthony, Member of Board of Chairs, NSW Local Land Services, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 1.

[20]      Ms Nicole De Preu, Nature Conservation Society of South Australia, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 18.

[21]      Mr Peter Beston, Department of Environment and Primary Industries, Victoria, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 6.

[22]      Dr Peter Ampt, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, pp 24, 25.

[23]      Dr Malcolm Lindsay, Environs Kimberley, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 6.

[24]      Mrs Alexandra Anthony, NSW Local Land Services, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 4.

[25]      South Coast NRM, Submission 17, p. 4.

[26]      Ms Claire Howlett, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, pp 59–60.

[27]      Mrs Alexandra Anthony, NSW Local Landcare Services, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 2.

[28]      Mrs Alexandra Anthony, NSW Local Landcare Services, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 3.

[29]      Queensland Regional NRM Group Collective, Submission 22, p. 8. See also, South Coast NRM, Submission 17, pp 4–5.

[30]      Mrs Alexandra Anthony, NSW Local Land Services, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 1.

[31]      South Coast NRM, Submission 17, p. 5.

[32]      Dr Peter Ampt, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 23.

[33]      Farm Tree and Landcare Association, Submission 41, p. 5.

[34]      Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association, Submission 64, p. 6.

[35]      Mrs Sonia Williams, Landcare NSW Inc, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 43.

[36]      Landcare Tasmania, Submission 55, p. 8.

[37]      Border Rivers CMA, Submission 21, p. 4.

[38]      See, for example, Name Withheld, Submission 2; Name Withheld, Submission 27; Chittering Landcare Group, Submission 40; Landcare Tasmania, Submission 55; Name Withheld, Submission 58; Mr Douglas Fox, Submission 60; Mr Ian Sauer, Submission 61.

[39]      Southern ACT Catchment Group, Submission 44, p. 1.

[40]      Murrumbidgee Landcare, Submission 33, p. 2.

[41]      Mr Max Kitchell, NRM Regions Australia, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, pp 26 and 27.

[42]      Mrs Sonia Williams, Landcare NSW, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 47.

[43]      Mr Brendan Sydes, Connecting Country, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 9.

[44]      National Landcare Network, Submission 46, p. 7.

[45]      Ms Claire Howlett, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 66.

[46]      National Farmers' Federation, Submission 31, pp 9–10.

[47]      Mr Gerald Leach, National Farmers' Federation, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 16.

[48]      Mr Damien Postma, South West Catchments Council, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 12.

[49]      Dr Malcolm Lindsay, Environs Kimberley, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 5.

[50]      Dr Malcolm Lindsay, Environs Kimberley, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 3.

[51]      Mrs Glenys Stevenson, National Landcare Network, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 10.

[52]      Mr Mike Berwick, Chair, Queensland Regional NRM Groups Collective, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 34.

[53]      See Mr Damien Postma, South West Catchments Council, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 13.

[54]      Ms Clare Howlett, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 60.

[55]      Mr Malcolm Thompson, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 62.

[56]      Ms Clare Howlett, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 62.

[57]      See Mr Mike Berwick, Queensland Regional NRM Groups Collective, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 30.

[58]      Mr Damien Postma, South West Catchments Council, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 13.

[59]      Mr Damien Postma, South West Catchments Council, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 13.

[60]      Mrs Ella Maesepp Katanning Land Conservation District Committee, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 45.

[61]      Mrs Ella Maesepp Katanning Land Conservation District Committee, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 47.

[62]      Queensland Regional NRM Groups Collective, Submission 22, p. 5.

[63]      Department of the Environment and Department of Agriculture, Submission 53, p. 4.

[64]      Mr Robert Dulhunty, Landcare NSW, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 44. See also, Mrs Alexandra Anthony, NSW Local Land Services, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, pp 1–2; Mr Mike Berwick, Queensland Regional NRM Groups Collective, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, pp 33–34; Dr Kathryn Rodden, Victorian Landcare Council, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 39.

[65]      Upper Ovens Valley Landcare Group, Submission 32, p. 2. See also, Landcare Tasmania, Submission 55, p. 8.

[66]      Ms Claire Howlett, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 62.

[67]      Landcare NSW Inc, Submission 47, p. 9.

[68]      Mr Kitchell, NRM Regions Australia, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 27.

[69]      See Landcare NSW Inc, Submission 47, p. 5.

[70]      Dr Bill Pigott, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 38.

[71]      Bass Coast Landcare Network, Submission 20, p. 6. See also, Dr Kathleen Broderick, Natural Resource Management WA, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 23.

[72]      Mr Dulhunty, Landcare NSW Inc, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 43; Esperance Regional Forum, Submission 42, p. 4.

