Caring for our Country Open Grants was launched on 21 June 2008 and closed on 1 August 2008. Proposals for funding were sought against five of the six national priority areas, particularly those that would:
Ministers have approved a total of over $28 million for activities under this call of Caring for our Country.
Caring for our Country - Landcare funded projects
| State |
Project Title |
Group |
Funding
(Figures are GST exclusive) |
| New South Wales |
Yowrie Valley Biodiversity Enhancement and Sustainable Farming Program |
Yowrie Valley Landcare Group |
$82,273 |
| Farmer Targets for Climate Change - New South Wales Mid North Coast |
Dairy Advancement Group |
$131,700 |
| Climate Priorities - Stocktake and Priority Setting for Broadacre Irrigation in the New South Wales Riverina |
Ricegrowers Association of Australia |
$185,500 |
| Horticulture For Tomorrow - Taking Stock of the Environmental Impacts of Horticultural Production in Australia |
Horticulture Australia Limited |
$93,000 |
| Queensland |
Integrated Management Practices for Alternating Crops - Burdekin Region |
Queensland Fruit & Vegetable Growers |
$210,309 |
| Queensland Grow Me Instead Project |
Nursery & Garden Industry Queensland Industrial Union of Employers |
$173,000 |
| South East Queensland Sustainable Trees on Farms Program |
SEQ Catchments Ltd |
$106,500 |
| Carbon - What Does it Means for Me on My Property |
Agforce Queensland Industrial Union of Employers |
$400,000 |
| Transforming Sunshine Coast Caneland into Sustainable Biodiesel and Integrated Farming Enterprises |
Maroochy Land Care Group Inc |
$156,141 |
| Educating Producers in Accessing and Utilising Spatial Information! |
Agforce Queensland Industrial Union of Employers |
$363,636 |
| Reducing Emissions and Improving Carbon Levels in Southern Queensland Soils |
North East Downs Landcare Group Inc. |
$80,000 |
| Macintyre Brook Sustainability Initiative |
Macintyre Brook Irrigators Association Incorporated |
$131,127 |
| Encouraging Sustainable Farm Practices via Adoption of Grains Best Management Practices in Queensland |
Fitzroy Basin Association Inc. |
$194,778 |
| Burdekin Bowen Integrated Farm Management Monitoring and Support Project |
Burdekin Bowen Integrated Floodplain Management Advisory Committee Inc |
$300,793 |
| Victoria |
Reducing Wild Dog Impacts on Agriculture through Enhanced Community Participation |
Wild Dog Management Groups |
$157,273 |
| Farming for a Sustainable Future - Demonstrating Best Farm Practices |
Lake Wellington Landcare Network |
$113,273 |
| East Gippsland Soil Carbon Project - Pilot Project |
Agribusiness Gippsland Inc |
$158,455 |
| Compost Use in Sustainable Agriculture |
William Grant |
$101,236 |
| Improving the Efficacy of Hydrogen Phosphide (Ph3) Fumigation for Rabbit Control |
Frank Gigliotti |
$135,909 |
| Development of Multi-Dose Ejector for the Control of Foxes |
Frank Gigliotti |
$338,068 |
| Western Australia |
A Broadacre Approach to Certification of Sustainable Farm Practice |
Curtin University of Technology |
$219,000 |
| Adopting Innovative Practices to Improve the Resilience of Farming Systems in the Northern and Eastern Wheatbelt of Western Australia |
Wheatbelt East Regional Organisation of Councils (Weroc) |
$273,182 |
| Sustainable Production and Landscape Repair in Salinity-Affected, Water Supply Catchments |
Treenomics |
$149,718 |
| Good Practice and Better Environmental Outcomes in Vegetable Production |
WA Vegetable Growers Association Inc |
$147,273 |
| Northern Territory |
Scoping Future Scenarios and Building Innovative Partnerships for Northern Territory Pastoral Lands |
Northern Territory Cattleman's Association |
$327,602 |
