Landcare grants support hundreds of community led environmental projects
The latest round of Victorian Landcare Grants is empowering the community to protect, enhance, and restore our land and natural environment.
Hundreds of landcare and environment volunteering groups across the state were given a share of more than $3.3million from the Victorian Government, with the funding delivered through Victoria’s 10 Catchment Management authorities (CMAs).
Melbourne Water was proud to administer the grants in the Port Phillip and Western Port region after the Port Phillip and Westernport CMAs integrated into the organisation at the start of 2022.
In this region, 28 project grants and 78 support grants, totalling $486,760 were awarded. The recipients include Mornington Peninsula Koala Conservation, Friends of Merri Creek and Monbulk Landcare Group (full list below).
Melbourne Water Executive General Manager Customer, Community & External Affairs Gavan O’Neill is excited so many worthy recipients will be able to bring their work to life.
“The grant applications were of an exceptional standard and variety,” Mr O’Neill said.
“It is encouraging to see so much enthusiasm in the community to support a healthy ecosystem for today, tomorrow and generations to come. These grants are an investment in the future.”
Grants were awarded to landcare groups and networks, ‘Friends of’ groups, Conservation Management Networks, Committees of Management, Coastcare groups, and Aboriginal groups and organisations working on Country.
There are two types of grants. Project Grants, worth up to $20,000, are for on-ground works, capacity building activities, community education and engagement that protects, or improves natural assets such as native vegetation, native fauna, waterways, wetlands, and soils. While Support Grants, of up to $500, assist with costs such as insurance, incorporation and operational needs, or meetings and events or newsletters, websites, and other communication.
Projects will be completed by 30 November 2023.
Project and support grant recipients in the Port Phillip and Western Port region listed below. All Victorian recipients here
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Project Grant Recipients
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Recipient |
Project Title |
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Mornington Peninsula Koala Conservation |
Cerberus to Red Hill South Biolink Project - Creating Habitat Corridors through Community Engagement |
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Cairnlea Conservation Committee of Management |
Recovering Wildflowers Restoring Connections
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Surf Beach Sutherland Bay Coastcare Group
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Habitat Heroes connect, understand and act for Sunderland Bay, Surf Beach to Forrest Caves biolink. |
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Bass Valley Landcare Group |
Expand and Restore our Foreshore Corridor |
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Merricks Coolart Catchment Landcare Group
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Weed removal and control Balbirooroo Wetlands and Woodlands |
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Phillip Island Landcare Group
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Reducing plant predation pressures on Phillip Island – Community training, revegetation and fencing exclusion trials |
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Mornington Peninsula and Western Port Biosphere Foundation |
The Western Port Biosphere Reserve's Koala Awareness Program |
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Darebin Creek Management Committee
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Hopping habitats - restoring Ivanhoe Floodplain for small woodland birds - stage 1 |
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Watson Creek Catchment Landcare Group
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Protecting High Conservation Value Watson Creek |
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Emu Plains Racecourse and Recreation Reserve Committee of Management |
Emu Plains Reserve: Restoration and Community Education |
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Main Creek Catchment Landcare Group
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Biolink Habitat Restoration of Spring & Double Creeks, Flinders |
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Mornington Peninsula Intrepid Landcare Group
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Mornington Peninsula Intrepid Landcare - The Next Generation |
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Mornington Peninsula Landcare Network |
Greens Bush to Arthurs Seat Biolink Catchment Stewardship Support Project |
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Shoreham Foreshore Reserve Committee of Management |
Shoreham foreshore: Healthy Coast and Waterways Project. |
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South West Mornington Peninsula Landcare - SWaMP |
Protect and Connect; Stage 4 - Paving The Way To Indigenous Landscapes |
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Bacchus Marsh Council Trench Committee of Management |
Council Trench Plains Grassland Enhancement Project |
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Macclesfield Landcare Group |
Beyond Yellingbo Phase 2 in Macclesfield |
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Cardinia Environment Coalition |
Extend Habitat for Southern Brown Bandicoots |
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Friends of Merri Creek Inc
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Queermates - building biodiversity at Bababi Djinanang |
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Blackwood and Barry's Reef Landcare Group
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Improving Blackwood's Outdoor Spaces: Weeding and Revegetation of Mineral Springs Reserve Stage 1 |
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Friends of Sassafras Creek Inc
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Restoration of Cool Temperate Rainforest in Sassafras Creek Nature Conservation Reserve |
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Wallan Environment Group
