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11 January, 2025
Searching for Soil Heroes
Landcare Australia has opened nominations for the 2025 General Jeffery Soil Health Award.
Back for the 3rd successive round, the prestigious General Jeffery Soil Health Award recognises the work of people who care for soil health and who are educating or inspiring others.
The $20,000 award will provide invaluable support to the winner to help extend their work in soil health.
As Australia’s first National Soils Advocate, General Jeffery passionately advocated for improvements in the health of our agricultural landscape.
By championing soil health from Parliament House to the paddock, he successfully changed attitudes towards soil sustainability and energised change on farms right across Australia.
In effort to bring soil health to the forefront of critical biodiversity and environmental conversations, Landcare Australia has for the first time opened the eligibility criteria to include voluntary environmental groups and organisations who are actively involved in activities to protect and improve soil health.
Nominations close on Monday 31 March 2025. The winner will receive a $20,000 (ex GST) for an agreed soil project.
For more info and how to enter visit landcareaustralia. org.au/soilhealthaward/