[73]      South West Catchment Council, Submission 11, p. 8.

[74]      Connecting Country, Submission 7, p. 5.

[75]      Mr Max Schlachter, Connecting Country, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 11.

[76]      Landcare NSW Inc, Submission 47, p. 5.

[77]      Victorian Landcare Council, Submission 16, p. 10.

[78]      Ms Michelle Lauder, Department of Agriculture, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 66.

[79]      Mr Gerald Leach, National Farmers' Federation, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 21.

[80]      Mr David Walker, National Landcare Network, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 9.

[81]      Mr Gerald Leach, National Farmers' Federation, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 19.

[82]      Ms Susi Johnson, Farm Tree and Landcare Association, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, pp 35–36.

[83]      See Mr Dale Park, WA Farmers, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 70; Mr Gerald Leach, National Farmers' Federation, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, pp 16–17.

[84]      Mr David Walker, National Landcare Network, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 10.

[85]      Mr Andrew Drysdale, National Rangeland NRM Alliance, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 55.

[86]      Mr Gerald Leach, National Farmers' Federation, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 21.

[87]      Queensland Regional NRM Groups Collective, Submission 22, p. 5.

[88]      Ms Claire Howlett, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 59.

[89]      Ms Claire Howlett, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 60.

[90]      Ms Claire Howlett, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 63.

[91]      Farm Tree and Landcare Association, Submission 41, p. 4.

[92]      Department of the Environment and Department of Agriculture, Submission 53, p. 6.

[93]      Mr Gregory Andrews, Department of the Environment, Estimates Hansard, 27 May 2014, p. 92.

[94]      Mr Malcolm Thompson, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 63.

[95]      Katanning Land Conservation District Committee, Submission 6, p. 3.

[96]      Mrs Alexandra Anthony, NSW Local Land Services, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 3.

[97]      Mr Mike Berwick, Queensland Regional NRM Groups Collective, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 28.

[98]      South West Catchment Council, Submission 11, p. 8.

[99]      Mrs Alexandra Anthony, NSW Local Land Services, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 4.

[100]    Dr Kathleen Broderick, Natural Resource Management WA, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 20.

[101]    Victorian Landcare Council, Submission 16, p. 11.

[102]    Mr Malcolm Thompson, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, pp 62–63.

[103]    Mr Max Kitchell, NRM Regions Australia, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 24.

[104]    Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists, Accounting for Nature, p. 1.

[105]    Mr Max Kitchell, NRM Regions Australia, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 24.

[106]    Mr Max Kitchell, NRM Regions Australia, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 24.

[107]    Queensland Regional NRM Groups Collective, Submission 22, p. 6.

[108]    Dr Kathleen Broderick, Natural Resource Management WA, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 27.

[109]    Victorian Landcare Council, Submission 16, p. 2.

[110]    Mr Malcolm Thompson, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 66.

[111]    See Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association, Submission 64, p. 6.

[112]    Mrs Ella Maesepp, Katanning Land Conservation District Committee, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 48.

[113]    Mrs Alexandra Anthony, NSW Local Land Services, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 3. See also, Landcare NSW Inc, Submission 47, p. 8.

[114]    Farm Tree and Landcare Association, Submission 41, p. 5.

[115]    South West Catchments Council, Submission 11, p. 6.

[116]    Dr Malcolm Lindsay, Environs Kimberley, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 5.

[117]    Dr Kathryn Rodden, Victorian Landcare Council, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 39.

[118]    Mr Thompson, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 67.

[119]    See Dr Peter Ampt, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 25.

[120]    NRM WA, Submission 14, p. 8.

[121]    Farm Tree and Landcare Association, Submission 41, p. 5.

[122]    Mr David Clark, Farm Tree and Landcare Association, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 34.

[123]    Farm Tree and Landcare Association, Submission 41, p. 5.

[124]    Mr Max Kitchell, NRM Regions Australia, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 23.

[125]    Ms Claire Howlett, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 60.

[126]    Mr Malcolm Thompson, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 67.

[127]    Hovells Creek Landcare Group, Submission 45, p. 4. See also, Greening Australia, Submission 19, pp 9–10.

[128]    Mr Andrew Drysdale, National Rangeland NRM Alliance, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 57.

[129]    Ms Claire Howlett, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 66.

Chapter 6 - Green Army Programme and 20 Million Trees

[1]        Ms Kate Watson, Submission 69, p. 3.

[2]        Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association, Submission 64, p. 4. See also, National Conservation Society, Submission 56, p. 3.

[3]        Mr Gerald Leach, National Farmers' Federation, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 16. See also, Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association, Submission 64, p. 8.

