2025 Victorian Junior Landcare and Biodiversity Grants
The 2025 Victorian Junior Landcare and Biodiversity Grants have been awarded!
The 2025 Victorian Junior Landcare and Biodiversity Grants have been awarded!
A partnership between Landcare Australia and the Victorian Government’s Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action delivers the eighth round of Victorian Junior Landcare and Biodiversity Grants this year.
$405,003 in funding has been awarded to 111 outstanding projects to educate and inspire young people to care for Victoria’s biodiversity.
Many thanks to all who submitted an application. The range of applications was outstanding, showcasing a wide variety of projects for children of all ages. Here’s just a few examples of the successful applications…
The Little Forest, Big Impact Project
St Francis Xavier Primary School’s “Little Forest, Big Impact” project will revitalise an underused, waterlogged space into a flourishing Little Forest, boosting biodiversity. The students will build a resilient ecosystem supporting local wildlife and improving soil health by planting diverse native species.
Cornish Hill Wetland Restoration Project
Daylesford Dharma School students and local landcare groups are painstakingly restoring the Cornish Hill wetland in the heart of Daylesford. Smiths Creek is the focus of this restoration project, targeting an overgrown section. Students use the creek for River Detectives water testing and weekly bush school.
Lakes to The Riverbank
Surrounding Nagle College is a diverse landscape, from the Mitchell River flowing into Gippsland Lakes and the Southern Ocean. The Mitchell River, a tributary of the Gippsland Lakes and bordering the school, is inhabited by the endangered Burrunan dolphin. This project will focus on regional biodiversity, educating pupils about the unique Burrunan dolphins, and the importance of riverbank revegetation for all wildlife.
An Adventure in Nature
The 1st Reservoir Scout Group’s Joey Scouts (ages 5-8) will have an actioned packed adventure in the year ahead. They will get to explore biodiversity in their community, discovering the complex relationships between different organisms. Activities for the Joeys will include water testing, a fascinating frogs workshop, helping with community native planting, a native beehive workshop, animal incursions, CERES visits, a zoo trip, hiking, drawing, and snorkelling.
The funded projects will allow young Victorians to participate in biodiversity projects and learning activities in their local communities.
The grants support the objectives of the Victorian Government’s Protecting Victoria’s Environment – Biodiversity 2037 plan, which aims to stop the decline of native flora and fauna and enhance the natural environment.
To learn about past Victorian Junior Landcare and Biodiversity Grants projects and their positive educational and environmental impacts, check out our case studies here.
Complete list of 2025 Victorian Junior Landcare and Biodiversity Grants recipients:
| Group Name/ School Name | Project Title | Suburb/Town | Recommended funding |
| Woady Yaloak Primary School Ross Creek Campus | Ross Creek’s Wetlands: Bird Habitat, Education Resource and Citizen Science Opportunity | Ross Creek | $4,414.50 |
| Leongatha Secondary College | Restoring Native Trees at Mirboo North: A VCE Biology Field Investigation | Leongatha | $2,315.00 |
| 1st Reservoir Scout Group | An Adventure in Nature From Edwardes Lake to Port Phillip Bay | Reservoir | $4,990.50 |
