Over $200,000 awarded for community environmental projects


Released 23/11/2017

Projects ranging from blackberry control to the care and rehabilitation of injured wildlife have shared in $200,000 in funding as part of the 2017-18 ACT Environment Grants Program.

Minister for the Environment Mick Gentleman said the funding would help community groups continue their important work in the Canberra community.

“The nine projects funded under the Environment Grants Program will help our local community groups to continue their great work throughout the ACT, as well as helping conserve the natural beauty of the bush capital,” Minister Gentleman said.

“We are fortunate to have such a committed range of volunteer groups who work tirelessly to protect our bush capital.

“These grants are a way of supporting Canberrans in their efforts to protect and restore our native landscapes, vegetation and wildlife.

“The growing contributions of citizen science and community efforts in preserving our natural assets for the enjoyment of current and future generation has seen applicant numbers for the grant program rise in recent years, and we are seeing great results being achieved with the funding,” Minister Gentleman said.

“This year marks the 20th year of the highly successful grants program, and I congratulate all those successful applicants,” Minister Gentleman concluded.

The successful grant recipients are:


Program

Organisation

Funding amount

Invasive weed control in the Murrumbidgee    River Corridor

Southern ACT Catchment Group

$50,000

Habitat connectivity improvements on Urambi    Hills

Southern ACT Catchment Group

$3,635

Blackberry control in the Ginninderra    Catchment

Ginninderra Catchment Group

$5,537

Adult poplar removal to restore Ginninderra    Creek corridor at Macgregor

Ginninderra Catchment Group

$1,482

Care and rehabilitation of native wildlife

ACT Wildlife

$34,642

Indigenous engagement in native seed    collection and propagation  – Bungi Yeddung

Lend a Hand Pty Ltd

$24,447

Birdscaping #CBR – bringing back birds,    butterflies and bees

SEE-Change

$43,637

Citizen scientists detecting and protecting    ACT’s wildlife

Kosciusko to Coast

$24,625

Citizen science Frogphone monitoring trials

Ginninderra Catchment Group

$15,000

For more information on the successful grant projects visit: http://www.planning.act.gov.au/home

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Mick Gentleman, MLA | Media Releases


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