| Integration of Fire, Feral and Weed Management to Enhance Grazing Productivity, Top End Floodplains |
Northern Territory Cattleman's Association |
$75,432 |
| Land Type Specific Sustainable Practice Guidelines for NT Pastoral Lands |
Northern Territory of Australia |
$81,295 |
| Asset Protection Decision Support Tools for Pastoralists in Semi-Arid Landscapes. |
Barkly Landcare and Conservation Association Inc |
$129,910 |
| Tasmania |
Soil Biology - the Missing Link for Regenerative Production in Our Farming Systems |
L.R Young & R.J Young |
$94,821 |
| Adoption of Sustainable Water Management on Tasmanian Vegetable Farms |
Rds Partners Pty Ltd |
$123,788 |
| Protecting Tasmania's Sustainable Farming and Biodiversity Assets from Serrated Tussock Invasion |
Tasmanian Land & Water Professionals Pty Ltd |
$195,662 |
| Using Landscape Ecology to Prioritise Property Management Actions in Tasmania |
Natural Resource Planning Pty Ltd |
$296,264 |
| South Australia |
Increasing Precision Agricultural Awareness and Adoption in South East South Australia |
Mackillop Farm Management Group Inc |
$86,835 |
| Multi-state |
Sustainable Milk Production Model for the Northern Dairy Industry |
Queensland Dairyfarmers' Organisation Limited |
$152,273 |
| Maximising Nutrient Use Efficiency and Improving Soil Health in the Processing Tomato Industry |
Australian Processing Tomato Research Council Inc |
$141,279 |
| Strategic Management of Serrated Tussock - Reducing Threats to Sustainable Farming |
Snowy River Interstate Landcare Committee Inc. |
$143,460 |
| Australian Wine Industry Stewardship Environmental Assurance Program |
Winemakers' Federation of Australia Inc. |
$241,982 |
| Australian Pastoral Property Innovation Manual |
Rural Directions Trust |
$192,182 |
| Sustainable Piggery Effluent Utilisation in Australian Farming Systems |
Australian Pork Limited |
$127,955 |
| Protecting the Northern Territory from Rubber Vine incursion |
Roper River Landcare Group Inc |
$158,500 |
| Sustainable Practice - Development of the Horticulture Recognition Framework |
Horticulture Australia Limited |
$239,326 |
| Do It with Dung - from the Mountains to the Murray |
Kiewa Catchment Landcare Group |
$253,023 |
| Enhancing Adoption of Best Practice Grazing Management in Northern Australia: Phase 1 - Integration and Scenario Testing |
Meat & Livestock Australia Limited |
$299,795 |
| A Responsible Lead - Laying the Foundations of the Grains Industry Environmental Plan |
Grains Research and Development Corporation |
$363,636 |
| Seanet East- the Environmental Fisheries Extension Program for Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria |
Oceanwatch Australia Ltd |
$398,545 |
| Developing Sustainable Production Systems, Resilient to Climate Change - Baselining |
Avongro Wheatbelt Tree Cropping Incorporated |
$399,682 |
Caring for our Country - Open Grants funded projects
| State |
Project Title |
Group |
Funding
(Figures are GST exclusive) |
| New South Wales |
Kalare (Lachlan) River Willow Eradication and Management Project |
Lachlan Aboriginal Natural Resource Management Corporation |
$362,633 |
| Conservation of Remnant Vegetation on Travelling Stock Reserves |
Lachlan Catchment Management Authority |
$400,000 |
| Saving Island Ecology - Eradication of Weeds from Lord Howe Island |
Lord Howe Island Board |
$363,636 |
| Protecting our Migratory Shorebirds and Seabirds |
Southern Rivers Catchment Management Authority |
$248,140 |
| Fishtrack: Fish Movement and Effects of Flows and Barriers |
Northern Rivers Catchment Management Authority |
$328,124 |
| Enhancing Riparian Biodiversity and Habitat for Threatened Species in The Upper Murray |
Murray Catchment Management Authority |
$318,636 |
