Member for Northern Victoria, Jaclyn Symes, has congratulated local Landcare champion Lyn Coulston 0AM for being recognised in the movements 2015 Victorian awards. Lyn has been honoured with the prestigious Joan Kirner Award that pays tribute to the significant contribution the former Victorian premier made in bringing communities together to tackle local environmental issues. It is thanks to her vision, her belief in community action and her early stewardship of Landcare, that it grew into the phenomenon of today, Ms Symes said. I congratulate Lyn on receiving this award for her enormous contribution to the development and implementation of Landcare in our community. The Victorian Landcare Awards are held every two years to celebrate the achievements of landcarers in Victoria. Its a welcome chance for us to say thank you to them. The government supports the awards because they celebrate community-minded people who are undertaking projects across Victoria that have made significant contributions to the sustainable care of their local environments. Next year Victoria will celebrate 30 years of Landcare, so it is great to have so many outstanding winners in the national category awards, who will be representing Victoria in the 2016 national awards, Ms Symes said.