| Woodend 1st Scouts | Biodiversity Discovery at Hanging Rock | Woodend | $4,350.00 |
| Alphington Grammar School | Indigenous Habitat Rehabilitation on the Edge of Darebin Creek | Alphington | $5,000.00 |
| Neerim District Secondary College | School Yard Birds | Neerim South | $4,380.00 |
| Beaumaris North Primary School | Improve, Maintain And Educate Biodiversity | Beaumaris | $4,662.80 |
| St Francis Xavier Primary School – Ballarat East | The Little Forest, Big Impact Project | Ballarat East | $4,890.00 |
| Strathaird Primary School | Strathaird Eco Trail Biodiversity Project | Narre Warren South | $4,308.46 |
| Daylesford Dharma School | Cornish Hill Wetland Restoration Project | Daylesford | $4,975.00 |
| Nagle College | Biodiversity Focus From the Lakes to The Riverbank | Bairnsdale | $4,970.46 |
| Wallington Primary School | Wallington On Wadawurrung – Celebrating, Nurturing and Connecting With all That Lives and Grows | Wallington | $4,900.00 |
| Surf Coast Guides | Discovering Diversity | Moggs Creek | $2,309.00 |
| 1st/14th Brighton Sea Scouts | Scouts For Biodiversity: Engaging Youth in Victoria’s Natural Heritage | Brighton | $4,085.50 |
| Horsham Youth Nature Crew | Biodiversity Adventures: Crafting Homes And Exploring Nature | Horsham | $3,150.00 |
| Lake Colac School | Tiny Forest at Lake Colac School | Colac | $5,000.00 |
| Glen Waverley South Primary | Rebuilding Our Biodiversity | Glen Waverley | $4,989.11 |
| Eltham East Primary School | Caring for the Eltham Copper Butterfly | Eltham | $4,556.03 |
| St Mary’s Parish Primary School Ararat | The Mini Entomologists Project | Ararat | $3,885.00 |
| Phillip Island Village School | Regenerative Planting Stage 1 | Ventnor | $4,396.00 |
| Tecoma Primary School | Amphibian Habitat Restoration & Biodiversity Enhancement Project | Tecoma | $4,991.98 |
| Inverloch Primary School | Branching Out for Koalas | Inverloch | $3,865.00 |
| Beechworth Primary School | Creating A Biodiverse Learning Sanctuary | Beechworth | $3,378.00 |
| Newcomb Primary School | Guardians Of The Garden – Native Garden Maintenance | Newcomb | $1,371.00 |
| Arthurs Creek Primary School | Growing Together: Restoring Biodiversity and Nurturing Nature | Arthurs Creek | $4,809.00 |
| Tootgarook Primary School | Growing Biodiversity: A School and Community Environmental Restoration Project | Tootgarook | $4,727.67 |
| Murrabit Primary School | Habitat Warriors: Creating a Living Classroom | Murrabit | $4,356.00 |
| Baden Powell Park Scout Group | Koalas and Insects | Frankston South | $1,804.00 |
| Christian College Geelong – Junior School Belmont | Indigenous Garden | Highton | $3,059.00 |
| Strathfieldsaye Primary School | Buzzing Back to Life From Roots to Roosts | Strathfieldsaye | $4,788.41 |
| St George Preca Primary School | Our Biodiversity Sanctuary | Caroline Springs | $3,444.50 |
| Village High School Ryanston | I Don’t Just Look, But Truly See, The Living World Surrounding Me…And I Help. | Ryanston | $4,508.12 |
| Poowong Consolidated School | Discovery Zone | Poowong | $3,329.80 |
| Koonwarra Village School | Fostering Reciprocal Relationships With Country | Koonwarra | $2,300.00 |
| St Clare’s | Seeds Of Knowledge: Cultivating Connection | Truganina | $4,889.00 |
| Ainslie Parklands Primary School | The Habitat Restoration Project – Planting An Indigenous Garden And Wildlife Nature Trail | Croydon | $4,817.89 |
| Brunswick North Primary School | Creating Pollinators And Small Bird Habitat | Brunswick West | $4,380.00 |
| Reservoir Views Primary School | Student Led Biodiversity Garden Project | Reservoir | $4,931.13 |
