Upper Glenelg Landcare covers the area to the north and north-west of Hamilton from Balmoral down to Wennicott Creek and across to the South Australian border with much of the land used for prime agricultural production.

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It is part of the Glenelg Hopkins catchment area with the Glenelg River  being the major tributary of the region which is an integral part of the Wimmera-Mallee headworks system that supplies towns and properties across the Western Region. 

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The Glenelg River rises in the Grampians and flows west through Harrow and then south to Casterton and Dartmoor for over 500 km, making it one of the longest rivers in Victoria. A short stretch of the estuary winds through SA before returning to Victoria to enter the sea at Nelson.

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The greatest impact on the region is the degradation caused by pest plant and animals, habitat loss, dryland salinity, decline in water quality of waterways and erosion. Due to the nature of the region and it's soils, it is important that the intensive land use is balanced with practices that protect soil and make efficient use of available rainfall.

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The Upper Glenelg Landcare Facilitator position was created to support a cluster of 11 active Landcare Groups who are committed to implementing sustainable agriculture and land use practices to protect and enhance the environment within this beautiful agricultural region -

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•    Bahgall/Killara Landcare Group
•    Balmoral Land Management and Tree Group
•    Chetwynd Landcare Group
•    Culla-Pigeon Ponds Land Management
•    Dunrobin Landcare Group
•    Friends of Glenelg River
•    Kadnook Landcare Group
•    Kanagulk Landcare Group
•    Red Cap Dergholm Landcare Group
•    Wando River Landcare Group
•    Wennicott Creek Landcare Group