Community Landcare Grants
2013-2014 Successful projects
ACT
State / Recipient / Project Title / Funding(GST Incl)
ACT / Ginninderra Catchment Group / Productive landscapes through collaborative and systematic action on weeds / $ 49,500
ACT TOTAL / $ 49,500
NSW
State / Recipient / Project Title / Funding(GST Incl)
NSW / Binalong Landcare Subgroup of Harden Murrumburrah Landcare Group / Investigating Soil Microbial Communities under Native Pastures in Southern NSW / $ 49,900
NSW / Aboriginal Regional Advisory Group - Western CMA (sponsored by Winds of Change (NSW) Pty Ltd) / "Stepping up to Managing Country" / $ 34,210
NSW / Central West Farming Systems Inc / Rural Women & Youth in Agriculture - Building a Resilient & Sustainable Future / $ 55,000
NSW / Little River Landcare Group Inc / Topsoil Thinking - farmers in the paddock applying soil health thinking / $ 18,480
NSW / Holbrook Landcare Network / Use it or Lose it - A targeted nutrient management project. / $ 54,670
NSW / Hay Trees On Plains Landcare Group Inc / Direct Seeding for Improved Native Pastures / $ 47,080
NSW / Ben Lomond Landcare Group (sponsored by Glenrac Incorporated) / Community Empowerment to develop the Ben Lomond community & landcare capacity. / $ 10,450
NSW / RGA Environmental Champions Program Cluster Groups (sponsored by Ricegrowers Association of Australia) / Incorporating innovation for managing stubble in rice farming systems / $ 51,590
NSW / Boorowa Community Landcare Group Inc / Flexible funding to rehabilitate degraded farmland. / $ 53,570
NSW / Holbrook Landcare Network / Women in Agriculture Stepping Up / $ 55,000
NSW / Upper Lachlan Catchment Coordinating Committee Incorporated / Healthy Soils; Healthy People; Healthy Communities / $ 49,940
NSW / SPAA Precision Agriculture Australia Inc. / Precision Agriculture Roadshow; Your Farm Your Capabilties / $ 53,350
NSW / Western Landcare NSW / Biannual Western Landcare Forum / $ 26,500
NSW / Gwydir Women of Mettle (sponsored by Upper Gwydir Landcare Association Incorporated) / Gwydir Women of Mettle Forging Leaders Project / $ 47,410
NSW / Farmlink Research Limited / To Burn or Not to Burn - Barellan Farmers Tackling Stubble / $ 40,480
NSW / Glen Innes Local Aboriginal Land Council / Murray Cod sustainability within Ngoorabul Country on the Severn River / $ 30,580
NSW / Cranbury Landcare Group Incorporated / Measuring and Managing Herbicide Resistance In No Till Cropping / $ 48,900
NSW / Queanbeyan Landcare Inc. / Growing Aculus hyperici to control St Johns wart on a broad scale / $ 10,670
NSW / Soilcare Incorporated / Principles behind the 'Soil Health Card' for Community Eco Farming Extension / $ 53,790
NSW / Upper Gwydir Landcare Association / Building a Toolbox for Healthy Farms; Yallaroi NSW / $ 54,890
NSW / Wherrol Flat & Caparra Landcare Incorporated / Increasing Resilience; Raising Awareness and Educating the Farming Community / $ 22,990
NSW / Bubbogulliuon 100 Landcare Group Inc / Tropical Pasture Species as an Alternate Pasture Strategy on NSW NW Slopes / $ 6,050
NSW / Coffs Harbour Regional Landcare Inc / Erosion control for banana and blueberry farms in Coffs Harbour / $ 49,940
NSW / North Coast Regional Landcare Network Incorporated / Eco Farming; Soil Health / $ 54,450
NSW / Mid North Coast Dairy & Pasture Council Inc / Building sustainable farming skills of northern dairy industry farmers / $ 29,300
NSW / Murrumbidgee Landcare Inc / Healthy livestock; healthy landscapes - sustainable grazing and weed management / $ 47,190
NSW / Manning Landcare Inc / Community Education For Peri-Urban Landowners/Sustainable Production / $ 20,900
NSW / Clarence Landcare Inc. / Implementing Change: Sustainable Management Practices for Horse Properties / $ 55,000
NSW / Oceanwatch Australia Ltd. / Implementation of local oyster industry EMS & Hunter-Central Rivers CAP / $ 55,000
NSW / Oceanwatch Australia Ltd. / Implementation of local oyster industry EMS & Northern Rivers CAP / $ 55,000
NSW / Little River Landcare Group Inc / The Message - catchment achievements that influence change in landscapes / $ 39,380
NSW / Bostobrick Landcare Group (sponsored by Bellinger Landcare Inc) / Giant Parramatta grass control- spreading the rot / $ 5,720
NSW / The Upper Murrumbidgee Catchment Coordinating Committee Incorporated / Community Engagement in the Greater Goorooyarroo Landscape / $ 52,030
NSW / Small Farms Network (sponsored by Kiama Municipal Council) / Growing. Local. Leaders. / $ 42,020
NSW / Mendooran District Landcare Group Incorporated / Mendooran District Salinity Identification and Remediation. / $ 50,270