| Hartwell Primary School | Planting For Our Future | Camberwell | $4,629.80 |
| San Remo Primary School | Bugs Blitz Biodiversity Bonanza! | San Remo | $2,850.00 |
| Lyndhurst Secondary College | Senior Nature Space | Cranbourne North | $1,925.00 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School Yea | Indigenous Blue Tongue Garden | Yea | $4,441.00 |
| Kananook Primary School | Kananook Creek Discovery Trail | Seaford | $3,855.95 |
| Neerim District Rural Primary School | Wild & Local: Learning From Nature in Our Backyard | Neerim Junction | $1,012.25 |
| Timboon P-12 School | Biodiversity Wildlife Park Excursion | Timboon | $1,400.00 |
| Cornish College | The Thousand Tree Project: Increasing Biodiversity Through Reforestation | Bangholme | $4,993.50 |
| Croydon Hills Primary School | Grassland Biodiversity Project | Croydon Hills | $4,755.00 |
| Wangaratta High School | Native Garden | Wangaratta | $500.00 |
| Ferny Creek Primary School | Nature’s Pathway: Linking Play With Biodiversity | Ferny Creek | $5,000.00 |
| Blackwood Centre For Adolescence Development Flexible Learning Option | Native Corridor Rejuvenation Project | Hallora | $4,500.00 |
| Mount Waverley Secondary College | Damper Creek Wildlife Hybrid Nature Strip | Mount Waverley | $2,841.60 |
| Port Melbourne Primary School | Pollinator Playground | Port Melbourne | $4,132.40 |
| Oxley Primary School | Nurturing Understorey Habitat and Pollinator Diversity at Oxley Primary School | Oxley | $3,782.50 |
| 1st Creswick Scout Group | Biodiversity and Health of Our Waterways | Creswick | $1,000.00 |
| Paynesville Primary School | Look, Understand, Act. Increasing Children’s Curiosity, Connection And Care For Nature | Bairnsdale | $4,986.00 |
| Princes Hill Secondary College | Native Garden: 850 Plants For 50 Students | Princes Hill | $4,666.60 |
| Cathedral College Wangaratta | Biodiversity Revegetation Corridor | Wangaratta | $2,186.00 |
| Kingsbury Primary | Connecting Kingsbury Kids to Our Local Biodiversity | Kingsbury | $4,375.60 |
| Montmorency Primary School | Riparian Planting Project | Montmorency | $4,181.69 |
| Tambo Upper Primary School | Tambo Upper Eco Warriors | Tambo Upper | $4,630.00 |
| Mount Martha Primary School | Mount Martha Wild Futures | Mount Martha | $4,857.00 |
| Coburg Primary School | Pollinator Paradise: Cultivating Biodiversity In Our School Garden | Coburg | $4,986.35 |
| Geelong South Primary School | Biodiversity Project | Geelong | $3,490.00 |
| Bairnsdale Scout Group | Reptiles of Gippsland Red Gum Plains | Bairnsdale | $4,947.00 |
| Keilor Views Primary School | The Eco Village Gardens | Keilor Downs | $2,500.00 |
| Village School Inc | Step Towards Biodiversity | Croydon North | $1,160.00 |
| Broadmeadows Primary School. | Grade 5/6 Biodiversity Project | Broadmeadows | $3,086.36 |
| Sandringham East Primary School | Pollinator Corridor | Sandringham | $561.70 |
| Bass Coast College | Sustainable Environments | Wonthaggi | $4,150.00 |
| Tyabb Primary School | Native Flora And Fauna Awareness Project | Tyabb | $3,711.00 |
| North-Eastern Montessori School | Helping Native Plants Animals Thrive | St Helena | $4,163.00 |
| Broadmeadows Valley Primary School | Biodiversity In The Valley | Broadmeadows | $3,759.00 |
| Powlett River Primary School | Indigenous Garden And Habitat | Dalyston | $4,725.57 |
| Our Lady’s Primary School | From Weeds To Woodlands Along Kororoit Creek | Sunshine | $5,000.00 |
