Environmental Grants for Wagin Electorate, Waldron
Author: Terry Waldron
Published on: 15-July-2011
Member for Wagin the Hon. Terry Waldron said more than $180,000 has been allocated to 13 community-based groups across the Wagin area for a range of environmental and conservation projects in the region.
“The funding which was recently announced has been made available through the State Government’s Environmental Community Grants scheme” Mr Waldron said.
Grants for the Wagin area include:
- $30,000 to Friends of the Fitzgerald River National Park for restoration of the Twertup Field Studies Centre in Fitzgerald River National Park;
- $47,250 in two grants to the Katanning LCDC for protecting the Carrolup River, and for three private landholders helping 150 hectares;
- $17,965 to the National Trust of Australia (WA) for rehabilitation of degraded catchment land using natural vegetation - Kylie Dam Reserve, Arthur River;
- $15,000 to Cugley Farms for fencing and re-fencing bush corridors and larger existing remnant bush linking Lake Bryde through to Lake Magenta Reserve;
- $14,830 to Banjelungup Aboriginal Corporation for biodiversity fencing to protect and connect creeklines and wetlands in the Fitzgerald Biosphere;
- $13,446 for the protection of Bush; Cuballing
- $8,391 for breakaway remnant vegetation protection area; Pingelly
- $8,080 for a bushland re-fencing project;
- $7,500 for bushland protection; Katanning
- $7,200 for fencing banksia and mallee woodlands; Katanning
- $5,800 for re-fencing portions of swamp margins and adjoining woodland; Kojonup
- $4,000 to fence remnant vegetation; Pingelly; and
- $1,100 for Melaleuca bushland buffers; Katanning
Mr Waldron said the number of grants and the total amount reflected the strong community-based efforts of local landowners in undertaking key environmental and conservation works.
“All the projects funded involve a high degree of ‘hands on’ work that will help restore natural features across the region,” he said.
The Environment Community Grants scheme is a $6 million, four-year program. In the past three years, more than $4.5 million has been allocated for 433 projects across the State.
Grants are provided across eight categories: biodiversity conservation; sustainable catchment management; fauna rescue and rehabilitation; regional parks; Bush Forever; interpretation and sustainable recreation in natural areas; support for major conservation and environment organisations; and protection of high value areas by landholders on private land.
The grants are administered by the Department of Environment and Conservation on behalf of the State Government.