[4]        See Landcare NSW Inc, Submission 47, p. 9.

[5]        Ms Claire Howlett, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 66.

[6]        Australian Government, Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook 2013–14, p. 141.

[7]        Mr Sean Sullivan, Department of the Environment, Budget Estimates Hansard, 27 May 2014, p. 124.

[8]        The Hon Greg Hunt, Minister for the Environment, House of Representatives Hansard, 26 February 2014, pp 869–870.

[9]        The Hon Greg Hunt, Minister for the Environment, House of Representatives Hansard, 26 February 2014, p. 871.

[10]      Department of the Environment, Green Army fact sheet,

[11]      Ms Peta Lane, Department of the Environment, Budget Estimates Hansard, 27 May 2014, p. 96.

[12]      Ms Peta Lane, Department of the Environment, Budget Estimates Hansard, 27 May 2014, p. 97.

[13]      Ms Peta Lane, Department of the Environment, Budget Estimates Hansard, 27 May 2014, p. 97.

[14]      Mr Malcolm Thompson, Department of the Environment, Supplementary Budget Hansard, 20 October 2014, p. 179.

[15]      Mr Sean Sullivan, Department of the Environment, Supplementary Budget Hansard, 20 October 2014, p. 179.

[16]      Ms Steph Pidcock, Department of the Environment, Supplementary Budget Hansard, 20 October 2014, p. 181.

[17]      Department of the Environment, Green Army Round Two Project Guidelines, November 2014, p. 8.

[18]      J Dowling, 'High Court hobbles Green Army for local, community projects', The Sydney Morning Herald, 24 November 2014, http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/high-court-hobbles-green-army-for-local-community-projects-20141123-11r4di.html (accessed 11 March 2015).

[19]      (2012) 248 CLR 156

[20]      J Dowling, 'High Court hobbles Green Army for local, community projects', The Sydney Morning Herald, 24 November 2014, http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/high-court-hobbles-green-army-for-local-community-projects-20141123-11r4di.html (accessed 11 March 2015).

[21]      See NRM Regions Australia, Submission 18, p. 7; South Coast NRM, Submission 17, p. 5; Esperance Regional Forum Inc, Submission 42, p. 6; Mr Ian Sauer, Submission 61, p.6.

[22]      Mr Ian Sauer, Submission 61, p. 6.

[23]      Rangeland NRM Alliance, Submission 4, p. 7.

[24]      Mr Bill Pigott, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 39.

[25]      Upper Ovens Valley Landcare, Submission 32, p. 1.

[26]      Mr Andrew Drysdale, Rangeland NRM Alliance, Committee Hansard, 29 August, p. 59.

[27]      Mr Matthew Pitt, Submission 23, p. 1.

[28]      Mornington Peninsula Landcare Network, Submission 25, p. 4.

[29]      Kiewa Catchment Landcare Groups, Submission 29, p. 2.

[30]      Name Withheld, Submission 27, p. 3. See also, Mrs Suzanne Metcalf, Submission 2, p. 4.

[31]      Katanning Land Conservation District Committee, Submission 6, p. 2. See also, South West Catchments Council, Submission 11, p. 6; Kiewa Catchment Landcare Groups, Submission 29, p. 1.

[32]      National Landcare Network, Submission 46, pp 3–4.

[33]      Mornington Peninsula Landcare Network, Submission 25, p. 3.

[34]      Mr Keith Hyde, Past Chairman, Hovells Creek Landcare Group, Committee Hansard, 29 August, p. 35. See also, Landcare NSW Inc, Submission 47, p. 9.

[35]      See Rangeland NRM Alliance, Submission 4, p. 7; NRM Regions Australia, Submission 18, p. 7.

[36]      Mr David Walker, National Landcare Network, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 14.

[37]      Rangeland NRM Alliance, Submission 4, p. 8.

[38]      Ms Kate Forrest, Rangeland NRM Alliance, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 57.

[39]      See NRM Regions Australia, Submission 18, p. 7;

[40]      Hovells Creek Landcare Group, Submission 45, p. 5.

[41]      See Mrs Suzanne Metcalf, Submission 2, p. 4; Big Lap Landcare Inc, Submission 48, p. 2;

[42]      Kiewa Catchment Landcare Groups, Submission 29, pp 1–2.

[43]      Mr Sean Sullivan, Department of the Environment, Supplementary Budget Hansard, 20 October 2014, p. 175.

[44]      Mr Matthew Pitt, Submission 23, p. 1; South Coast NRM, Submission 17, p. 5; Wild Matters Pty Ltd, Submission 26, p. 1; Kiewa Catchment Landcare Groups, Submission 29, p. 2; Esperance Regional Forum Inc, Submission 42, p. 7.