| Resilient Riverine Landscapes Below World Heritage Areas |
Hawkesbury Nepean Catchment Management Authority |
$90,909 |
| Riparian Management in the Yanco Creek System |
The Yanco Creek and Tributaries Advisory Council |
$363,636 |
| Protecting Values Associated with the Blue Mountains World Heritage Area |
Hawkesbury Nepean Catchment Management Authority |
$331,182 |
| Strategic Bitou Bush Control to Protect Biodiversity in NSW |
Northern Rivers Catchment Management Authority (NRCMA) |
$400,000 |
| Pulling Rock-Wallabies From an Extinction Vortex |
World Wide Fund For Nature Australia |
$273,619 |
| Restoring Lowland Rainforest in the NSW North Coast Bioregion |
Big Scrub Rainforest Landcare Group Inc. |
$368,309 |
| Seabird Habitat Restoration Project - Montague Island Nature Reserve |
Department of Environment and Climate Change |
$72,818 |
| Protection and Enhancement of Biodiversity on Nanya Station |
University of Ballarat |
$129,094 |
| Eradicating Rodents from Lord Howe Island |
Lord Howe Island Board |
$200,509 |
| Saving our Swamps: National Restoration Program for Temperate Peat Swamps |
Blue Mountains City Council |
$364,518 |
| Queensland |
Realising a National Rangeland Monitoring Network "Vegmachine" |
Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries |
$90,773 |
| Restoring Wetland Function and Health of the Mungalla Wetland. |
Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation |
$267,401 |
| Rehabilitating Burdekin's Billabongs and Bowling Green Bay Catchments |
Burdekin Solutions Ltd |
$189,727 |
| Improving Connectivity and Biodiversity Values in Stanley and Pumicestone Headwaters |
SEQ Catchments Ltd |
$157,550 |
| Delivering Wildlife Habitat Management Decision Support in the Brigalow Belt |
The University of Queensland |
$80,455 |
| Landscape Connectivity in Queensland's Northern Brigalow Belt - A Biodiversity Hotspot |
Burdekin Solutions Ltd |
$398,455 |
| Embracing Partnerships to Protect and Enhance Significant Remnant Vegetation |
Toowoomba Landcare Group Inc. |
$239,545 |
| Granite Flora: Recovery in Action |
Queensland Murray-Darling Committee Inc. |
$158,091 |
| Protecting Quolls in Queensland Landscapes |
Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland |
$101,656 |
| Jointly Managing and Promoting the Bohle River, Louisa Creek, Town Common Catchment |
Australian Trust for Conservation Volunteers |
$197,005 |
| The Keys to Healthy Savanna Lands |
Northern Gulf Resource Management Group Limited |
$210,000 |
| Rescuing a Gondwanaland Survivor: The Eastern Bristlebird Habitat Restoration Project |
Condamine Catchment Natural Resource Management Corporation Limited |
$218,636 |
| South Burnett Regional Integrated Natural Resource Management Project |
South Burnett Regional Council |
$240,136 |
| TKRP - Traditional Knowledge Revival Pathways |
Mulong Pty.Ltd |
$296,818 |
| Fitzroy Basin Weed Management Strategy Implementation - Weeds of National Significance |
Capricorn Pest Management Group Inc |
$345,280 |
| Bunya Biolink - Cooyar Creek Riparian Zone Rehabilitation |
Greening Australia (Queensland) Ltd |
$393,791 |
| South Australia |
Threatened Flora Recovery on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands |
Department for Environment and Heritage |
$178,746 |
| Improving Natural Resource Management Outcomes in the Rangelands by Strategically Removing Feral Goats |
South Australian Arid Lands Natural Resources Management Board |
$353,182 |
| Managing and Controlling High-Risk Pest Plants on Kangaroo Island |
Kangaroo Island Natural Resources Management Board |
$90,909 |
| Mount Lofty Ranges Watershed Water Quality Improvement Plan Community Engagement |
Environment Protection Authority |
