![Colin Seis, "Winona", Gulgong, is a Landcare National Award finalist. Colin Seis, "Winona", Gulgong, is a Landcare National Award finalist.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/silverstone-agfeed/2093493.jpg/r0_0_1500_1000_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
TWO NSW farmers are among three finalists shortlisted for the Bob Hawke Landcare Award in the National Landcare Awards.
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Finalist Sam Archer, "Kincora", Gundagai, is also Riverina Local Land Services chairman and NSW Farmers executive councillor.
Colin Seis, "Winona", Gulgong, runs a successful Merino and cropping operation, and is an advocate of pasture cropping and no kill cropping.
The third finalist is Cam Nicholson, Knewleave Partnership beef and sheep farm, Queenscliff, Victoria.
They are in the running to win $50,000 in prize-money.
Voting for the people's choice award is open until 6pm on September 17 and the winner will be announced on September 18 at the National Landcare Conference.
"About 5000 people voted in the last awards," said Landcare Australia chief executive Tessa Jakszewicz.
"This year we're calling on all 6000 Landcare groups and Australians everywhere to show how crucial the movement is by voting for one of the award finalists."
Almost 70 finalists represent every State and territory in nine diverse categories, from sustainable farm practices to Indigenous land management.
This year marks 25 years since Landcare was launched at a national level to address a crisis in land and water degradation.
This week is Landcare Week and celebrations are held across the nation until Sunday.
The movement will hold its National Landcare Conference - Celebrating our history - growing our future - from September 17-19 at Melbourne's Crown Conference Centre.