Landcare grants available
$300,000 Landcare Australia Community Grants program now open to revive nature, boost biodiversity and support volunteers
- Timed to launch in Landcare Week and to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Landcare Australia and landcare as a national movement.
- Grants between $5,000 and $20,000 to support landcare and other environmental community groups.
- Grants will support local groups with a wide range of landcare activities.
Landcare Australia is kicking off the annual celebration of Landcare Week August 5-11, 2024 by unveiling an exciting new Landcare Australia Community Grants program directing funds right into the heart of grassroots landcare across Australia. The $300,000 Landcare Australia Community Grants Program will offer grants from $5,000 to $20,000. The grants program is open to all landcare groups and other community-led environmental groups across Australia including Bushcare, ‘Friends of’, Coastcare and Dunecare groups.
The grants will support what matters most to landcare groups – using local knowledge to restore, enhance and protect their natural environment, increase biodiversity and help improve community engagement in landcare activities. Landcare Australia is particularly interested in grassroots projects which galvanise community action to help increase the number of people rolling up their sleeves for conservation projects in their local patch.
Eligible activities include educational workshops, field days, restoring wildlife habitat, creating shelterbelts, installing fences, protecting waterways, managing weeds and feral pests, working with Traditional Owners and First Nations organisations, purchasing plants and equipment, installing signage, amongst other landcare activities.
The Landcare Australia Community Grants program coincides with a big milestone for Landcare Australia and landcare as a national movement. 35 years ago in Wentworth NSW, former Prime Minister Bob Hawke AC announced the ‘Decade of Landcare’ and established Landcare Australia. The national formation of the landcare movement brought farmers and conservationists together to resolve environmental issues. Landcare remains just as relevant today, as it was 35 years ago, continuing its mission to protect and enhance our natural environment and productive landscapes.
For more information about the Landcare Australia Community Grants program go to: https://landcareaustralia.org.au/news/landcare-australia-community-grants-program-2024