Awards Finalists 

The 2026 Western Australian Landcare Awards were extremely competitive this year, with a total of 32 nominations being received across all of the eight award categories. Below are the finalists for each of the award categories.

Australian Government Individual Landcarer Award

• Christine Duckham
• Ronald Norman Glencross
• Colin Barry Ingram

Australian Government Community Partnerships Landcare Awards

• Perth NRM's Coastal and Marine Program
• Leschenault Estuary Connect
• Rehabilitate Roe 8 Community Network

Australian Government Landcare Innovation Award 

• Ken Patterson
• Treerings Australia
• Rachel Guilfoyle

Australian Government Sustainable Agriculture Award

• Holland Track Farm
• Geocatch

First Nations Landcare Collaboration Award

• Noongar Elders - Veronica and Simon Forrest, Town of Victoria Park, DFES- Bushfire Centre of Excellence and Curtin University's ARC Training Centre for Healing Country
• Esperance Tjaltjraak Native Title Aboriginal Corporation and Shire of Esperance 
• Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa

NextGen Landcare Award

• Clinton Brian Yarran
• Co-Exist Perth
• Katie White

Coastcare Award

• Western Australian Seabird Rescue (Inc)
• Perth NRM's Coastal and Marine Program
• Environs Kimberley
• Esperance Tjaltjraak Native Title Aboriginal Corporation and Shire of Esperance 

Women in Landcare Award

• Sarah Mason
• Beverley Kowald
• Susan Downes