Regional Agriculture Landcare Facilitators (RALFs) support farmers, industry, and community groups (including Landcare groups) to adopt new and innovative sustainable agriculture practices.

More than 65 RALFs are scattered across various Australian locations, working to build the future of our country’s sustainable agriculture. RALFs are on-the-ground in communities to assist stakeholders and liaise with land carers to learn about sustainable agriculture.

The RALF works closely with Landcare, catchment and producer groups, and the various agricultural industries to deliver these services. Establishing and building partnerships with these key groups is central to the RALF role.

The RALF in the Burnett Mary region helps to improve the sustainability, productivity, and profitability of agriculture. This is achieved through engagement and education, facilitating partnerships, funding opportunities, project delivery, departmental reporting, and updates, and 'Communities of Practice’ — participating to better understand complex issues, improve networks, and help develop solutions for national priorities.

By 2023, the RALF will have contributed to the Regional Land Partnership program’s key agricultural outcomes of increasing awareness and adoption of sustainable land management practices and increasing the capacity of agriculture systems to adapt to significant changes in climate and market demands for information on provenance and sustainable production.

This project is funded by the Regional Land Partnerships (RLP) program as part of the National Landcare Program.