In the news
In the news
Kristy McBain MP acknowledged Tom’s marvelous work through a post on Facebook (4 August 2026)
“Celebrating Landcare Week in the mighty Eden-Monaro
We're lucky to live in one of Australia's most beautiful regions, and we're even luckier to have dedicated volunteers like Tom Baker helping to protect it. For more than 30 years, Tom has been connecting people with nature and community. From volunteering with Queanbeyan Landcare Group to co-hosting Radio Landcare for 26 years, Tom has spent decades sharing local environmental stories and encouraging others to get involved.
Whether he's caring for our local environment, sharing conservation knowledge on air, or giving back through other community activities, Tom embodies the spirit of Landcare.
A huge thank you to Tom and all the incredible Landcare volunteers who make a real difference right across Eden-Monaro.”
Queanbeyan Landcare’s very own Tom Baker features in Landcare Australia’s spotlight during Landcare Week 2026. Tom is a foundation and continuing member of Queanbeyan Landcare (incorporated 1995). Over many decades, Tom has led the planting of tens of thousands of native trees, shrubs and grasses across more than 40 Landcare projects in the Queanbeyan district. In the early years of Queanbeyan Landcare, he was actively involved with the seed collection, propagation and distribution of local native species. Tom continues this today, supplementing many of our planting events with plants he has grown from locally-collected seed.
Feral animal control
On 24 June 2026, QPRC considered submissions to the Draft Integrated Plan and resolved to allocate $45,000 to feral animal control on Council lands. Thanks to members who made a submission on the matter and to Ian J, Katrina W and Tom B for their work on this issue.
We look forward to sharing details and outcomes of this very important funding with you.
$1.9M FUNDING BOOST FOR QUEANBEYAN RIVER
QPRC in partnership with Queanbeyan Landcare and Molonglo Conservation Group have been awarded $1.94m as part of the Federal Government’s Urban Rivers and Catchments Program 2023 grant opportunity.
These works will fund the rehabilitation of 2km of the Queanbeyan River corridor between the Queen’s Bridge in Queanbeyan CBD and Jumping Creek junction at the bottom of Barracks Flat Drive. The project aims to improve riparian habitat quality and connectivity for native fauna, while enhancing to corridor for public use.
Works will include:
Removing and controlling problematic weed species
Revegetating the corridor with native and riparian species
Community planting days, workshops, and platypus counts
Improving access, including the construction of two viewing platforms
Habitat boxes installed along river corridor
Works will be undertaken in staged sections throughout the corridor. Relevant information will be signposted, and information will be provided to nearby residents through letterbox drop as required. Sections of walking tracks and access points may be temporarily closed during working hours.