NATIONAL
Funding recipients / Project title / Project description / Maximum funding level (GST inclusive unless indicated otherwise)
BROKEN CATCHMENT LANDCARE NETWORK INC / Pasture Cropping and strategic grazing to improve soil condition and carbon
OC12-00264 / The project will investigate strategic grazing methods to achieve regional ground cover targets, recruit native grass species and increase perennial content with emphasis on summer active species to protect against erosion. Activities will include information collection, analysis and dissemination on pasture cropping and grazing management principles that will improve soil health. / $94,116
COTTON CATCHMENT COMMUNITIES COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE LTD / Cotton growers working together for a sustainable landscape
OC12-00476 / The project will support early adopters using native vegetation as part of their cotton Integrated Pest Management system. They will be used to drive adoption of these practices across the Australian cotton industry. An innovative, participatory approach to monitoring, evaluation and communication will improve industry knowledge and skills. An Indigenous pilot in Narrabri to match local Indigenous people with local jobs in a local industry will also be part of the project. / $441,100
Total for National projects / $535,216
NEW SOUTH WALES
Funding recipients / Project title / Project description / Maximum funding level (GST inclusive unless indicated otherwise)
CENTRAL WEST CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY / Establishing the link: soil health through land management in the Central West
OC12-00744 / This project aims to increase numbers of land managers in the region implementing sustainable practices to improve soil condition and minimise off-site impacts from poor soil management. It will increase landholder capacity to improve soil health through workshops and field days demonstrating land management practices. / $143,000
GLENRAC INCORPORATED / Integrating river and land management plans along the Severn River in Northern NSW
OC12-00363 / Landcare networks will collaborate to promote river health and the adjoining landscape. They will develop a river reach plan to identify priorities, incorporate existing property management plans and provide information and technical support. Improved land management practices will increase soil carbon and reduce risk of soil loss through wind and water erosion. / $196,141
GRANITE BORDERS LANDCARE COMMITTEE INCORPORATED / Repairing the Damage from January 2011 Floods, Northern NSW
OC12-00820 / In January 2011 floods devastated the natural resources of the headwaters of the Clarence River, the Macintyre and their tributaries in northern NSW. This project will support landholders to repair natural assets that were significantly damaged and to replace infrastructure that was constructed to protect other natural assets. / $596,750
GWYMAC INCORPORATED / Regenerating Grazing Systems on the Upper Gwydir River (Bundarra, NSW)
OC12-00086 / This project will develop a management plan across more than 20km of the upper Gwydir River, immediately above the Copeton Dam water supply for Inverell and Delungra. An area of more than 8200ha will be improved through grants to landholders and extension activities. Outcomes will include remediation of saline areas, improved water quality and improved habitat condition for threatened regent honeyeaters. / $170,755
GWYMAC INCORPORATED / Building Resilient Ecosystems in the Border Rivers, NSW
OC12-00358 / Through on-ground works and extension activities this project will address low soil organic matter, sheet and rill erosion across the landscape in a region impacted by the January 2011 floods. This project will support resilient farming systems to reduce soil erosion and build soil organic matter in high production premium pastures. / $87,529
HAWKESBURY-NEPEAN CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY / The small things that make a big difference in sustainable soil management
OC12-00282 / This project will engage sustainable farm practice farmers to develop skills in assessing soil quality through microscopic analysis of soil ecology and other qualitative field testing. They will monitor the condition of their soils, share information and success stories, identify gaps in their knowledge so they can be improved, and adaptively manage their soil resources. / $159,599
HUNTER-CENTRAL RIVERS CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY / Investigating Pasture Cropping at Merriwa and Moonan Flat
OC12-00841 / This project will work with landholders to investigate and introduce pasture cropping principles and practices on the Merriwa Plateau and Moonan Flat. The impacts of pasture cropping on native vegetation and soil health will be investigated. / $108,900
KIAMA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL / Milton Rocks! Building a Sustainable Monzonite Landscape
OC12-00105 / Whole of catchment planning will be used to support landholders to create corridors between remnant forest red gum woodland and the endangered Milton Ulladulla subtropical rainforest community. Pasture monitoring benchmarks, perennial pasture demonstration sites and improved soil health through winter-active dung beetle releases will be included in project activities. / $133,650
