Communities for Nature Grants

The  successful round one Communities for Nature projects have been announced!Communities for Nature banner

The successful projects are listed by DSE region below:

Gippsland Region

North East Region

North West Region

Port Phillip Region

South West Region

 

 

Gippsland Region

Organisation

Project Title

Funding ($)

Project Length (years) 

Neerim District Progress Association

Neerim South Wetlands Habitat Creation Project

96,485

2

South Gippsland Landcare Network

Habitat for Life - Friends of Strzelecki Koalas

600,000

4

Greening Australia (Vic) Ltd

Marlay Point Woodland Restoration

128,513

3

Yarram Yarram Landcare Network

Jack and Albert River Restoration Project (JARR)

600,000

4

Phillip Island Conservation Society Incorporated

Protection of Moonahs Through Erosion Control, Appley Ave, Red Rocks, Phillip Island

13,000

1

Friends of Tyers Park Incorporated

Willow Control, Tyers River

70,000

3

Surf Beach Sunderland Bay Coastcare

Surf Beach to Sunderland Bay Coastal Boardwalk

25,000

1

East Gippsland Landcare Network Incorporated

Enhancing Threatened EVC's in a Disturbed Landscape

125,250

1

East Gippsland Rainforest Conservation Management Network

Preserving Kalimna Gully Rainforest

33,055

4

Rhyll Coast Action Incorporated

The Mirror Bush Project

9,710

2

Wonthaggi Urban Landcare Group

Enhancing Historic Tank Hill

10,000

2

Friends of Cape Liptrap Peninsula including Bald Hill and Kings Flat reserves

Reconstruction of Sections of the Walking Trail at Bald Hill Reserve

9,900

1

Friends Of Tarra Bulga National Park Incorporated

Rehabilitation of Sycamore Maple Infestation Site at Tarra Bulga

9,960

1

Community College Gippsland Ltd

McMillan Creek Restoration

10,000

1

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 North East Region

Organisation

Project Title

Funding ($)

Project Length (years)

Broken Boosey Conservation Management Network

A Blueprint for Woodland Birds in the Broken Boosey

599,640

4

Regent Honeyeater Project Incorporated

Habitat Restoration for Threatened Species - People Power in Action

30,000

1

Farm Trees and Land Association Incorporated Upper Ovens Valley Landcare Group

Riparian Restoration - Upper Ovens River

149,650

1

Kiewa Catchment Landcare Group

Boosting Baranduda Biodiversity

149,665

 4

Parklands Albury Wodonga Limited

Restoring Nationally Significant Murray River Wetlands and Floodplains

149,000

3

Violet Town Action Group Incorporated

Implementing Stage 2 of the Honeysuckle Recreational Environment Project

185,090

 4

 Rutherglen Landcare Group

Indigo Feral Olive Control Program

96,000

3

High Country Rail Trail Steering Committee

Extending the High Country Rail Trail Wildlife Corridor

100,930

 2

Greta Valley Landcare Group

Habitat Linking in the Greta Valley

59,615

1

Euroa Environment Group Incorporated

Seven Creeks Restoration Project

385,000

4

Yea Wetlands Committee of Management

Yea Wetland Weed Whackers

25,050

 4

Strathbogie Ranges Conservation Management Network Inc.

Strathbogie Ranges: Farm Wetlands For Threatened Woodlands

137,355

 2

Broken River Environment Group Inc.

Goomalibee Pilot Macrofauna Baseline Survey

10,000

 1

Wallan Environment Group

Wallan Crown Land Reserve Weed Removal and Flora Enhancement Project

7,750

 1

Body Corporate Strata Plan No 300166

Lyndale Park Management Committee - Small Grant

9,900

 1

Body Corporate Strata Plan No 300166

Environmental Weed Removal From Sunday Creek

4,350

1

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North West Region

Organisation

Project Title

Funding

($)

Project Length (years)

Mid-Loddon Sub-Catchment Management Group

Mid Loddon-CMNs Shelbourne Nature Conservation Reserve Restoration

140,770

1

Harston Community Land Care Group Incorporated

Stockyard Plain Wetland Community Project

119,504

4

Cohuna Neighbourhood House

Revegetation Of Gilrole Park Cohuna 3568

89,840

1

Connecting Country (Mt Alexander Region) Inc.

