Other Grants

The Victorian Landcare Grants

Overview

Through the 2023 Victorian Landcare Grants, $3.95 million is available for Landcare and other environmental volunteer groups and networks that are working to protect and restore land and the environment. 

Funding

A total of $3.95 million is available for project and support grants across Victoria.

Project grants

Project Grants of up to $20,000 are available for on-ground works and community education projects that protect or improve the natural environment, including native vegetation and wildlife, waterways and soils.

Support grants

Support Grants of up to $500 are available to help with group and network administration and running costs.

Eligibility

The grants are open to environmental volunteer groups, including Landcare groups and networks, Friends groups, Conservation Management Networks, Committees of Management, Coastcare groups and Aboriginal groups to support their important work in helping protect the health of our land, waterways and biodiversity.

Timeline

2023-VLG-Guidelines PDF 2023-VLG-Guidelines Word Doc Apply here

Contact

For more information, contact:

Kylie McLaren, Regional Landcare Coordinator at Corangamite Catchment Management Authority

Email: kylie.mclaren@ccma.vic.gov.au 

Mobile: 0455 673 537

Victorian Landcare Grant Writing Workshops

Victorian Landcare Grants are opening and Tess Grieves, Regional Landcare Coordinator at North Central CMA has offered to run a free grant writing workshops in Ballarat and Colac for Landcare/Friends groups.
 
The workshop will include a short presentation of tips related to applying for the CMA’s Community Grants program and discussion time to answer FAQs
 
You are welcome to come for all or part of the workshop. There will unfortunately not be time within the workshop for Tess to read, assess, or help with groups’ draft applications. If this is something your group needs, please contact Kylie McLaren, Regional Landcare Coordinator at Corangamite Catchment Management Authority to set up a separate time.
 
Please send some of the questions you have for Tess with your RSVP to kylie.mclaren@ccma.vic.gov.au or phone mobile: 0455 673 537 so that we can tailor the workshop to be as helpful as possible.
 
Ballarat
6pm – 7:30pm Tuesday 4^th April 2023
The Red Lion Hotel  
217-229 Main Road, Ballarat 3350

Colac
1pm - 3pm Wednesday 5th April 2023
Corangamite Catchment Management Authority 
64 Dennis Street, Colac 3250 

If you can’t attend in person and would like to join in online please email kylie.mclaren@ccma.vic.gov.au for a meeting invite.

The Victorian Government have announced the opening of the 2023 Victorian Landcare Grants, which are funded through the Victorian Landcare Program in the Department of Environment, Energy and Climate Action (DEECA).

The Victorian Junior Landcare Grants

Overview

The 2022 Victorian Junior Landcare and Biodiversity Grants provide funding for projects that seek to involve and educate young people to value and care for Victoria’s biodiversity and our natural environment. These grants provide young Victorians with an opportunity to participate in biodiversity focused hands-on on-ground projects and/or environmental learning activities.

The first round of the Victorian Junior Landcare and Biodiversity Grants was in 2018, and since then the four rounds of these grants have funded 461 projects.

Past projects funded by the Victorian Junior Landcare and Biodiversity Grants include:

• enhancing or restoring habitat using indigenous plants to attract birds and insects
• a biodiversity-focused excursion to a wildlife sanctuary or national park
• monitoring native animals in a local area and contributing the results to a citizen science program, such as the Atlas of Living Australia or Waterwatch
• working with a Landcare group to plan and deliver a weed control project to protect the local biodiversity.

These projects support the delivery of Protecting Victoria’s Environment – Biodiversity 2037, Victoria’s 20-year plan to stop the decline of our native plants and animals and improve our natural environment.

Funding

Up to $450,000 is available for projects of up to $5,000 each (excluding GST).

The grants are funded through DELWP’s Victorian Landcare Program and administered by Landcare Australia as part of its national Junior Landcare Grants program.

Eligibility

The grants are open to Victorian childcare centres, kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, scouts, girl guides, youth groups, and Junior Landcare groups.

Timeline

Information

For more information, visit Junior Landcare – https://juniorlandcare.org.au/grant/2022-victorian-junior-landcare-and-biodiversity-grants

You can also contact:

Regional Landcare Coordinator: Stephanie Rosestone

Email: stephanie.rosestone@ccma.vic.gov.au

Phone: 0497 632 585