THE community of Toodyay is encouraged to vote for local Landcare hero Greg Warburton as part of the 2014 National Landcare Awards.
Mr Warburton is one of 69 finalists in line for the People's Choice Awards as part of this year's awards celebration.
Toodyay community can have its say on who should be the winner.
The National Landcare Awards celebrate the passion and diversity of Landcare, a grass-roots movement of farmers and community volunteers who protect and restore Australia's land and coast.
Thousands of Landcare employees and groups across Australia, just like this year's finalists, are contributing to the productivity of agricultural lands, food and the sustainability of food and water supplies and are providing a future for generations to come.
Mr Warburton was the winner of the federal government's Individual Landcarer Award in the 2013 WA Landcare Awards and as a result, joins seven other state and territory finalists in that category.
He was instrumental in setting up the Conserving the Avon River Environment (CARE).
He is the group's chairman and it represents all environmental community groups along the Avon and Dale rivers.
Mr Warburton has engaged with a range of stakeholders to achieve on-ground environmental outcomes.
He is delighted to be a finalist in this year's awards.
"I never imagined my Landcare journey would bring me this far. It is a privilege to represent my community in this way," he said.
Landcare Australia chief executive Tessa Jakszewicz said the National Landcare Awards part of this year's National Landcare Conference was a key event in the celebration of 25 years of Landcare as a national initiative.
"The awards highlight the importance of the practical, yet important changes Landcarers are making in their local areas and beyond," she said.
"Toodyay can be proud to be represented by Greg Warburton at this level and locals can show their support by voting in the People's Choice Award which will be determined entirely by the way Australia votes."
Winners in nine diverse categories, from sustainable farm practices to coastcare, junior landcare and indigenous land management, will be announced at the National Landcare Awards on September 18 in Melbourne, in the World Heritage-listed Royal Exhibition Building as part of the National Landcare Conference.
Voting at landcareonline.com. au/2014nationalawards is open until 6pm on September 17.
Winners will be announced the next day at the 2014 National Landcare Awards gala dinner.
