Landcare funding boost to include $15m for new Indigenous protected areas

Greens leader Richard Di Natale says funding will mean 'healthier communities' and 'more Indigenous ranger jobs for families to stay on country'

A $100m funding package to Landcare will include $15m for new Indigenous protected areas, raising hopes of further federal support for the environmental policy and its related Indigenous ranger program.

The funding, secured by the Greens last year in a deal with the government over the backpacker tax, has been undetailed until now, and will also support Landcare projects, the work of Landcare Australia and the National Landcare Network, and a small grants program for sustainable agriculture.