Environment Minister Peter Garrett and Agriculture Minister Tony Burke today launched the inaugural Business Plan setting out the Government’s targets for the next year of Caring for our Country.
Applications for the 2008-09 round of Grants for Voluntary Environment and Heritage Organisation (GVEHO) are now open. Applications close at 5pm (AEDST) Friday 28 November 2008.
The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts will announce successful applications in early 2009.
What is the Grants to Voluntary Environment and Heritage Organisations program?
Through the Junior Landcare Grants Program, any school or organisation that would like to involve their students in landcare projects, in conjunction with local landcare groups, can apply for grants to assist them with the cost of their projects. The program targets major issues relevant to our natural environment including:
The Molonglo Catchment Group has teamed up with Greening Australia Capital Region to implement the Molonglo Catchment Strategy with funding through the Australian Government's National Landcare Program.
The aims of the project are to rehabilitate 10km of riparian area which includes rivers, creeks, gullies and other drainage lines.
Community groups, including local landcare groups across Australia, can now apply for yearly grants of up to $3,300 (including GST) to help improve their local community and environment, through the Australia Post Landcare Community Development Grants Program.