LACHLAN CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY / Paddocks Alight: Innovative use of burning for pasture, biodiversity and culture
OC12-00194 / This innovative project will trial traditional burning values in the Lachlan catchment to provide agricultural, biodiversity and cultural outcomes. This innovative partnership between the Lachlan CMA and NSW Rural Fire Service will set up eight Indigenous community fire teams for trials with ten landholders. / $330,000
MACLEAY LANDCARE NETWORK INCORPORATED / Lowland Rainforest Protection on Farms in the Macleay
OC12-00309 / This project aims to protect and enhance existing endangered ecological lowland rainforest remnants located on farmland on the Lower Macleay Floodplain. Activities will include landholder participation in fencing, weeding, planting, weed replacement with suitable species including a "Figs on Farms" planting scheme as well as education to encourage remnant protection. / $109,494
MID NORTH COAST DAIRY & PASTURE COUNCIL INCORPORATED / Extension of Landscape-Scale Conservation by Mid North Coast Dairy Farmers
OC12-00583 / Building on a past landscape scale conservation project, an additional 20 landholders in the Mid-North Coast Dairy region will be engaged. Ten farm plans will be implemented and participating landholders will be supported to improve native vegetation within their farming system. / $120,000 (GST exclusive)
MURRAY CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY / Building capacity of landholders to increase soil carbon and soil biodiversity
OC12-00864 / This project will increase soil carbon and improve biodiversity of agricultural soils across southern NSW catchments by building landholder capacity to incorporate carbon farming and soil biodiversity initiatives. The project will train 20 advisers and 180 landholders managing 100000ha. / $343,200
RICHMOND LANDCARE INCORPORATED / Landholders evaluate long-term impacts of biochar on soil C and soil pH
OC12-00649 / This project directly engages landholders to develop the use of biochar for increasing soil carbon and reducing soil acidification. Demonstration sites on commercial properties in the Northern Rivers Catchment will be further monitored in this project, and extension activities, demonstrations, workshops and field days for a wide audience planned around them. These sites are closely associated with the National DAFF biochar project administered by CSIRO. / $257,319
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND LANDCARE LTD / Developing and Delivering Sustainable Farms in the Southern New England Region
OC12-00311 / Sustainable farm practice for landholders workshops and a recognised sustainable grazing course will improve grazing management and native vegetation enhancement and protection. Landholders will devise action plans to increase soil carbon content and improve the extent and condition of native vegetation on their properties. / $162,800
SOUTHERN RIVERS CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY / SPAT Out: Oyster EMS Actions Delivered
OC12-00232 / Management practices and environmental performance of oyster farmers will be influenced and directly improved by implementing priority EMS actions, and extension activities. These will include workshops, field days and extending oyster health monitoring programs. Implementation of priority EMS actions will also enhance native vegetation condition at a catchment scale, protecting biodiversity and water quality in oyster growing estuaries. / $484,000
Total for New South Wales / $3,430,137
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Funding recipients / Project title / Project description / Maximum funding level (GST inclusive unless indicated otherwise)
BARKLY LANDCARE AND CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION / Conservation and Protection of the Sylvester Catchment from Parkinsonia
OC12-00231 / Pastoralists, Indigenous groups and experts will come together to control Parkinsonia, a Weed of National Significance, in the Sylvester catchment. A catchment based approach will be used to tackle outlier infestations in the headwaters and manage core infestations. Activities will include aerial survey, workshops, applying best practice treatments and developing long-term agreements with pastoralists. / $324,005
BARKLY LANDCARE AND CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION / Making Production and Conservation Gains Through Adaptive Grazing: Beetaloo Pilot
OC12-00236 / This project will quantify the potential for sustainably intensifying production on the NT Barkly Tablelands through adaptive grazing principles. Producer trials will be established to demonstrate practices that increase herd productivity, contribute to soil carbon sequestration, maintain productive native pasture ecosystems and increase water use efficiency. / $302,390
CENTRALIAN LAND MANAGEMENT ASSN INC / Getting the land on the right track: save the soils & bring pastures back!