| Bright P-12 College (Dinner Plain Campus) | The Snow Gum Files – A Junior Mountain Journal | Dinner Plain | $5,000.00 |
| Nagambie Primary School | Backyard Biodiversity | Nagambie | $5,000.00 |
| Damascus College | Indigenous Garden – Mt Warrenheip | Mount Clear | $4,999.53 |
| Boronia K-12 College | Restoring Our Biodiversity – A Native Haven For Flora, Fauna And Students to Thrive In | Boronia | $3,245.00 |
| Brunswick East Primary School | Schools For Wildlife Incursions and Indigenous Garden | Brunswick East | $4,900.00 |
| Wandin North Primary School | Butterflies, Bees And Pollinators Please | Wandin North | $2,005.20 |
| Drouin West Primary School | Healing Garden Restoration | Drouin West | $1,400.00 |
| St Pius X Catholic Primary School | Heart Garden | Heidelberg West | $3,814.80 |
| St Thomas Primary School, Drysdale | Care For Creation Project | Drysdale | $2,300.00 |
| Bay Park Scout Camp | Building Biodiversity At Bay Park | Mount Martha | $3,443.40 |
| Springhurst Primary School | Gather & Grow: A Garden for Learning, Culture & Community | Springhurst | $2,982.50 |
| Gippsland Grammar School – St Anne’s Campus | Thriving Wildlife Haven | Sale | $4,460.80 |
| Castlemaine Steiner School | Wetlands Management Project-Threatened Duck Refuge | Muckleford | $4,937.51 |
| Apollo Parkways Primary School | Gardens For Wildlife | Greensborough | $781.00 |
| St. John’s School Euroa | Native Garden | Euroa | $3,726.20 |
| Skye Primary School | Blue Banded Bee Habitat Project | Skye | $650.00 |
| St Francis Xavier Primary School Montmorency | Indigenous Connection For Native Pollinators Paradise | Montmorency | $2,944.64 |
| Barwon Heads Primary School | Moonah Woodland | Barwon Heads | $3,555.00 |
| Merrivale Primary School | Growing Connections: Creating A Native Wildlife Corridor At Our School | Warrnambool | $4,108.42 |
| Mount Eliza Secondary College | Nurturing Nature: 50 Years Of Native Gardens | Mount Eliza | $4,741.00 |
| Sacred Heart Corryong | Native Garden Sanctuary | Corryong | $2,530.00 |
| Mirboo North Primary School | Biodiversity Outdoor Education Therapy Pilot Project | Mirboo North | $4,600.00 |
| Welshpool And District Primary School | Healesville Sanctuary | Welshpool | $4,378.00 |
| Ngarri Primary School | Native Biodiversity Aquatic Garden | Manor Lakes | $4,933.00 |
| Hepburn Primary School | Native Miyawaki Forest | Hepburn | $1,000.00 |
| Katandra West Primary School | Cultural Garden Project | Katandra West | $2,027.71 |
| Undera Primary School | From Indigenous Flora To Native Fauna | Undera | $4,400.00 |
| The Pines Scout Camp | Garden Planting | Altona | $725.00 |
| Bindjiroo Yaluk Community School (Coburg) | Campus Frog Pond | Coburg | $2,900.00 |
| Parkdale Primary School | Nature’s Playground | Parkdale | $1,375.00 |
| Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School Eltham North | Bringing Our Bushland Back To Life! | Eltham North | $2,700.00 |
| Ringwood North Primary School | Enhancing Habitat Connectivity And Nurturing Community Environmental Action | Ringwood North | $4,174.65 |
| Somerville Secondary College | Yumaralla Wetlands Renewal | Somerville | $4,050.00 |
| Marlo Primary School | Buzzing About Native Bees | Marlo | $1,660.00 |
| Murchison Primary School | Indigenous Biodiversity Garden | Murchison | $5,000.00 |
| Sunbury Downs College | Revegetation Areas For Improving Biodiversity Proposal For Sunbury | Sunbury | $1,735.00 |
| Longwarry Primary School | Indigenous Vegetation Planting At Longwarry Primary School To Enhance Habitat For Native Fauna And Pollinators | Longwarry | $3,800.00 |