Vale Philip Toyne
ABC News 14 June 2015
Phillip Toyne
Environmentalist
16-11-1947 – 13-06-2015
Indigenous advocate and co-founder of the national Landcare program, Phillip Toyne, has died aged 67.
Mr Toyne established the environmental organisation with Rick Farley in 1989 when he was head of the Australian Conservation Foundation.
Prior to that Mr Toyne worked as a school teacher and lawyer in remote Aboriginal communities.
There were tributes for Mr Toyne on social media from political and conservation leaders.
More stories
» Phillip Toyne cared for land-carers, black and white, The Conversation
» Tributes for Phillip Toyne: the unpretentious visionary and the great persuader, The Sydney Morning Herald
» Co-founder of Landcare Australia program Phillip Toyne dies at 67, The Guardian
» Visionary lost: Landcare pioneer Phillip Toyne dies at 67, The Australian
» A tribute to Phillip Toyne, Bush Heritage Australia
