New England North West Landcare is offering organisations, groups and individuals the opportunity to apply for grants to support events, training or capacity building activities that increase community resilience. CLOSING MONDAY 19th OCTOBER!
“Grants of between $2000 and $8,000 are available to support events, training or capacity building activities,” said Regional Landcare Facilitator (Northern Tablelands), Anneka Ferguson.
“Similarly to grants awarded last year, the focus of activities could be succession planning, governance, mentoring, planning sessions, leadership development, farmer to farmer peer mentoring, regenerating community groups, or partnership projects between community organisation, local government and or schools,” she said.
Left - Derek Smith of Working With Nature, Guyra, speaks to participants at a project event in 2017. Image courtesy Melissa Edwards.
Successful applications in 2016 included projects to hold educational events teaching participants about topics such as native bees, dung beetles, how to develop healthy soils, how to deliver community projects, alternative fertilisers, pasture and feed assessments, eucalypt identification and digital marketing.
Another tested the capability and effectiveness of methods to control Lantana in difficult to access areas where high volume spraying is not efficient, and Eco-Safari Workshops were also delivered in partnership with local schools.
Applicants must be located in the Northern Tablelands Local Land Services area, and activities will need to be consistent with the Resilient Adaptive Communities goal from the Northern Tablelands Local Land Services Regional Investment Plan.
“If you are an individual, local organisation, community group or network, or even just a group of neighbouring landholders who plan to work together on a project, you can apply for this funding,” said Anneka Ferguson.
“Anyone wishing to apply is welcome to contact their local Landcare Network in Armidale, Glen Innes, Inverell or Tenterfield to obtain support – from filling in the application forms to support throughout their project if it is successful,” she said.
The closing date for submitting applications is Monday 16th October and more details on the application and assessment process, including guidelines and the application form can be found at http://www.nenwlandcare.org.au/funding-opportunities.php.
This project is supported by Northern Tablelands Local Land Services, through funding from the Australian Government's National Landcare Programme.