Enabling Woodland Birds To Thrive In The Mount Alexander Region

150,000

1

Whroo Goldfields Conservation Management Network

Yellow Gums And Goldfields-Nectar For Whroo's Woodland Birds

596,840

4

Sustainable Living In The Mallee

Nyah West Road Reserve Enhancement And Protection

80,200

2

St Mary's School Lancefield

St Mary's Primary School Revegetation Project

9,260

1

Post Office Hill Action Group

Chewton Community Working Together To Improve Chewton's Post Office Hill

9,900

1

Baynton Sdonia Landcare Group

Species Protection And Diversification Plus Understory Focus In Baynton, Sidonia

6,000

1

Nyah West Golf Club Incorporated

Nyah West Golf Club Environmental Improvement And Biodiversity Conservation

10,000

4

Sunraysia Institute Of Tafe

Building Capacity Knowledge For Revegetation

10,000

1

Castlemaine Landcare Group

Moonlight Creek Stage 2 Rehabilitation

4,702

1

Friends Of Campbells Creek

Campbells Creek - Streamside Rehabilitation At Winters Flat

5,285

1

Newham & District Landcare Group

Hanging Rock Revegetation Project

5,310

1

Nyah West Landcare Group Incorporated

Nyah West Landcare Group Rabbit Ripping Project

10,000

1

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Port Phillip Region

Organisation

Project Title

Funding

($)

Project Length

(years)

Friends Of Steele Creek Incorporated

Restoration Of Steele Creek: Stream Bank Shrubland: Stage 2

27,198

1

Merricks Beach Foreshore Committee Of Management Incorporated

Weed Removal From Escarpment To Allow Threatened Indigenous Plants To Flourish And Revegetation Where Appropriate

17,000

1

La Trobe University

La Trobe University Biodiversity Trail

120,000

3

National Trust Of Australia (Victoria)

Endeavour Fern Gully Rehabilitation And Revegetation Project

150,000

1

Flinders Christian Community College Incorporated

Flinders Christian Community College Biodiversity Enhancement Project

32,225

4

Round The Bend Conservation Co-Operative Ltd.

Framework For Strategic Action: Weeds

10,240

1

Mornington Peninsula And Western Port Biosphere Reserve Foundation Ltd

The Biolink Challenge - Community Actions For Western Port

143,100

1

Friends Of Merri Creek Incorporated

Galada Tamboore Grassland And Escarpment Restoration: Bringing The Management Together

