Caring for our Country Community Coastcare small grants assessors
Nominations for Community Coastcare Assessors have now closed.
Community Coastcare opened for grants applications in May 2008. The assessment period will commence in August concluding with grant review panel meetings in October/November 2008.
Caring for our Country is the Australian Government's new initiative to protect Australia's unique environment and pursue sustainable management of natural resources. It includes a $100 million five year Community Coastcare component to better protect our precious coastal environment.
Communities can apply for Community Coastcare small grants to undertake coastal restoration and environmental management activities.
The Australian Government sought nominations from individuals interested in contributing to the assessment of applications for Community Coastcare small grants. Assessors may provide advice relating to individual applications, contribute to grants review panels and/or provide advice in the development and review of Community Coastcare processes.
Assessors may have a variety of environment, natural resource management, administrative and professional experience and expertise including:
- coastal and marine experts
- natural resource and land managers
- government and relevant industry and legal professionals
- indigenous representatives and
- other community members.
Assessors will consider applications against specified criteria and may attend grants review panel meetings to discuss eligibility, score and rank applications. Remuneration will be provided for reading time, panel sitting fees and all travel expenses to and from meetings.
Grants review panels will be responsible for making recommendations to the Australian Government for the allocation of Community Coastcare funding.
Assessors will be appointed for up to three years beginning in 2008. The Ministers for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, the Hon Peter Garrett AM, and for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, the Hon Tony Burke, will approve grants review panel memberships.
Enquiries can be directed to Vanessa Myles on (02) 6272 4614.
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