Land management support

Managing land on Kangaroo Island (KI) more sustainably is critical if the natural resources management aims for the island are to be achieved. Ensuring the right information is available to help people improve soil and land condition, increase productive capacity and reduce the impacts of land degradation processes is key to best practice management on KI. Specialised technical support, information sharing and assistance are available from local staff as well as visiting technical experts in a wide range of sustainable agriculture fields including carbon farming initiatives.

Regional Agriculture Landcare Facilitator

This project is supported by the Kangaroo Island Landscape Board, through funding from the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program.

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The Regional Landcare Facilitator supports land managers, community, industry and Landcare groups, general community and the KI Landscape Board to deliver best practice land management on the island.

High level technical advice to landholders and the KI Landscape Board.
Awareness and capacity building of best practice land management techniques through field days, farm walks, written material and liaison with relevant industry and community groups.
Assistance to land managers and community groups with applications for sustainable agriculture or biodiversity improvement projects.
Soil health monitoring.
A conduit between the community, KI Landscape Board, Commonwealth Government agencies, PIRSA, Rural Solutions SA and SARDI for land management issues.
Assistance to the community to gain access to information related to sustainable land management.

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For more information contact

Damon Cusack

Regional Agriculture Landcare Facilitator

Email Damon.Cusack@sa.gov.au

Phone - Office: 08 8553 4441 Mob: 0437 172 877

The tax facts - Landcare tax incentives

Primary producers are eligible for several tax rebates for undertaking land care works. Basalt to Bay Landcare Network have been working closely with the Australian Tax Office to produce simple, easy to read guides to help farmers get the rebates they are entitled to for doing land care works.

You don’t have to be a Landcare member to take advantage of these incentives, but you do need to be a registered primary producer in Australia for tax purposes, including if you lease land. The land can be anywhere within Australia.

Fire preparedness and prevention

This fact sheet explains your entitlement to claim income tax deductions for costs you incur on fire emergency preparedness and prevention assets and activities on your primary production land.

Shelterbelts

This fact sheet explains your entitlement to claim an income tax deduction for the cost of establishing shelterbelts on land you use to carry on a primary production business.

Landcare and similar expenses

This fact sheet explains your entitlement to claim income tax deductions for capital costs you incur on land care, waterway and similar operations.

Tree Farming and Forestry

This fact sheet explains your entitlement to claim income tax deductions for the costs of acquiring, establishing or maintaining forest plantations. This is sometimes referred to in the industry as tree farming.

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