26 projects were supported under the ACT Rural Resilience Grants in 2018-19.
Projects | Area |
|---|---|
Drought proofing a large section of the property by accessing town water for stock water and installing pipes, troughs | Lanyon |
Installation of a fodder silo to store drought stock feed | Naas |
Installation of a fodder silo to store drought stock feed | Majura Valley |
Installation of a tank to provide additional water for livestock as other sources dry up | Urriara |
Installation of two stock water tanks to harvest water from an existing shed to improve drought stock water supply | Tharwa |
Installation of a solar powered pump to supply farm dams with surface water from Spring Station Creek at times when the dams are low or empty during drought | Tharwa |
Construction of a dam to open up paddocks currently without stock water to enable improved access and management of pastures during drought | Tidbinbilla |
Installation of pipes, tanks, troughs to extend water to areas of farm where farm dams have dried up | Symonston |
Installation of bores, tanks, pipes and troughs to provide areas of the property with stock water, where dams have dried | Point Hut Crossing |
Construction of a fodder shed to store more fodder during and prior to drought | Belconnen |
Install water supply adjacent to Gudgenby River to provide reliable off-stream stock water as dams dry up | Booth |
Fencing to create a drought sacrifice paddock and installation of stock water | Kowen |
Installation of an additional tank to supplement stock water during drought | Symonston |
Provision of two extra water tanks for stock water to provide greater resilience during drought | Naas |
Construction of fodder storage facility to allow storage and improved provision of stock feed during drought | Naas |
Construction of a stock water dam and installation of a pipe and trough system to pipe water to areas where dam water has dried up and to take pressure of local streams during drought | Tharwa |
Advice and implementation of pest animal control and construction of a farm watering system to reduce overgrazing and improve drought resilience | Jerrabomberra |
Construction of a hay shed for drought fodder storage | Naas |
Increase stock water storage and distribution around the property to ensure property more resilient to drought | Tuggeranong |
Installation of 5km of kangaroo proof fencing to reduce total grazing pressure on pastures during drought | Tidbinbilla |
Install two tanks and troughs and pipes to provide additional stock water during drought as dams dry up | Naas |
Construction of a hay shed for drought fodder storage to maintain stock and groundcover health during drought | Tharwa |
New hay shed to store hay to make the property more drought resilient | Kowen |
De-silt existing dried-up farm dam to allow sufficient on-farm water storage in times of future drought | Tidbinbilla |
Build a fodder shed to store drought fodder to ensure property more resilient during drought | Naas |
Dam repair and desilting of two dams to protect and improve stock water during drought | Majura Valley |