Grants program returns conservation to communities
Published Friday, 14 December, 2012 at 05:00 PM
Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection
The Honourable Andrew Powell
The Newman Government has given dozens of communities the power to care for their local environment with the roll out the first round of Everyone’s Environment grants.
Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection Andrew Powell has announced 41 recipients under the first phase of Round One of the program which encourages Queenslanders to monitor and help preserve the local environment.
“From Cape York to Condamine, from Mount Isa to Maroochydore, there is fantastic work being done by tireless volunteers, eager young school kids and enthusiastic environmental groups,” Mr Powell said.
“The Newman government wants to support this great work and put the green movement back where it belongs - in the hands of community groups which want to look after their own backyard, and that’s exactly what these grants will do.
Mr Powell said grants ranging from $2,000 to $100,000 had been approved in the first round of the scheme, which will provide $12 million to community-based groups over the next three years.
“We received more than 200 submissions for Round One grants, totalling almost $9 million in funding requests,” he said.
“These included proposals to restore community and school gardens, develop and manage native habitats to encourage the return of threatened species, small and large clean up projects and weed and pest management regimes.
Mr Powell congratulated the successful organisations which will receive almost $1,300,000 in total.
“Once complete, these projects will produce real environmental benefits and go a long way to helping restore some of Queensland’s damaged ecosystems.”
Grants target established local community groups that support or protect the natural environment, including:
· Parents and Citizens’ groups on behalf of public and private schools
· Landcare, Coastcare, Bushcare, Rivercare groups
· established and emerging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups
· local Scout and Girl Guide groups
· Rotary and Lions groups
· catchment groups, and
· environmental and conservation organisations
Mr Powell said further announcements about successful first round recipients would take place in January 2013.
Round Two applications will be called in the middle of next year.
[ENDS] 14 December 2012
Media Contact: Ken Vernon 0431 027 017
Successful projects are:
|
Organisation |
Project |
Amount |
|
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The Creche & Kindergarten Association Limited |
C&K Oakleigh Kindergarten Western Garden Project |
$5,104.06 |
|
|
Friends of the Pasturage Reserve |
Mon Repos Walking Track |
$7,720.00 |
|
|
Kin Kin Community Group Inc |
Keys Creek Rehabilitation |
$22,106.04 |
|
|
Nudgee Beach Environmental Education Centre |
Deadly Science |
$18,050.00 |
|
|
The West Moreton LandCare Group Inc |
Restoration of Lockyer Creek , University of Qld Gatton |
$16,750.00 |
|
|
Eco Barge Clean Seas Inc |
Increase community involvement with marine debris removal |
$52,115.00 |
|
|
Austinville Landcare |
Austinville Riparian Restoration Project |
$35,900.00 |
|
|
Millmerran Landcare Group |
Water, Weeds and Wildlife |
$5,550.00 |
|
|
Anglican SAILS |
The Green Triangle |
$6,600.00 |
|
|
Coastal Landcare |
Revegetation of Avondale creek |
$38,690.85 |
|
|
Johnstone Ecological Society Inc |
Corridor between Bulguru conservation and high quality coastal rainforest- enhance ephemeral and permanent wetland, remnant forest and cassowary habitat |
$7,189.00 |
|
|
Fanning River Landcare |
Strategic control of Weeds of National Significance |
$15,000.00 |
|
|
Mary River Catchment Coordination Association |
Revitalising Mary River Community Waterwatch Network |
$34,570.00 |
|
|
Gungarde Aboriginal Corporation/Community Centre |
Reducing soil, fertilizer and chemical run off from market gardens in the Cooktown region. |
$8,984.15 |
|
|
Isis BushCare |
Improved protection of the endangered Helm's scrub by volunteers |
$9,829.00 |
|
|
South Pine River Restoration Project |
Expansion of Biodiversity corridor along South Pine River between Drapers and Cash’s Crossing |
$25,000.00 |
|
|
Patricks Road SS Parents and Citizens Association |
Reclaiming and Revitalising our Gully- creating an educational and recreational green site |
$23,128.00 |
|
|
Brisbane Catchments Network |
Brisbane River Corridor Riparian Project |
$18,601.00 |
|
|
North Qld Conservation Council Inc |
Clean up Magnetic Island significant creeks and riparian areas |
$39,888.00 |
|
|
Save Our Waterways Now/ Ithaca Intact Group |
Everyone's Ithaca |
$57,020.00 |
|
|
Allora Landcare Group Inc |
Rehabilitation and regeneration of the Allora Mt Flora and Fauna reserve |
$8,435.00 |
|
|
Condamine Headwaters Landcare Group Inc |
Improving biodiversity and sustainable farming outcomes in the upper Condamine catchment |
$6,840.00 |
|
|
Qld Police Citizens Youth Welfare Association |
Friends of Bornhoffen PCYC |
$34,552.00 |
|
|
Peregian Beach Community Association |
"Let's Grapple the Gaza" |
$87,224.00 |
|
|
Rainforest Rescue |
Restoration of Lot 82 Rosewood Road |
$32,607.72 |
|
|
North East Downs Landcare Group Inc |
Building resilient farm landscapes in the North East Darling Downs Region |
$39,080.00 |
|
|
Sarina Landcare Catchment Management Association |
Community Coastcare in the Mackay Whitsunday Region |
$99,882.00 |
|
|
Moggill Creek Catchment Group Inc |
Pacey Road Sub-Catchment Conservation Project |
$17,641.54 |
|
|
Trees for the Evelyn & Atherton Tablelands |
Peterson Creek Wildlife Corridor Restoration |
$29,161.00 |
|
|
Brisbane Valley Kilcoy Landcare Group Inc |
Harlin Restoration Project |
$39,850.00 |
|
|
Keep Australia Beautiful Council Qld Inc |
Adopt-a-Road - program expansion |
$55,000.00 |
|
|
Johnstone Region Landcare |
Gini's Corridor Connection Project near Lake Barrine, Atherton Tablelands |
$8,180.00 |
|
|
Jabalbina Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation |
Yalanji Coast Pond Apple Survey and Strategic Management |
$35,750.00 |
|
|
Canungra State School P&C |
Canungra Creek Restoration Project |
$9,610.00 |
|
|
Sea Turtle Foundation |
Community-led coastal environmental inventory and monitoring program |
$4,330.00 |
|
|
Barron River Catchment Management Association |
Removing Turbina that is strangling Mabi Forest on the Atherton Tablelands |
$100,000.00 |
|
|
Samford and Districts Progress & Protection Association Inc |
Samford Parklands Community Gallery Rainforest Revegetation Project |
$39,185.00 |
|
|
Toowoomba Landcare Group |
Collaboration, Community & Cohesion - Relaunching Toowoomba and surrounds |
$37,538.00 |
|
|
Tangaroa Blue Foundation Ltd |
Australian Marine Debris Initiative - Annual Chilli Beach Clean Up - Cape York |
$33,516.36 |
|
|
Wetlands and Grasslands Foundation |
Wongaloo Wildlife Habitat Rehabilitation |
$99,756.00 |
|
|
SWAMP (Stanthorpe Water Assessment and Monitoring Project) |
Better information leads to better decisions |
$31,704.00 |