[45]      Farm Tree and Landcare Association, Submission 41, p. 6.

[46]      Mr Sean Sullivan, Department of the Environment, Supplementary Budget Hansard, 20 October 2014, p. 178.

[47]      See Kiewa Catchment Landcare Groups, Submission 29, p. 2.

[48]      Condamine Alliance, Submission 3, p. 11.

[49]      Farm Tree and Landcare Association, Submission 41, p. 6.

[50]      Bass Coast Landcare Network, Submission 20, p. 6.

[51]      Department of the Environment, 20 Million Trees, http://www.nrm.gov.au/national/20-million-trees (accessed 16 October 2014).

[52]      Mr Sean Sullivan, Department of the Environment, Supplementary Budget Estimates Hansard, 20 October 2014, pp 172, 181.

[53]      Mr Sean Sullivan, Department of the Environment, Supplementary Budget Estimates Hansard, 20 October 2014, p. 172.

[54]      Department of the Environment, Budget Estimates 2014–15, Answer to question on notice No. 8.

[55]      Mr Francis Smit, Landcare SJ Inc, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 63.

[56]      Landcare SJ Inc, Submission 28, p. 3. See also, Dr Jill Wilson, Northern Agricultural Catchment Council, Committee Hansard, 7October 2014, p. 41.

[57]      Katanning Land Conservation District Committee, Submission 6, p. 2.

[58]      Ms Kate Watson, Submission 69, p. 2.

[59]      Katanning Land Conservation District Committee, Submission 6, p. 2.

[60]      Ms Ella Maesepp, Katanning Land Conservation District Committee, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 50.

[61]      Mr Sean Sullivan, Department of the Environment, Supplementary Budget Estimates Hansard, 20 October 2014, p. 173.

[62]      Ms Fiona Fraser, Department of the Environment, Supplementary Budget Estimates Hansard, 20 October 2014, p. 176.

[63]      Hovells Creek Landcare Group, Submission 45, p. 5. See also, Katanning Land Conservation District Committee, Submission 6, p. 2.

[64]      Farm Tree and Landcare Association, Submission 41, p. 6. See also, Mr Justin Bellanger, South Coast Natural Resource Management, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 35.

[65]      Bass Coast Landcare Network, Submission 20, p. 4.

[66]      Mr Robert Dulhunty, Landcare NSW Inc, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 43.

Chapter 7 - Other matters considered

[1]        Ms Claire Howlett, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 64.

[2]        Ms Claire Howlett, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 64.

[3]        Ms Michelle Lauder, Department of Agriculture, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 64.

[4]        Ms Claire Howlett, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 65.

[5]        Professor Allan Dale, James Cook University, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 51.

[6]        Esperance Regional Forum, Submission 42, p. 5.

[7]        GeoCatch, Submission 10, p. 3.

[8]        NRM WA, Submission 14, p. 4. See also, NRM Regions Australia, Submission 28, p. 8.

[9]        Katanning Land Conservation District Committee, Submission 6, p. 4.

[10]      South West Catchments Council, Submission 11, p. 6.

[11]      Esperance Regional Forum, Submission 42, p. 5.

[12]      Farm Tree and Landcare Association, Submission 41, p. 10.

[13]      Condamine Alliance, Submission 3, p. 12.

[14]      Mr Mike Berwick, Queensland Regional NRM Groups Collective, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 34.

[15]      Ms Claire Howlett, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 64.

[16]      Mr Malcolm Thompson, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, pp 66–67.

[17]      National Commission of Audit, Towards responsible government: appendix: volume 2, February 2014, p. 19.

[18]      Queensland Regional NRM Groups Collective, Submission 22, p. 7.

[19]      Torres Strait Regional Authority, Submission 38, p. 4.

[20]      Australian Coastal Society, Submission 8, p. 3.

[21]      Ms Nicole Gammie, Submission 59, p. 1.

[22]      NRM Regions Australia, Submission 18, p. 1.

[23]      Mrs Alexandra Anthony, New South Wales Local Land Services, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 2.

[24]      New South Wales Local Land Services, Submission 63, p. 2.

[25]      Mrs Alexandra Anthony, New South Wales Local Land Services, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 3.

[26]      Mr Peter Betson, Department of Environment and Primary Industries Victoria, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 1.

[27]      Mr Peter Betson, Department of Environment and Primary Industries Victoria, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 6.

[28]      Mr Peter Betson, Department of Environment and Primary Industries Victoria, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 7.