NSW / InnovaRe Farming Group - Promoting Innovation and Resilience in Dryland Farming Systems (sponsored by The Trustee For K & G Condon Family Trust) / 'Over the fence' - promoting innovation and resilience for sustainable farmers / $ 38,610
NSW / Bellinger Landcare Inc / Sustainable agriculture training and outreach program Bellingen-Dorrigo NSW / $ 31,350
NSW / Mid North Coast Microherders (sponsored by Hastings Landcare Incorporated) / Mid North Coast Microherders / $ 55,000
NSW / South East Landcare Inc. / South East Landcare Leaders / $ 39,050
NSW / Brunswick Valley Landcare / Farmers learning from farmers: sustainable grazing on small farms. / $ 22,770
NSW / Barkindji Maraura Elders Environment Team Limited / Pest Plant and Animal Control - Fletchers Lake and Kelso Block / $ 53,350
NSW / Serrated Tussock Working Party for NSW and ACT Inc / A regional approach to perennial grass weeds in the Lewis Ponds district / $ 9,350
NSW / Coffs Harbour Regional Landcare Inc / Property planning for improved equiculture land management practice / $ 41,030
NSW / Granite Borders Landcare Committee Incorporated / Sustainable Agriculture for Dummies - a beginners guide / $ 23,650
NSW / Far South Coast Dairy Development Group Incorporated / Wise water use on Bega Cheese dairy farms / $ 50,000
NSW / Tweed Richmond Organic Producers Organisation / On-farm learning workshops promoting successful sustainable farming systems. / $ 33,600
NSW / Towamba Valley Landcare Group Incorporated / Coordinating and inspiring intelligent management and sustainable land use / $ 49,500
NSW / Clyde River Oyster Farmers - on behalf of 4 groups: Clyde, Shoalhaven, Tuross, Wagonga Oyster Growers (sponsored by Southern Rivers Catchment Management Authority) / Extending Oyster Industry EMS Implementation in the Shoalhaven and Eurobodalla / $ 52,250
NSW / Wongwibinda Landcare Group (sponsored by Southern New England Landcare Coordinating Committee Inc) / Building a resilient eco-agriculture community at Wongwibinda - Stage 2. / $ 55,000
NSW / Macleay Landcare Network Inc / Biological Farming in the Macleay / $ 55,000
NSW / Coffs Harbour Regional Landcare Inc / Building Skills for Multi-Scale Sustainable Land Management Practice / $ 33,770
NSW / Springvale Landcare Group Incorporated / Managing pastures for production, conservation and weed suppression / $ 55,000
NSW / Granite Borders Landcare Committee Incorporated / Technical Advise & Assistance for Installation of Off-Stream Watering Points / $ 55,000
NSW / Oceanwatch Australia Ltd. / Implementation of local oyster industry EMS & Southern Rivers CAP / $ 55,000
NSW / Bega Coast Oysters / Cultivating a Sustainable Future - Bega Coast Oysters EMS Implementation / $ 54,890
NSW TOTAL / $ 2,294,870
NT
State / Recipient / Project Title / Funding(GST Incl)
NT / Northern Territory Cattlemen's Association Inc / Awareness raising and adaptive management of weedy Sporobolus species / $ 33,440
NT / Victoria River District Conservation Association Inc / Sturt Creek Parkinsonia Control / $ 54,450
NT / Victoria River District Conservation Association Inc / Greater Victoria River Downs Prickly Acacia Eradication / $ 55,000
NT / The Douglas Daly Community Development Association (sponsored by Northern Territory Farmers Association Incorporated) / Containing emerging weeds in the Douglas Daly agricultural district / $ 37,950
NT Total / $ 180,840
QLD
State / Recipient / Project Title / Funding(GST Incl)
QLD / Cambooya Landcare Association / Enhancing resilience to invasive grass weeds on the eastern Darling Downs / $ 20,900
QLD / Cambooya Landcare Association / Understanding sustainable land management practices on Central Darling Downs. / $ 53,790
QLD / Australian Controlled Traffic Farming Association Inc / CTF training and adoption with groups around grains and vegetable champions / $ 54,890
QLD / Inglewood and Texas Landcare Association Inc / Improved pig; dog and fox management in the Inglewood/Texas region / $ 54,120
QLD / Mitchell River Watershed Management Group Inc / Capacity Building and Coordination of Mitchell River Catchment Graziers / $ 52,250
QLD / Johnstone River Catchment Management Association / Evaluation and demonstration of a hill-forming planting foot for sugarcane / $ 48,070
QLD / Granite Belt Wine & Tourism Inc / Sustainable viticultural production in the Granite Belt winegrowing region / $ 44,000
QLD / Upper Thomson Catchment Landcare Group Inc. / Tackling Two WoNS species (Bellyache Bush & Prickly Acacia) on the Upper Thomson / $ 38,500