$136,364 |
| Wildeyre - Collaborative, Landscape-Scale, Biodiversity Conservation on the Eyre Peninsula |
Eyre Peninsula Natural Resources Management Board |
$144,358 |
| Arid Recovery: Developing New Partnerships to Restore Our Arid Lands |
Arid Recovery |
$90,845 |
| Threatened Plant Action Group - Community Action to Recover South Australia's Threatened Flora |
Nature Conservation Society of South Australia |
$72,727 |
| the Middleback Alliance - a Regional Conservation Initiative |
Ecological Horizons Pty Ltd |
$81,618 |
| Involving Community in Conserving Threatened Species in the Angas River Catchment |
Angas River Catchment Group |
$103,990 |
| Caring For Country with Fire in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands |
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Inc |
$123,886 |
| ForestrySA Multi-Region Strategic Area and Habitat Restoration Project |
South Australian Forestry Corporation |
$135,000 |
| Battling Boneseed in the Upper South East and Murray-Darling Basin of South Australia |
South East Natural Resources Management Board |
$156,191 |
| Priority Onground Works to Protect The Endangered Mount Lofty Ranges Southern Emu-Wren (MLRSEW) and the Critically Endangered Fleurieu Peninsula Swamps |
Conservation Council of South Australia Incorporated |
$261,932 |
| Supporting Local Government in Natural Resource Management Delivery Across the Northern and Yorke Region |
Central Local Government Region of South Australia Inc |
$286,364 |
| Western Australia |
Enabling Martu to Preserve Biodiversity in the Western Desert |
Western Desert Lands Aboriginal Corporation |
$355,636 |
| Increased Adoption of Sustainable Brushwood Production. |
Moore Catchment Council Inc |
$224,091 |
| Best-Practice Mesquite Management in the Rangelands of Western Australia |
Pilbara Mesquite Management Committee Inc. |
$302,765 |
| Taking 'Active Awareness' to the Regions |
Blackwood Basin Group Inc. |
$192,136 |
| Protecting Critical Habitat for the Endangered Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo |
Birds Australia Western Australia Inc. |
$161,935 |
| Rangelands Restoration - Restoring Native Mammal Diversity and Vegetation Condition in the Arid Zone Rangelands. |
Department of Environment and Conservation |
$220,909 |
| Gouldian Finch Conservation through Indigenous Fire Management in East Kimberley |
Kimberley Land Council Aboriginal Corporation |
$99,000 |
| Integrated Weed Management of Riparian Areas of the Kimberley |
Ord Land and Water Incorporated |
$147,273 |
| A Strategic Regional Conservation Plan for Australia's Global Biodiversity Hotspot |
World Wide Fund for Nature Australia |
$333,755 |
| Victoria |
Establishing Sustainable Perennial Pastures Systems in the Upper Wimmera Catchment |
Project Platypus Association Incorporated |
$100,909 |
| Conservation Management Networks in Gippsland: Protection of Sustainable Farming and Biodiverse Ecosytems |
East Gippsland Rainforest Conservation |
$363,636 |
| Strzelecki Warm Temperate Rainforest Restoration - Macks Creek Catchment |
Grand Ridge Plantations Pty Ltd |
$211,359 |
| Gunbower Creek Riparian and Aquatic Habitat Reconnection and Restoration Project |
North Central Catchment Management Authority |
$363,445 |
| Wedderburn Restoration for Malleefowl and Woodland Birds |
Wedderburn Conservation Management Network |
$80,382 |
| Strategic Vegetation Linkages on the East Gippsland Red Gum Plains |
Department of Sustainability and Environment |
$270,621 |
| Improving Biodiversity Outcomes in Existing Remnant Protection/Revegetation Sites |
Maffra & Districts Landcare Network |
$100,091 |
| "Strengthening Bioregional Landscape Connectivity in the Mid-Loddon Sub-Catchment" |
