About us
Australian Government Land and Coasts
Australian Government Land and Coasts (AGLC) is a unique cross-departmental team comprising staff from the Australian Government departments of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts and Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Staff from both departments jointly manage delivery of Caring for our Country and develop and implement environment and resource management policies.
Located in Canberra, AGLC has responsibility for program delivery, liaison with state and territory agencies, regional bodies, community organisations (including Landcare and other non-government organisations) and administration of funding under the Caring for our Country initiative. The team is also responsible for policy and program design including:
- conservation incentives and biodiversity policy
- forest policy, Regional Forest Agreements
- Indigenous policy coordination including department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts input to Northern Territory Emergency Response and Healthy Country, Healthy People schedule
- Community Water Grants and
- sustainable resource access and use.
Australian Government Land and Coasts includes seven branches:
- Biodiversity Conservation
- Business Systems and Grants
- Communications and Reporting
- Finance and Aquatics
- Indigenous Policy
- Landcare and Sustainable Agriculture
- Policy and People
Contacts
Mark Flanigan
First Assistant Secretary
Phone: (02) 6271 6362
Ian Thompson
Executive Manager
Phone: (02) 6272 4936
Bruce Edwards
Assistant Secretary
Phone: (02) 6274 1377
Bernadette O’Neill
General Manager (acting)
Phone: (02) 6272 4133
Claire Howlett
Assistant Secretary
Phone: (02) 6271 6376
Sally Troy
General Manager
Phone: (02) 6272 5907
Michelle Lauder
General Manager
Phone: (02) 6272 5869
Paul Salmond
Assistant Secretary
Phone: (02) 6272 3043
Charlie Zammit
Assistant Secretary
Phone: (02) 6274 2501
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Contacting us
Postal address
Australian Government Land and Coasts Team
Communications Team
GPO Box 787
Canberra ACT 2601
Phone number
1800 552 008 (toll-free)
Fax number
+61 (0)2 6272 4526 (Attention: Communications Team)
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