Tasmanian
Landcaring Grants
'from the Bush to the Beach'
A Statewide Grants Program for Landcarers,
getting support to the ground; where it’s needed most.
Tasmanian Landcare Association (TLCA) has worked with and heard the consistent message from Landcarers across the State for more support “if we had more we would do more”. The result was the development of the Tasmanian Landcaring Grants (TLG) Program which is delivered in partnership with WILDCARE INC. The primary aim of the TLG is to support Landcaring property owners and Landcare Groups (in the broadest sense of the term – Landcare, Coastcare, Bushcare, Rivercare “Friends of”, Wildcare) to make a difference in the management of the land. The program is funded through the Australian Government’s Caring for Our Country.
Since 2009 the TLCA has run three TLG grant rounds leading to funding for 44 projects (worth over $496,000) across Tasmania [ see the projects lists on the left hand column of this page]. The funded projects vary in scope from traditional weed control and revegetation projects to the construction of an Eagle enclosure for injury recovery, rafting down wilderness rivers to remove blackberry and gorse, running a bus tour for farmers to learn more about new land and financial management approaches, feral cat control through to exploring “Life on the Coast” on King Island. Projects are occurring from Kingborough to King Island and Strahan to St Helens, a truly Statewide achievement. Neighbours have been brought together to coordinate their land management works and groups have made connections with new partners to share project costs. [Check out the case studies listed on the left hand column of this page].These case studies will be enhanced as projects progress and reach completion.
As we all know weeds never sleep and so injections of funds from the TLG have kept active, long running community group and property owner projects surging ahead. These small financial contributions also send a message of confidence and recognition for the important works done at the local scale. Those who were not funded, received ongoing support and in many cases were able to source the funds they needed through other avenues, reinforcing the benefits of TLCA’s approach of helping landcarers find a way and not just administer a grants program. Landcare in Tasmania is more prosperous and stronger for the program.
For more information please contact:
Alan Barton (southern)
6234 7117 (0428 222 816)
projectmanager@taslandcare.org.au
Peter Stronach (northern)
0488 404 061
projectofficer@taslandcare.org.au
Jodie Epper (Wildcare projects)
6233 2852 (0437959061)
wildcarefacilitator@gmail.com
This project is delivered by the TLCA, through funding from the Australian Government’s Caring for Our Country.
