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ACT Weeds of National Significance Grants Program

Date: 
2 February 2012 - 9:00am

The ACT Natural Resource Management (NRM) Council, with support from the Australian Government’s Caring for our Country (CFOC) program, is making $330,000 available for targeted control of Weeds of National Significance (WONS) within the ACT.

Council Site Inspection Tour

On Friday 25 November 2011, the Council hosted a site tour of projects being undertaken with investment from the Australian Government's Caring for our Countriy intitiative.  The Council was accompanied by representatives of the Australian Government's Land and Coasts group and the ACT Government Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate.

Yurung Dhaura Caring for the Cotter Catchment Project


National Landcare Awards

Date: 
24 June 2010 - 9:00am

Canberra

2010 National Landcare Forum

Date: 
23 March 2010 - 9:00am

A national forum for landcare and related community groups will be held at the Adelaide Racecourse (also known as Allan Scott Park), Morphettville, Adelaide, South Australia 22-25 March 2010.

The theme of the 2010 forum is ‘Landcare celebrates – 20 years of achievements and future challenges’.

The key objectives of the forum are to:

Community Action Grants

 

Caring for our Country Eligible community groups can apply for grants from $5,000 to $20,000 (GST exclusive) to take action to help protect and conserve Australia’s environment. Eligible community groups include:

  • community groups involved in coastal rehabilitation, restoration and conservation
  • groups of farmers or land managers working on sustainable farming or improving natural resource management
  • Indigenous partnerships involved in protecting or improving the environment
  • community groups involved in biodiversity conservation, environmental protection or managing natural resources

Controlling Serrated Tussock now easier for southern ACT landholders

Controlling one of southern Australia’s worst introduced grassland weeds just got easier for Southern ACT landholders. With a $5000 grant provided by the Australian Government through the ACT Natural Resources Management Council, the Southern ACT Catchment Group has purchased a heavy-duty trailer for use in transporting spray equipment by landholders in the Lanyon bowl area in southern ACT, for serrated tussock control.


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Molonglo Catchment Group

Molonglo Catchment Group The Molonglo Catchment Group works largely in NSW and covers the catchments of the Molonglo and Queanbeyan Rivers, Jerrabomberra Creek and the urban areas of inner Canberra and Queanbeyan.

Ginninderra Catchment Group

Ginninderra Catchment GroupThe Ginninderra Catchment Group works in the urban areas of Belconnen, West Belconnen, Hall, Gunghalin, and the rural areas and nature reserves of the Ginninderra Creek catchment.

Southern ACT Catchment Group

Southern ACT Catchment Group The Southern ACT Catchment Group operates in the southern areas of the ACT covering Woden, Weston Creek, Tuggeranong, Tharwa, Tidbinbilla, the Cotter Road, Namadgi National Park and related rural areas.
Theme by Dr. Radut.