Landcare SA Members Insurance Package

The Landcare Association of South Australia (LASA) has been working on enhancing the insurance options for our member groups statewide, and we are excited to now launch the Landcare SA Members Insurance Package FREE for LASA member groups!

What you need to know:

This package offers LASA member groups with access to a FREE comprehensive insurance package through Aon, including:
- Public Liability insurance,
- Volunteer Personal Accident insurance, and
- Association Liability insurance.
This package is only available to LASA member groups. Please feel free to apply up for membership here to become eligible for the package.
Being a LASA member group doesn’t mean you are automatically covered. Read on below to find out how to sign up to the package.
Registered groups will be covered under LASA, who will act as the master policy holder.
Signing up for the insurance package means that you will automatically be covered for all three policies.
Your group do not have to be incorporated to access any of the three policies.

For more information about the Landcare SA Members Insurance Package, please contact Natalia at coordinator@landcaresa.asn.au and read the General Overview here. All groups signing up for the package must have read and understood this document.

Accessing the Landcare SA Members Insurance Package:

Signing up for the new package is easy, all you need to do is:

Apply to be a LASA member group by filling out an application form here. Skip to step 2 if you’re already a member!
Contact us at coordinator@landcaresa.asn.au to let us know that you’d like to know more about the insurance package.
You’ll be sent the Landcare SA Members Insurance Package – General Overview (check it out here) and the product disclosure statement (PDS) for each policy. Please make sure you’ve read and understood these documents.
You’ll also be sent a link to a google forms survey (check out the PDF here), where you will be asked to provide:
- Group administrative information (e.g., ABN, DGR status etc)
- Details of group composition (e.g., volunteer/member/staff numbers)
- Financial information for the past and current financial years
- List of all group activities
- Details of group’s recent insurance history
LASA will submit your data to the insurance provider and get back to you if we need any further information.
Wait until you hear back from LASA confirming that you are now covered under the Landcare SA Members Insurance Package before you commence your activities.

Other Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. What insurance policies are included in the Landcare SA Members Insurance Package?

Public Liability – covers the organisation/volunteers/staff if a third party suffers an injury or property damage as a result of the organisation’s activities.
Voluntary Workers Personal Accident – covers the organisation if a volunteer injures themselves while carrying out work on behalf of the organisation.
Association Liability – covers the organisation/volunteers/staff when giving advice and information, including that provided in resources and on their website.

2. What activities are covered under the Landcare SA Members Insurance Package?

ON-GROUND WORKS

Application of fertilisers and herbicides
Erosion control
Stabilising sand dunes
Exclusion fencing
Litter removal and environmental clean-ups, including in-water and on-beach installing litter trap
Planting and revegetation
Pruning and mulching
Trail creation and maintenance
Vegetation management
Weed control
Woody weed control
Equipment hire

FOOD SYSTEMS

Community gardening
Guided site/paddock/farm tours
Local food co-operatives/produce sharing
Making/selling foodstuffs as a fundraising activity
Soil sampling and assessment

BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT

Animal rescue and rehabilitation
Authorised use of Schedule 7 1080 poison
Bird watching and counts
Drone use (<25kg) for commercial surveying, photography, filming, mapping, and monitoring activities only
Government approved biocontrol
Mapping
Pest animal management (not including use of firearms)
Plant propagation/sales
Production and installation of nesting boxes
Seed production and collection
Shallow water swimming and snorkelling
Species identification
Water quality testing
Weather monitoring
Wildlife surveys

ENGAGEMENT

Bus trips
Hiking and Camping trips
Citizen science projects
Workshops/forums/events
Demonstrations/site tours
Displays/stalls/exhibitions
Land management advice
Making/selling/distributing recycled products (excluding children’s toys)
Meetings
School excursions
Training

GOVERNANCE and COMMUNICATION

Business administration and advice
Fundraising
Grants administration
Management and monitoring of projects
Media liaison
Policy analysis and advocacy
Social media

Please read the General Overview for more information.

3. What’s the difference between the new Landcare SA Members Insurance Package and the insurance currently offered by Landscape Boards (also known as SAFA or SAiCorp)?

In some regions, Landcare (and similar) groups are able to access free Public Liability and Volunteer Personal Accident insurance through their local Landscape Board. These offers are not consistent across the state and are not available in some regions. The Landcare SA Members Insurance Package will provide equal access to insurance for groups across all regions.

This package will also provide:

Access to free Association Liability insurance to protect the group and its committee members for claims made against them while carrying out their duties for the group.
Coverage for the licenced use of chainsaws by group members/volunteers.
Reduction in the administrative burden for groups working across multiple regions or landowners.

4. What’s the difference between the new Landcare SA Members Insurance Package and the previous Landcare Insurance Package?

LASA previously offered the Landcare Insurance Package in partnership with Ceneta Insurance Services. This package provided Landcare (and similar) groups with access to Public Liability, Volunteer Personal Accident and Association Liability insurance at a cheaper price than available through mainstream insurance providers. Groups had to be incorporated to access the package and were asked to organise their insurance through Ceneta independently of LASA.

The original Landcare Insurance Package is still available to member and non-member Landcare groups. Please click here for more information about this package.

The new Landcare SA Members Insurance Package will see LASA as the master insurance policy holder, with registered member groups listed under LASA. Your group does not have to be incorporated to access the three insurance policies under this new package. LASA will play a deeper role in collecting and collating membership data for the insurance provider, and in assisting groups to access the insurance package. We can also support you if your group needs to make a claim.

We are offering this new insurance package to our member groups for free, and will also cover excesses up to a combined total of $5,000/yr across all covered groups.

The Landcare SA Members Insurance Package is part of the Care for Landcare Program funded by the Government of South Australia.