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Conserving the biodiversity values of the Hidden Valley Rail Reserve understorey |
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Bunyip Landcare Group
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A Little Book with a Lot of Knowledge - Native Plants of Bunyip |
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Threatened Species Conservancy |
Warrandyte Butterfly Survival Project |
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Christmas Hills Landcare Group
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Woody weeds out of Christmas Hills, and Water bugs in Watsons Creek |
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Westernport Feral Alliance |
Upper Murray-Anderson Creek Biolink - Stage 3 |
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Pinkerton Landcare & Environment Group |
Protection and restoration of critically endangered remnants of Victorian Volcanic Plain Grassy Eucalypt Woodland |
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Monbulk Landcare Group |
Restore biodiversity in Sassafras Ck NCR |
Support Grant Recipients
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Sunshine Reserve Conservation & Fireguard Group |
Jindivick Landcare Group |
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Western Port Catchment Landcare Network |
Mt Toolebewong Landcare |
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Blairgowrie Friends of Mornington Peninsula National Park |
Pentland Hills Landcare Group Inc |
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French Island Landcare Group |
Little River Community Landcare |
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Friends of Emerald Lake |
Jumping Creek Catchment Landcare Group |
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Elsternwick Park Association |
Labertouche Sustainable Farming and Landcare Group |
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Merri Creek Management Committee |
Healesville Environmental Watch Inc |
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Middle Yarra Landcare Network |
Back Creek Catchment Landcare Group Inc |
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Chum Creek Landcare Group |
Yarra Ranges Landcare Network |
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Cardinia & Surrounds Equine Landcare Group |
Friends of Hopetoun Park and Parwan Gorge |
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Cardinia Deer Coalition |
Global Landcare |
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Toomuc Landcare |
Greenlink Sandbelt Inc |
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Friends of Werribee Gorge & Long Forest Mallee |
Deep Creek Landcare |
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Dunns Creek Landcare |
McCrae Homestead Coastal Group Inc. |
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Smiths Gully Landcare Group |
Hurstbridge Landcare |
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Bessie Creek /Ararat Creek Landcare Group |
Olinda Creek Landcare Group Inc |
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Westernport Swamp Landcare |
St Andrews Landcare |
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Truganina Landcare Inc |
Mornington Peninsula Equine Landcare |
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Community Weed Alliance of the Dandenongs |
Friends of Daly Nature Reserve |
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Friends of Steele Creek Inc |
Riddells Creek Landcare |
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Poowong-Triholm Landcare Group |
Montrose Upper Landcare Group |
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Red Hill South Landcare Group |
Cannibal Creek Landcare Group Inc |
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Northern Yarra Landcare Network |
Victorian Environment Friends Network |
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Dixons Creek Landcare Group |
Whittlesea Landcare |
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Friends of the Maribyrnong Valley Inc. |
Manton & Stony Creeks Landcare Group |
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First Friends of Dandenong Creek |
Eynesbury Environment Group |
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Johns Hill Landcare Group Inc |
Werribee River Association |
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Manton & Stony Creeks Landcare Group |
Andersons Creek Landcare |
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Eynesbury Environment Group |
Brisbane Ranges Landcare Group |
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Werribee River Association |
Friends of Brisbane Ranges |
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Andersons Creek Landcare |
Healesville to Phillip Island Nature Link |
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Brisbane Ranges Landcare Group |
Upper Yarra Landcare |
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Friends of Brisbane Ranges |
Greater Dandenong Environment Group |
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Healesville to Phillip Island Nature Link |
Balcombe and Moorooduc Landcare Group |
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Upper Yarra Landcare |
Southern Ranges Environment Alliance |
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Greater Dandenong Environment Group |
Cardinia Catchment Landcare |
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Balcombe and Moorooduc Landcare Group |
Lalor Landcare |
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Southern Ranges Environment Alliance |
Yarra Valley Equestrian Landcare Group |
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Cardinia Catchment Landcare |
Nangana Landcare Network |
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Lalor Landcare |
Upper Deep Creek Landcare Network |
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Yarra Valley Equestrian Landcare Group |
Bacchus Marsh Platypus Alliance |
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Nangana Landcare Network |
Upper Maribyrnong Catchment Group |
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Upper Deep Creek Landcare Network |
Moorabool Environment Group |
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Bacchus Marsh Platypus Alliance |
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Johns Hill Landcare Group Inc |
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