[29]      Victorian Landcare Council, Submission 16, p. 6.

[30]      Connecting Country, Submission 7, p. 4.

[31]      Mr Max Schlachter, Connecting Country, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 14.

[32]      Connecting Country, Submission 7, p. 2.

[33]      Natural Resource Management WA, Submission 14, p. 3.

[34]      Dr Kathleen Broderick, Natural Resource Management WA, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 18.

[35]      Dr Kathleen Broderick, Natural Resource Management WA, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 24.

[36]      Mr Damien Postma, South West Catchments Council, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 12.

[37]      Mr Damien Postma, South West Catchments Council, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 12.

[38]      Mr Damien Postma, South West Catchments Council, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 12.

[39]      Mr Damien Postma, South West Catchments Council, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 17.

[40]      Mr Mike Berwick, Queensland Regional NRM Groups Collective, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 31.

[41]      Queensland Regional NRM Groups Collective, Submission 22, p. 5.

[42]      Mr Phil McCullough, Condamine Alliance, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, pp 27–28.

[43]      National Commission of Audit, Towards responsible government: appendix: volume 2, February 2014, p. 19.

[44]      See, for example, NRM Regions Australia, Submission 18 and Committee Hansard, 29 August 2015, p. 55; Natural Resource Management WA, Submission 14; Farm Tree and Landcare Association, Submission 41; and National Rangeland NRM Alliance, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 55.  

[45]      Farm Tree and Landcare Association, Submission 41, p. 3.

[46]      National Farmers' Federation, Submission 31, p. 1.

[47]      Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association, Submission 64, p. 5.

[48]      Bass Coast Landcare Network, Submission 20, p. 1.

[49]      Bass Coast Landcare Network, Submission 20, p. 2.

[50]      Hovells Creek Landcare Group, Submission 45, p. 4.

[51]      Rangeland NRM Alliance, Submission 4, p. 3.

[52]      Rangeland NRM Alliance, Submission 4, p. 2.

[53]      Victorian Landcare Council, Submission 16, p. 9.

[54]      See, for example, Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association, Submission 64; Mr David Walker, National Landcare Network, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 8; and NRM WA, Submission 14, p. 8.

[55]      Hovells Creek Landcare Group, Submission 45, p. 4.

[56]      Landcare Tasmania, Submission 55, p. 5. See also, Landcare Association of South Australia, Submission 52, p. 2; National Rangeland NRM Alliance, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 56.

[57]      Mr Robert Dulhunty, Landcare NSW, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 42.

[58]      Torres Strait Regional Authority, Submission 38, p. 1.

[59]      Torres Strait Regional Authority, Submission 38, pp 4–5.

[60]      Torres Strait Regional Authority, Submission 38, p. 6.

[61]      Dr Malcolm Lindsay, Environs Kimberley, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 1.

[62]      Dr Malcolm Lindsay, Environs Kimberley, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 2.

[63]      Dr Malcolm Lindsay, Environs Kimberley, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 2.

[64]      Dr Malcolm Lindsay, Environs Kimberley, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 7.

[65]      Dr Malcolm Lindsay, Environs Kimberley, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 2.

[66]      Dr Malcolm Lindsay, Environs Kimberley, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, pp 2 and 5.

[67]      Kimberley Land Council, Submission 13, p. 2.

[68]      Kimberley Land Council, Submission 13, p. 4.

[69]      Ms Kate Forrest, National Rangeland NRM Alliance, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 58.

[70]      Professor Allan Dale, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, pp 52–53.

[71]      Mr Gerald Leach, National Farmers' Federation, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 17.

[72]      Mr Gerald Leach, National Farmers' Federation, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 17.

[73]      Mr Dale Park, WA Farmers, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2014, p. 66.

[74]      Dr Peter Ampt, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 22.

[75]      Mr Phillip McCullough, Condamine Alliance Group, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2014, p. 31.

[76]      South West Catchments Council, Submission 11, p. 6.

Chapter 8 - Conclusions and recommendations

[1]        Mr Ian Sauer, Submission 61, p. 3

[2]        Farm Tree and Landcare Association, Submission 41, p. 2.

[3]        The Hon Bob Hawke, former Prime Minister, 2014 Bob Hawke Landcare Award, transcript of interview, September 2014, http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-20/the-2014-bob-hawke-landcare-award/5759828 (accessed 22 September 2014).

Government Senators' Additional Comments

[1]        Mr Malcolm Thompson, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 59.

[2]        Mr Malcolm Thompson, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 13 October 2014, p. 61.

[3]        Ms Peta Lane, Department of the Environment, Budget Estimates Hansard, 27 May 2014, p. 97.