OC12-00797 / The Ecosystem Management Understanding process will be used to build the capacity of land managers to plan and undertake best practice soil conservation and rehabilitation. This will include weed control, rehabilitation, relocation of watering points, monitoring and accredited training using farm machinery to address erosion and restore landscape condition. / $407,000
NORTHERN TERRITORY AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED / Increase the adoption of sustainable farming practices in the Top of the NT
OC12-00307 / This sustainable farming practices project will work directly with producers, agribusiness, Indigenous and other agencies to improve resource management, soil protection, weed and water management. It will promote and demonstrate innovative minimum tillage, mulch farming, cover cropping and grazing systems for the high rainfall zone of the NT. / $306,900
VICTORIA RIVER DISTRICT CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION INC / Improving the management of soil erosion on pastoral properties of the NT
OC12-00437 / The project will deliver twelve two-day workshops over two years to improve the soil management practices of NT landholders. The focus will be on the Victoria River Downs, Roper Gulf and Barkly Districts. Workshops will include a practical component where participants can practice installing banks and drains using graders. / $75,755
Total for Northern Territory / $1,416,050
QUEENSLAND
Funding recipients / Project title / Project description / Maximum funding level (GST inclusive unless indicated otherwise)
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION / Controlled traffic farming: a new management concept for Queensland horticulture
OC12-00762 / The project will contribute to improving soil condition through Controlled Traffic Farming in QLD horticultural production systems, particularly vegetables. Project activities include on-farm demonstration sites in key production regions, economic analyses to identify cost benefits to producers, field days and the development of case studies and recommendations for Controlled Traffic Farming in horticulture. / $772,046
NORTH EAST DOWNS LANDCARE GROUP INC / Biological farming systems on the Darling Downs: the next step
OC12-00595 / The project will provide intensive training and hands-on application of biological farming principles developed under a previous project. This will include a series of workshops, bus trips and field days. / $79,750
QUEENSLAND DAIRYFARMERS' ORGANISATION LIMITED / From Dung to Dirt - Improving soil carbon and soil health on QLD dairy farms
OC12-00721 / This project will improve soil health on 40 QLD dairy farms by reducing soil loss, increasing soil carbon and by implementing best management practice. The successful 'Dairying Better 'n Better for Tomorrow - Soil and Nutrient Module' will be expanded into high priority soil carbon and soil loss dairy regions in QLD. / $325,270
REEF CATCHMENTS MACKAY WHITSUNDAY INC / Development of a tool to reduce carbon emissions during planned burning
OC12-00333 / This project will produce a decision support tool to assist fire managers to estimate emissions of carbon dioxide equivalents resulting from different fire management options. For each of the five major fire landscapes in the Central Qld Coast bioregion, information will be provided to estimate the fuel available for consumption and potential emissions under differing conditions. / $48,400
SEQ CATCHMENTS LIMITED / Rehabilitating waterways impacted by floods: Reduced Sediment in Moreton Bay
OC12-00677 / Following major flooding in 2010–11, this one-off environmental recovery project will stabilize and rehabilitate highly unstable sections of waterways in Moreton Bay catchments to reduce further sediment export. / $625,020
SEQ CATCHMENTS LIMITED / Achieving Groundcover Targets in SEQ
OC12-00769 / This project will improve 1000 farmers' knowledge and skills in sustainable practices to achieve appropriate groundcover targets on grazing lands in south-east QLD. A range of innovative and traditional extension activities will be developed to engage farmers and assist them to set groundcover targets and monitor groundcover levels. This will lead to the adoption by 200 farmers of grazing practices which reduce water erosion and increase soil carbon on over 10000ha in priority areas. / $250,993
SOUTH MYALL CATCHMENT LANDCARE GROUP INC / Increasing soil organic matter with improved land management practices
OC12-00012 / South Myall Landcare will increase soil organic matter and groundcover on sloping hillsides to arrest soil erosion. 700ha of pasture will be planted, fertiliser will be applied to 800ha of sloping hillsides and 1000ha will be fenced by land type for controlled grazing. Weeds of National Significance will be controlled in vegetation remnants, which will be fenced and linked by corridors of new plantings. The project will be showcased by two soil health workshops and field days. / $183,370
THE TRUSTEE FOR SCENIC RIM RIVERS IMPROVEMENT TRUST / Improving the condition of native riparian vegetation along the Teviot Brook
OC12-00847 / Teviot Brook will be the focus of a new sub-catchment management plan that will identify riparian vegetation management practices on-farm and improve the connectivity and condition of native riparian vegetation. / $138,914
Total for Queensland / $2,423,762
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Funding recipients / Project title / Project description / Maximum funding level (GST inclusive unless indicated otherwise)
AG EXCELLENCE ALLIANCE INCORPORATED / Social Media project: improved SA soil condition and farming systems management
OC12-00050 / Social media will be used to deliver agricultural extension around soil condition and landscape scale conservation in South Australia. The project will target 3000 members of the Ag Excellence Alliance and partners. 40 expert high quality video messages will be generated and assistance will be provided to produce additional content about other best management practices. / $435,600