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Australian Government Land and Coasts
Australian Government Land and Coasts (AGLC) is a unique cross-departmental team comprising staff from the Australian Government departments of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts and Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Staff from both departments jointly manage delivery of Caring for our Country and develop and implement environment and resource management policies.
Located in Canberra, AGLC has responsibility for program delivery, liaison with state and territory agencies, regional bodies, community organisations (including Landcare and other non-government organisations) and administration of funding under the Caring for our Country initiative. The team is also responsible for policy and program design including:
- conservation incentives and biodiversity policy
- forest policy, Regional Forest Agreements
- Indigenous policy coordination including department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts input to Northern Territory Emergency Response and Healthy Country, Healthy People schedule
- Community Water Grants and
- sustainable resource access and use.
Australian Government Land and Coasts includes seven branches:
- Biodiversity Conservation
- Business Planning and Performance
- Community Partnerships and Communications
- Finance and Community Grants
- Indigenous Policy
- Landcare and Sustainable Agriculture
- Reef Rescue and Aquatic Partnerships.
Contacts
Mary Colreavy
First Assistant Secretary (acting)
Executive Assistant: Julie Genders
Phone: (02) 6271 6362
Ian Thompson
Executive Manager
Executive Assistant: Helen Vooren
Phone: (02) 6272 4936
Tony Bartlett
General Manager
Executive Assistant: Kylie Southwell
Phone: (02) 6272 4133
Bernadette O’Neil
Assistant Secretary (acting)
Executive Assistant: Lynley Smith
Phone: (02) 6272 3043
Sally Troy
General Manager
Executive Assistant: Amy Tran
Phone: (02) 6272 5907
Sheryl Hedges
Assistant Secretary (acting)
Executive Assistant: Ruth Cid
Phone: (02) 6274 1377
Margaret Allan
General Manager (acting)
Executive Assistant: Amy Tran
Phone: (02) 6272 5907
Michelle Lauder
Assistant Secretary (acting)
Executive Assistant: Lynley Smith
Phone: (02) 6272 3043
Charlie Zammit
Assistant Secretary
Executive Assistant: Emma Boyle
Phone: (02) 6274 2501
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Contacting us
Postal address
Australian Government Land and Coasts Team
Communications Team
GPO Box 787
Canberra ACT 2601
Phone number
1800 552 008 (toll-free)
Fax number
+61 (0)2 6274 1094 (Attention: Communications Team)
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