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.
Healthy bodies and minds
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Zuccoli Preschool wanted to promote sustainable practices in the preschool and to provide the children with knowledge they could share at home about gardening and …
Seed collection and growth
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Students learn how to successfully grow plants, attract bees and enhance biodiversity at Tasmanian school.
Sustainable kitchen garden
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Canterbury College students in Logan City Queensland use a Woolworths Junior Landcare Grant to create a kitchen garden, bush tucker garden and composting system.
Gardening with gusto
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Woolworths Junior Landcare Grant supports vegetable garden restoration at Kapooka Primary School in Wagga Wagga, NSW.
Food for ‘human beans’
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The Australian Islamic College creates a wicking garden with funding from a Woolworths Junior Landcare grant.
Interactive garden space
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Geraldton Grammar students create interactive native garden space for students and wildlife to enjoy with funding from Woolworths Junior Landcare Grant.