OUR PARTNERS
To help grow the next generation of environmental champions, Woolworths has partnered with Landcare Australia to support the Junior Landcare Program.
Developed for primary schools and early learning centres across Australia, the Woolworths Junior Landcare Grants program offers opportunities for children to engage in outdoor, hands-on environmental learning activities that promote the development of positive environmental, educational and social outcomes.
The grants of up to $1,000 each encourage children to share knowledge, create experiences and develop skills so they have an understanding and appreciation of sustainable food production, First Nations perspectives, improving waste management and enhancing native habitats.
In 2023, a total of 1,107 primary schools and early learning centres across the country received grants of up to $1,000.
Since the Woolworths Junior Landcare Grants launched in 2018, more than 4,900 school groups have shared over $5 million in grant funding.
The Junior Landcare Learning Centre is also made possible with the support of Woolworths. This online platform provides engaging, age-appropriate resources to help teachers, parents, community groups, youth groups and children build knowledge and create deeper connections to sustainable land management and conservation activities.
Woolworths also sponsors the Woolworths Junior Landcare Team Award, a category in the National Landcare Awards program. This award acknowledges a school, youth organisation or young community landcare team which contributes to raising awareness, sharing knowledge and promoting participation in landcare amongst young people.
Worms at Work! Reducing Food Waste
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Woolworths Junior Landcare Grant recipient, University Preschool and Childcare Centre in the ACT, has been working to reduce food wastage and teach children how composting …
Recycling Waste
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The students at The Rainforest School in Queensland have received a Woolworths Junior Landcare grant for waste management. Collaborating with the local community, they have …
Supporting Local Threatened Species
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With the support of Woolworths Junior Landcare grant funding, students at East Kenwick Primary School in Western Australia have worked together to construct, install and …
Growing Australian Bush Food from Patch to Plate
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Woolworths Junior Landcare grant recipient, Heathfield Primary School in South Australia, embarked on an exciting project to build a bush tucker garden, inviting all students …
Building a Yarning Circle
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Students from Milkwood Steiner School in the Northern Territory have constructed a Yarning Circle. The school are proud recipients of a Woolworths Junior Landcare Grant, …
A Friendly Frog Habitat
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With the support of the 2023 Woolworths Junior Landcare Grant, students from Altona College enhanced their surrounding environment by creating a sustainable frog-friendly habitat. After …