About

🌿 Who We Are

The Upper Campaspe Landcare Network (UCLN) brings together a passionate group of Landcare and environmental volunteer groups across the beautiful Upper Campaspe catchment.

Formed through a collaborative Natural Heritage Trust project, the Network was created by local groups who saw the value in working together to care for the landscape at a larger scale. That spirit of collaboration continues today.

Our Member Groups

UCLN represents 14 active Landcare and Friends groups, covering a wide and diverse part of central Victoria:

  • Ashbourne Landcare Group
  • Baynton Sidonia Landcare
  • Campaspe Valley Landcare Network
  • Friends of Black Hill
  • Friends of Trentham Creeks and Reserves
  • Glenlyon Upper Loddon Landcare Group
  • Malmsbury and District Landcare Group Incorporated
  • Metcalfe Landcare Group
  • Newham and District Landcare Group
  • Pipers Creek and District Landcare Group
  • Taradale Landcare Group
  • Trentham District Landcare
  • Tylden Landcare Group
  • Woodend Landcare

Together, these groups care for private and public land, protect waterways, remove invasive weeds, plant indigenous species, support wildlife, and build stronger, more connected communities.

If you’re interested in starting a Landcare group in your area, we’d love to hear from you—get in touch and we’ll help you take the first steps.

How We Work

The Network is a not-for-profit incorporated association, managed by an elected Committee made up of representatives from across our member groups. Each year, the Committee is elected at the AGM and includes a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and up to four Ordinary Members.

The UCLN Committee provides strategic direction, advocacy, project coordination and capacity-building support to its members, while also working with partner organisations, agencies, and the broader community.

(For Committee contact details, please visit our Contact page.)

Our Vision

“The Upper Campaspe is populated with caring communities working together to protect biodiversity, create connectivity across the landscape, and a healthy, productive region—now and into the future.”

This vision guides everything we do—from landscape-scale restoration and sustainable land management, to education, advocacy, and community engagement.

Whether you’re a landholder, a local resident, or simply someone who cares about the future of this region, there’s a place for you in this network.