150,000

4

Dromana Foreshore Committee Of Management Incorporated

Dromana Foreshore Fern Recovery

21,000

1

Friends Of Birdsland

Monbulk Creek/Birdsland Rehabilitation Project, Stage 1

19,685

2

Bentleigh West Primary School

Locals Creating Wildlife Passages

28,320

1

Strathallan Golf Club Incorporated

Strathallan Golf Club Stormwater Capture And Filtering Project

43,000

1

Friends Of The Eltham Copper Butterfly

Pulling Back From The Brink: An Action Plan For The Eltham Copper Butterfly

459,210

4

Friends Of Leadbeater's Possum Incorporated

Community Supported Habitat Enhancement To Help Save Leadbeater's Possum

67,356

3

Wurundjeri Tribe Land Compensation Cultural Herit Age Council Incorporated

Cultural Environment Connections At The Bend Of Islands

25,000

1

Australian Trust For Conservation Volunteers

Woodlands Community Grassland For Endangered Eastern Barred Bandicoot Recovery

524,971

4

Crib Point Stony Point Foreshore Committee Of Management Incorporated

Protecting The Biodiversity Of Crib Point Foreshore Reserve

44,900

1

Merri Creek Management Committee Inc

Reversing The Decline Of Microserris Scapigera In The Merri Catchment

149,246

4

Moreland Energy Foundation Ltd

Moreland Biodiversity Corridors, Creeks And Streets

149,500

1

Emu Plains Racecourse And Recreation Reserve Incorporated

Emu Plains Reserve Weed Management Project

100,000

4

Friends Of Emerald Lake Park Incorporated

Emerald Lake Park Vegetation Management Project

600,000

4

Australasian Native Orchid Society Incorporated

Diuris Fragrantissima Recovery And Plains Grassland Rehabilitation, Laverton Grasslands

38,264

4

Habitat Restoration Fund

Restoration Of Waterholes Creek For Endangered Flora And Fauna

56,000

4

Southern Ranges Environment Alliance

Puffing Billy Trackside Management Plan - Green Tracks

147,000

2

Friends Of Merri Creek Incorporated 

Continuing And Extending Golden Sun Moth Density And Habitat Quality Surveys

138,374

4

Dunmoochin Landcare Group Incorporated

Nillumbik's Conservation Corridors

599,134

4

Australasian Native Orchid Society Incorporated

Caladenia Robinsonii, Damp Sands Herb-Rich Woodland/Healthy Woodland Recovery

37,908

4

Friends Of Williams Road Beach

Ongoing Restoration Of Williams Road Beach - Friends And Mentored Community

8,103

1

Hogan Park (Emerald) Committee Of Management Incorporated

Hogan Park Environment Enhancement Project

10,000

1

Mornington Railway Preservation society Incorporated

Protection Of Diuris Punctata Orchid, Mornington Tourist Railway 2012

6,400

1

Wurundjeri Walk Advisory Committee

Wurundjeri Walk Biodiversity Project

2,181

1

Melbourne Girls College

Defragmenting Habitat Along The Yarra River

10,000

1

Friends Of Edgars Creek

Edgars Creek Remnant Indigenous Vegetation Protection And Enhancement

5,146

2

 Montmorency South Primary School

Montmorency South School Community Bushland Regeneration Project

9,750

4

Bellbird Dell Advisory Committee 

Bellbird Dell Weeding Program

10,000

1

Copperfield College

Grassland Habitat Garden

10,000

1

Bittern Bushland Preservation Association Incorporated

Community Engagement And Habitat Protection For Threatened Orchids Of Crib Point

10,000

1

Friends Of Westgate Park Incorporated

Restoring Native Vegetation At Westgate Park To Improve Biodiversity Using Community Volunteers

8,000

1

Christmas Hills Landcare Group

Woody Weed Control To Improve The Habitat Quality Of Remnant Vegetation In Christmas Hills

9,218

1

Westbourne Grammar School

The Promenade Habitat Restoration Program

6,213

1

Friends Of The Williamstown Wetlands Incorporated

Path To The Birds

10,000

1

Friends Of Sherbrooke Forest Incorporated

Rehabilitation Of Yanakie

10,000

1

Dromana Foreshore Committee Of Management Incorporated

Dromana Foreshore Rehabilitation Program

3,585

1

Scoresby Primary School

Scoresby Primary School - Championing Biodiversity Within School Grounds

9,370

1

Williamstown High School

Williamstown High School Wetland Revival

30,000

3

Friends Of The Maribyrnong Valley Incorporated

Maribyrnong Valley Parklands Serrated Tussock / Chilean Needle Control Stage 1

4,800

1

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South West Region

Organisation

Project Title

Funding ($)

Project Length ($)

Leigh Catchment Group

Back From The Brink - Communities Growing To Saving Their Landscapes

126,103

4

Bellarine Landcare Group Incorporated

Building The Resilience Of The Bellarine Ramsar Sites

133,875

3

Camperdown-Timboon Rail Trail Management Committee Incorporated

Protection Of Pneumatopteris Pennigera (Lime Fern) On The Camperdown Timboon Rail Trail

23,850

3

Project Platypus Association Incorporated

Saving The Platypus In The Upper Wimmera Catchment

78,000

2

Ballarat Environment Network Incorporated

Management Of The BEN Biodiversity Reserves

149,146

4

Laharum Landcare Group

Laharum Landcare Group (Member Of Victorian Farm Tree & Landcare Association Inc.)