QLD / Towerhill & Torrens Creek Catchment Landcare Group Inc / Busting Bellyache Bush and Rubber Vine Outliers in Bullock and Jardine Creeks / $ 22,220
QLD / Fitzroy River and Coastal Catchments Inc / Small Scale Sustainable Agriculture Capacity Building Day Rockhampton / $ 25,410
QLD / Condamine Headwaters Landcare Group Inc. / Big soil conservation gains on small properties / $ 55,000
QLD / Warwick Greenacre Club (sponsored by Condamine Headwaters Landcare Group Inc) / The TRIAL Trail - Techniques; Research; Innovation And Learning (TRIAL) / $ 13,970
QLD / Brigalow Jimbour Floodplains Group Inc. / Control of Feather Top Rhodes and African Love grass in Agricultural systems / $ 40,590
QLD / Granite Borders Landcare Committee Incorporated / Co-ordinated Strategic Cross-Border Wild Dog Control Implementation / $ 55,000
QLD / Australian Controlled Traffic Farming Association Inc / Eye in the Sky-coming to a paddock near you! / $ 55,000
QLD / Mitchell River Traditional Custodians Advisory Group / Skills on country- land management course for young Indigenous people / $ 48,500
QLD / Durham Downs Landcare Group (sponsored by Desert Channels Queensland Incorporated) / Western Queensland Ladies Day: Workshopping with Women on Weeds of the West / $ 33,330
QLD / The Mackay Regional Pest Management Group (sponsored by Reef Catchments (Mackay Whitsunday Isaac) Limited) / Control of Woody Weeds to reduce soil erosion benefiting agricultural systems / $ 55,000
QLD / Queensland Water and Land Carers / Queensland State Landcare Conference 2013 Healthy Habitats Profitable Production / $ 22,000
QLD / Rosalie North Landcare Group Inc / Improving riparian health and grazing practices along Cooyar creek. / $ 53,570
QLD / Granite Borders Landcare Committee Incorporated / Implement Grazing Management Change for Sustainability in the Stanthorpe Area / $ 55,000
QLD / Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee / Developing a Grazing Land Type booklet for the Western Mary River Catchment / $ 24,970
QLD / Wondai/Murgon Dairying Better 'n Better For Tomorrow (sponsored by Queensland Dairyfarmers' Organisation Limited) / Wondai/Murgon Dairying Better 'n Better Land Recovery Project 2013 / $ 55,000
QLD / Condamine Headwaters Landcare Group Inc / Healthy soils; resilient landscapes in the Condamine Headwaters / $ 28,160
QLD / Dunkeld Sub-Catchment Group (sponsored by Mitchell & District Landcare Assoc Incp) / Dunkeld Farmers Fighting Feral Animals for Future Resilience / $ 55,000
QLD / Morven Collaborative Area Management Cluster (sponsored by South West NRM Ltd) / Holistic management and control of vertebrate pest and priority weed control. / $ 53,900
QLD / Waggamba Landcare Group / Changing attitudes towards Harrisia cactus / $ 52,470
QLD / Monto Dairying Better 'n Better For Tomorrow (sponsored by Queensland Dairyfarmers' Organisation Limited) / Monto Dairying Better 'n Better Land Recovery Project 2013 / $ 55,000
QLD / Malanda and Upper Johnstone Landcare / Linked by Landcare: A partnership between Landcare and Real Estate Agencies / $ 25,080
QLD / National Rural Women'S Coalition / Women Towards Sustainability E-Leadership Program / $ 38,500
QLD / Southern Cross Creek Group (sponsored by Dalrymple Landcare Committee Incorporated) / Southern Cross Creek WONS reduction Project / $ 55,000
QLD / South East Burnett Landcare Group Inc. / Premium Practice for a Sustainable Burnett / $ 50,000
QLD / Benlidi Woolgrowers Group (sponsored by Desert Channels Queensland Incorporated) / Skilling landholders in wild dog control in Blackall's remaining sheep district. / $ 36,520
QLD / Maranoa Regional Landcare Assocation Inc / Summer Legume Response to Grazing Pressure and Legume Variety Survival / $ 31,130
QLD / Southern Queensland Landcare Network (sponsored by Border Rivers Catchment Management Association) / Pay it Forward - Building the capacity of Landcare to build communities / $ 46,420
QLD / Wycarbah and District Landcare Inc / Lantana Splatter Gun Management for the Wycarbah and District Landcare Group / $ 5,610
QLD / The West Moreton Landcare Group Inc / Improving land use practices in the Black Snake Creek catchment / $ 39,600
QLD / Beardmore Dam Pest Management Group (sponsored by Dirranbandi Landcare Group Inc) / Addressing Feral pig ,Wilddogs & foxes in Beardmore Dam catchment / $ 55,000
QLD / Dirranbandi Landcare Group Inc / Addressing Feral pig ,Wilddogs & foxes in Lower Balonne & Narran river catchment / $ 55,000
QLD TOTAL / $ 1,663,470
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