Holbrook Landcare Group was initiated in 1989 and was born of a series of farmer groups in the district that have been operating since the 1940’s.  In 1946-47, local farmers lobbied for the formation of the Soil Conservation Service to help with the large scale erosion issues they were experienced. One of the first stand alone advisory groups Holbrook and District Rural Advisory Service (HADRAS) was formed in 1962 and had 40 members that held field days and discussion groups.  When the Landcare movement was born in 1989 (a collaborative effort between the Australian Government, the National Farmers Federation and the Australian Conservation Foundation) the local NFF, Trees on Farms and the agronomic group all merged into the Holbrook Landcare Group.  

Holbrook Landcare celebrated its 30 years in 2019 and has grown since then with a strong natural resource management and sustainable agriculture program and a regional leadership role with Murray Landcare Collective, bringing together groups across the region supported by the state and federal Landcare coordinator programs.