314,000

4

Lake Cartcarrong Committee Incorporated

Enhancing Lake Cartcarrong Biodiversity

24,136

1

The Lismore Land Protection Group

Protecting And Enhancing The Biodiversity Values Of The Lismore Region

308,130

4

Rokewood Cemetery Trust

Fencing And Protection Of Native Vegetation Within Rokewood Cemetery Extension

19,937

1

Dowling Forest Cemetery Trust

Communities For Nature

18,643

4

Mount Elephant Community Management

Community Enhancement Of Mount Elephant Scoria Cone Biodiversity Values

149,574

4

Point Danger Committee Of Management

Point Danger Coastal Heathland Protection And Regeneration Project

10,000

1

Southern Otway Landcare Network

Sunnyside Wildlife Corridor

9,990

1

Avoca & District Landcare (A&Dl)

Preparing , Propagating And Planting Eucalyptus Pyrenean In The Pyrenees

6,430

1

Nelson Reserves Committee Of Management Incorporated

Flora / Fauna Management - Protection And Restoration Of Riverside Reserve

10,000

1

Wattle Flat-Pootilla Landcare Group

Biodiversity Enhancement On The Upper Yarrowee River (Phase 2)

9,860

1

Friends Of Ralph Illidge Sanctuary Incorporated

Naringal Powerful Owl Nest Box Project

7,150

1

Landsborough Landcare Group

L.B.L.C.W.M.P

9,950

1

Bannockburn Cemetery Trust

Environmental Weed Control At Bannockburn Cemetery

3,259

1

Ocean Grove Coastcare Incorporated

Enhancing And Protecting Coastal Moonah Woodland For Improved Biodiversity Outcomes

10,000

1

Alvie Tree Planters

Red Rock Reserve Revegetation

4,940

2

Friends Of Edwards Point Reserve Incorporated

Edwards Point Nature Conservation Reserve Revegetation And Weed Removal

9,100

1

South West Coast Network Incorporated

Natural Assets: Women In The Environment

9,240

1

Warracknabeal Special Developmental School

Environmental Weed Control Of The Yarriambiack Creek Warracknabeal

5,310

1

Anglesea Aireys Inlet Society For The Preservation Of Flora And Fauna

Edna Bowman Flora Reserve Understorey Restoration

5,100

1

Batesford Fyansford Stonehaven Landcare Incorporated

Restoration Of Dog Rock Sanctuary

10,000

1

Natimuk Pre School Centre

Red-Tailed Black Cockies For Kids - Embracing Early Learning Principles For Conservation

3,329

1

Friends Of Tower Hill

Habitat Restoration At Tower Hill Wildlife Reserve

10,000

1

Friends Of Griffiths Island

Bio-Diversity Revegetation Trial - Griffith Island

4,911

1

Friends Of Grass Tree Park

Grass Tree Park Restoration Works

5,625

2

East Otway Landcare Group

Enhancing The Bambra Wetlands

4,000

1

Birregurra Community Group

Birregurra Parkland Creek Restoration

8,3704

1

 The Communities for Nature Grants is a $20 million program over 4 years, funded by the Victorian State Government.  The program, managed by Department of Sustainability and Environment aims to achieve the following outcomes: 

  • Support practical community action in the environment
  • Create visible and lasting improvement
  • Foster greater enjoyment of the natural environment
  • Strengthen partnerships and participation by equipping communities with the ability, skills and knowledge to take action safely and with the capacity to optimise resources

 

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