Geoff Cockerton is the Managing Director of Landcare Holdings and has been involved in the revegetation industry since 1980.  Geoff has a comprehensive understanding of the revegetation industry and extensive experience in the formulation of revegetation and rehabilitation prescriptions for major projects within both the private and government sectors.

Geoff has an extensive knowledge of the Western Australian flora particularly of the Northern sandplains, Goldfields including the Coolgardie and Murchison regions and South Coast regions.

With an emphasis on correct identification of parent plants, excellent seed quality and veracity of provenance information, Geoff has developed a reputation as a leader in the WA Native Seed Industry. 

 Geoff has been involved in the Revegetation Working Group, developing a revegetation policy in this state and is a founding member of the Revegetation Industry Association in WA (RIAWA). He has developed extensive experience in rehabilitation of flora and vegetation communities throughout the State. 

Landcare Services place a high value on safety and includes HSEC planning in all projects.

Safe Work Procedures are in place for any tasks that may potentially cause damage to our people, equipment or bystanders.  A Job Safety Analysis is completed for potentially dangerous tasks and Take 5 forms are completed daily.  Landcare also start every day of fieldwork with a pre-start meeting to discuss safety issues, review any incidents or near misses and plan daily works programs.

Landcare employees work under the guidance of the company Health, Safety, Environment and Community Management Plan (HSECMP). This plan provides guidance on the implementation of Landcare Holdings’ Quality Assurance and Occupational Health and Safety Systems and Principals.

All employees at Landcare Services are experienced practitioners with experience in the mining and construction industry and are able to operate safely in potentially dangerous environments.

Landcare Services provide clients with the technical and practical knowledge to successfully implement revegetation projects across the state.  All personnel have experience in revegetation programs in the Perth metropolitan region and in mine site locations across the state.

Landcare Services stock and supply seed for your revegetation projects in the Swan Coastal Plain, Wheatbelt or Goldfields region of WA.  Seed for the South Coastal, Pilbara or Kimberley regions can be supplied on contract.

Landcare Services has been collecting and supplying Western Australian native seed to the mining, plantation, construction and nursery industry since 1990.  The majority of our current projects are for the mining industry, collecting local provenance seed for use in rehabilitation.  This is a key tool for mining companies striving to achieve species richness, plant abundance and completion criteria in rehabilitation activities.

Landcare Services have been involved in a number of seed salvaging projects prior to ground disturbance for construction in the mining and government sectors.  We are able to produce large amounts of seed in a short period of time when required.

SeedLab (a division of Landcare Holdings Pty Ltd) can offer all of your seed cleaning and storage services.  Please visit seedlab.com.au for detailed information.

Landcare Services can assist with the planning and implementation of waste dump rehabilitation.  We can assist by compiling plant species lists that are likely to establish and survive in conditions that can be challenging for vegetation establishment.

Any species planning for waste dump rehabilitation is complimentary to a materials characterisation program that is essential to determine the capacity of the growth medium to support plant growth and survival.

Landcare can also develop completion criteria, which is linked with the vegetation characteristics of analogous vegetation communities that may have similar materials characterisation as the constructed landform.

Landcare can also implement seeding programs on your site efficiently and accurately.

Weed management can be a costly ongoing maintenance liability if not assessed and managed early in the life of a project.

Landcare Services can provide a comprehensive weed management planning and mapping service for your site.  

We will:

• Identify and map the weeds on site,
• Nominate species that may rapidly colonise,
• Design a management plan to reduce the risk of weed invasion into key operational, environmental and rehabilitation areas.

This is particularly important during the start-up phase of a project, where weed risk identification is vital.

Landcare have completed several seed collection and native vegetation establishment projects in the south coast region. 

This includes:

• The collection of over 850 kg of seed for Ravensthorpe Nickel Operations from 2004 to 2008,
• Rehabilitation of 5 hectares of former bushland, and
• Collection of over 200kg of seed for Tectonic Resources.

Landcare Services have provided seed collection services to Mt Gibson mining since 2007. 

This has included:

• Collection of DRF species – Lepidosperma sp. Mt Gibson and Darwinia masonii. 
• Collection of 205 kg of seed  from 52 species.
• Providing a training and mentoring service to Indigenous trainees employed by Mt Gibson mining.

Landcare have been providing revegetation services in the Northern Sandplains since 1996.  During this time, we have supplied native seed to the Tiwest Joint Venture at Cooljarloo and provided seed collection and plant identification training to Cataby Seeds, an Indigenous seed supply company, established to supply seed in this area.

Since December 2007, Landcare have supplied over 600kg of native seed from 110 species to the Tiwest Joint Venture.

 Landcare have also completed targeted rare flora surveys in this region.

Landcare Services have provided seed collection and weed management services in the Goldfields region since 1992.

Since 2008, Landcare have:

• Supplied over 950kg of seed from 80 species to Cliffs Natural Resources,
• Implemented rehabilitation projects,
• Conducted weed survey and mapping projects,
• Implemented weed management programs, and
• Provided seed collection training to Cliffs’ staff.

In 2010, Landcare Services commenced planting and maintenance for the revegetation component of the Southern Seawater Desalination Plant.  This involves planting more than 50,000 seedlings, spreading seed over more than 25 hectares of rehabilitation and management of weeds in bushland areas and constructed landforms during vegetation establishment.