Mid-Loddon Sub-Catchment Group |
$241,479 |
| Strengthening Northern Melbourne's Merri Corridor for Flora, Fauna and People. |
Merri Creek Management Committee Inc |
$81,236 |
| Saving Critically Endangered Grassland on the Victorian Volcanic Plain |
Department of Sustainability and Environment |
$199,486 |
| Northern Territory |
Building Capacity to Establish a Parkinsonia Dieback Biological Control Model |
Victoria River District Conservation Association Incorporated |
$181,591 |
| Healthy Pastures - Native Grasses and Fodder Trees in Production Systems |
Greening Australia (NT) Ltd. |
$167,500 |
| Zero Toads - Community Control of Invasive Cane Toads in Darwin |
Darwin City Council |
$86,418 |
| Conserving Turtles in Arnhem Land by Managing an Exotic Species |
Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation |
$134,637 |
| Biodiversity Conservation Values and Management for Northern Territory Islands |
Northern Territory Department of Natural Resources Environment and The Arts |
$277,315 |
| Managing the Cane Toad Menace in Tropical Savannas |
Riyala Assn Inc |
$118,636 |
| Implementing Priority Recovery Actions for the Bilby and Other Key Threatened Species |
Central Land Council |
$156,282 |
| Northern Territory off Reserve Sustainable Country Initiative - Building on the NRS |
Northern Territory of Australia |
$235,459 |
| Tasmania |
Control of Wons Outliers in Cradle Coast NRM Region, Tasmania |
Cradle Coast Authority |
$152,909 |
| Soil Ecosystem Health Measures: An Interpretive Guide for Land Managers |
Department of Primary Industries and Water |
$111,123 |
| Threatened Species Protection through Implementation of Coordinated Riverine Management Activities |
Northern Tasmanian Natural Resource Management Association Inc. |
$242,727 |
| Progressing Nationally Strategic Control of Boneseed And Asparagus Weeds (WONS) in Southern Tasmania |
Southern Tasmanian Councils Authority |
$119,724 |
| Platypus Disease Assessment and Conservation in Tasmania |
Department of Primary Industries and Water |
$229,600 |
| Australian Capital Territory |
Molonglo River Rescue |
Territory and Municipal Services |
$335,386 |
| Ecosystems = Murray Mouth to Mountains Climate Change Corridors (E+M3C3) |
Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority |
$358,973 |
| Multi-state |
Prickly Acacia Outlier Control in Northwest Queensland and South Australia |
Southern Gulf Catchments Limited |
$120,750 |
| National Online Database for Weed Risk Assessment |
Department of Primary Industries |
$138,218 |
| National Guidelines for Minimising Waterway infestations of Chilean Needle Grass - Filling a Major Gap in Knowledge and Advice |
Victoria University |
$85,000 |
| Woodland Bird Conservation Project |
Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union |
$301,909 |
| The Great Toad Muster and National Cane Toad Eradication Week |
Stop the Toad Foundation (Inc.) |
$150,273 |
| EMU - Empowering Pastoralists to Manage for Sustainable and Productive Landscapes |
Natural Resource Management Board (NT) Incorporated |
$201,500 |
| Upper Murrumbidgee Demonstration Reach |
Territory and Municipal Services |
$274,636 |
| Protecting and Restoring Arid Rivers from Invasive Athel Pine (Tamarix Spp) |
Department of Primary Industries and Resources |
$360,235 |
| A National Market Based instrument for Feral Camel Control |
National Rangelands NRM Alliance |
$397,727 |
| The Threatened Bird Network |
Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union |
$135,000 |
| Harnessing Continent-Wide Biodiversity Datasets for Prioritising National Conservation Investment |
Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation |
$95,742 |