Congratulations to the recipients of the 2022 Victorian Landcare Grants in the North East Catchment.
Environmental volunteer groups and networks are sharing in $3.22 million in funding to care for the state’s natural environment, with 217 on-ground and capacity-building projects and 281 support grants funded.
The Victorian Landcare Grants support Landcare and environmental volunteering groups and networks for on-ground works, education and capacity building projects that protect and restore our land and natural environment.
Project grants - up to $20,000 was available 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.
Support grants - up to $500 was available for assistance with costs such as insurance, incorporation and operational needs, or meetings and events or newsletters, websites, and other communication.
North East CMA
Project grants
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Recipient
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Project Title
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Funding amount
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Local Government Area
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Baranduda Landcare
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Ripper Riparian Restoration & Threatened Wildlife Habitat Connections
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$18,500
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Wodonga
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Greta Valley Landcare Group
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Greening the Greta Valley
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$18,500
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Wangaratta
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Indigo Creek Landcare Group Incorporated
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Paddock trees for habitat, biodiversity and farm productivity in the Indigo Creek catchment.
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$18,495
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Indigo
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Milawa Markwood Oxley Landcare Group
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Enhancing Remnant Vegetation and Establishing New Paddock Trees
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$5,160
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Wangaratta
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Kiewa Catchment Landcare Groups
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Strengthening volunteer involvement in Kiewa Catchment Landcare through biodiversity actions
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$16,760
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Alpine, Indigo, Wodonga
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Koetong Landcare Group
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Protecting and enhancing biodiversity values of private and public land through partnerships and collaborative action.
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$15,942
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Towong
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Upper Ovens Valley Landcare Group
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Upper Ovens: Riparian Restoration
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$15,000
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Alpine
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Parklands Albury Wodonga Ltd
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Habitat enhancement for Waterworks Regional Park ground dwelling species
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$15,000
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Wodonga
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Wodonga Urban Landcare Network
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2023 Community Tree Challenge
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$15,000
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Wodonga
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Jarvis Creek Landcare Group Inc
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Conservation Action Planning for Strategic Plans in the Mitta 2 Murray area
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$15,000
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Towong
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Jarvis Creek Landcare Group Inc
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Jarvis Creek Biodiversity Awareness Raising and Land Capability Assessment for Climate Change
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$14,400
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Towong
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Beechworth Urban Landcare and Sustainability
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Lake Side Rehabilitation 2
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$5,000
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Indigo
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Bryant's Gap District Landcare Group INC
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Bryant's Gap Landcare Group, revegetation and monitoring project for 2023.
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$15,000
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Indigo, Towong, Wellington
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Thowgla Community Resilience Commitee Inc.
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Thowgla Valley Revegetation Project
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$14,970
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Towong
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Gundowring Landcare auspiced by Kiewa Catchment Landcare Groups
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Gundowring Landcare - Waterway rehabilitation and new member engagement
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$12,986
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Alpine, Indigo
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Carboor Bobinawarrah Landcare Group Inc
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Soil health & farm tree planting program
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$9,308
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Wangaratta
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Friends of David Winterbottom Park
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Removal of Black Willow trees from David Winterbottom Park, Wodonga; to facilitate revegetation.
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$13,810
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Wodonga
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Mitta To Murray Landcare Inc
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Mitta 2 Murray Landcare Network, continue working together socially, economically, environmentally.
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$13,810
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Indigo, Towong
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Edi Black Range Catchment Group
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Biolinks along the King River and its tributaries
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$13,810
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Wangaratta
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Chiltern Landcare Group
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Chiltern's Antechinus Walking Track Upgrade
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$9,300
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Indigo
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Kergunyah Landcare auspiced by Kiewa Catchment Landcare Groups
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Kergunyah Landcare - Enhancing habitat for the White Clawed Lobster, Sheep Creek
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$6,900
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Alpine, Indigo
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Our Native Garden Nursery
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Grow More Native Plants
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$4,800
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Wodonga
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Rutherglen Landcare Group
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Providing plants for Rutherglen
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$8,000
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Indigo
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Whorouly Landcare Group Inc
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Collaborative landscape regeneration around Whorouly
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$13,800
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Wangaratta
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Support Grants
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Recipient
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Funding amount
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Local Government Area
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Boorhaman Landcare Group
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$500
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Towong
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Burgiogee Creek Landcare Group Inc
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$500
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Wangaratta
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Friends of Warby Ovens National Park
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$500
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Wangaratta
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Friends of Willow Park Wodonga
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$500
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Indigo, Wodonga
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Hodgson and Horseshoe Creeks Landcare
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$500
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Wangaratta
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Honeysuckle Spring Creek Group
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$500
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Towong
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Kiewa-Tangambalanga-Bonegilla Landcare auspiced by Kiewa Catchment Landcare Network
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$500
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Indigo, Wodonga
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King Basin Landcare Group
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$500
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Wangaratta
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Myrtleford and District Landcare and Sustainability Group
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$500
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Alpine
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Ovens Landcare Network
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$500
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Alpine, Indigo, Wangaratta
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Swamps, Rivers & Ranges Inc.
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$500
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Wangaratta
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Upper Kiewa Landcare auspiced by Kiewa Catchment Landcare Groups
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$500
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Alpine
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Wangaratta Urban Landcare and Sustainability
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$500
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Wangaratta
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Warby Range Landcare Group Inc.
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$500
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Wangaratta
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Wises Creek - Talgarno Landcare Group
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$500
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Towong
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Wodonga to Cudgewa Rail Trail Advisory Committee Inc.
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$500
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Wodonga
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Wooragee Landcare Group Inc
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$500
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Indigo
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Yackandandah Landcare auspiced by Kiewa Catchment Landcare Groups
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$500
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Indigo
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See the full list of recipients here: link www.environment.vic.gov.au/grants/victorian-landcare-grants