The party has committed to more than doubling funding for Landcare to $59 million across the next four years, allowing the organisation to expand and continue its work rehabilitating the state's natural environments.
Following unprecedented flooding and bushfires and escalating land clearing, ecosystems in NSW are suffering, Shadow Environment Minister Penny Sharpe told AAP on Friday.
"Landcare is one of the best ways to restore nature that we desperately need in NSW after more than a decade of environmental decline," she said.
"Local Landcare groups are the backbone of their communities.
"This funding will ensure these groups can grow and thrive into the future while making sure local environments are supported too."
Landcare's previous funding round of $24 million, granted by the Berejiklian government in 2019, is due to expire at the end of June, Landcare CEO Turlough Guerin told AAP.
He said the charity was largely uncertain of its future moving forward until Labor's announcement on Friday.
The not-for-profit, established 34 years ago, looks after bush care management for close to two-thirds of NSW.
"The NSW government relies on Landcare to deliver many of its natural resource management services," Mr Guerin said.
"We're a trusted partner."
The new funds will allow the organisation to support 84 full-time co-ordinators, mostly in regional areas, to work with Landcare's 60,000 volunteers and 3000 local groups, including Landcare, Bushcare, Rivercare and Dunecare.
The funding will also allow Landcare to take the nation-leading step of employing 13 full-time Indigenous Landcare officers.
NSW Labor believes the investment will generate a return of $218 million, creating $3.70 for every dollar spent.
"We can't afford to lose the essential work Landcare does in building community partnerships while restoring soil and water, and defending against invasive species," shadow minister for regional NSW Mick Veitch told AAP.
"Today's announcement continues Labor's proud legacy of supporting Landcare in NSW and across Australia."
Meanwhile, Premier Dominic Perrottet on Thursday promised $10 million to provide financial counselling to another 10,000 to 15,000 households.
"There are many families across NSW who are doing it tough," he said.
"We will ensure more financial counselling is available to those who are experiencing financial stress and hardship."
The announcement, which will provide an additional 100 counsellors across the state, came after the premier heard Anglicare had been forced to place families on counselling waiting lists.
It comes as NSW Labor announces a $6.5 million partnership on Friday with soccer club Western Sydney Wanderers, to boost after-school care funding in Sydney's west.
"Sport is such a critical aspect of engaging young people to keep them in school," NSW Labor Leader Chris Minns told AAP.
