Successful Projects
In 2014-15, the Grants funded 10 projects to improve catchment health and conservation outcomes to the value of $180,000. The successful project proponents and projects were:
Southern ACT Catchment Group
- Murrumbidgee River Riparian Revegetation at Castle Hill - $8,569
This project engaged the community to revegetate a degraded section of the Murrumbidgee River at Castle Hill. - Waterway erosion reduction and chain of ponds restoration "Cypress Springs" Booroomba Road Tharwa - $15,172
This project will reduce soil erosion and turbidity through the recreation of chains of ponds in a waterway. - Housing for native animal rehabilitation - $11,980
Will provide benefits for several years into the future by providing infrastructure for additional wildlife carers to care for injured, sick and orphaned wildlife.
Scouts Australia ACT Branch
- Engaging Young People in the Environment to Take Practical Action - $7,807
This project has a strong community engagement with youth and solid on-ground outcomes of woody weed removal, restoration and conservation
Molonglo Catchment Group
- Managing threats to biodiversity across Black Mountain, Mount Ainslie and Mount Majura - $40,267
Strong coordinated community involvement with three ParkCare groups working together to achieve objectives. Includes a strong on-ground component with weed and soil erosion management, reuse of green waste and rehabilitation of Black Mountain, Mount Ainslie and Mount Majura - Enhancing the biodiversity value of Block 2 Section 128 Yarralumla - building Ngunawal engagement in natural resource management - $6,508
This project aims to undertake rubbish removal, weed control and replanting of indigenous species to protect the threatened remnant native woodland.
Greening Australia Capital Region
- Planting our way towards a healthy catchment - $28,927
The project will enhance post-bushfire landscape restoration activities in the Lower Cotter Catchment.
Cotter Road Landcare Group
- The Bidgee Blackberry Bash - $37,000
This project has significant on-ground component in difficult terrain to remove a dense section of blackberries along the Murrumbidgee River corridor that is reinfesting adjacent land.
Canberra Ornithologists Group (COG) Inc
- Gang Gang Cockatoo Citizen Science Survey - $6,035
This project will collect data, engage the local community, provide information about population to complete the next phase of the Gang-Gang Cockatoo citizen science survey.
Ginninderra Catchment Group
- Frogwatch Online Data Portal - $18,270
The project will build an online portal for Frogwatch volunteers to capture survey data, and support ongoing community based monitoring and habitat management.