Private Land Conservation Grants Program 2009

Grants Program Funding application

Applications are now closed for 2009.  Applications will open in May 2010 for the next round of grants.

The Paddy Pallin Foundation is offering $50,000 of grants for holders of Conservation Covenanted land within New South Wales for works to improve habitat or species conservation on their land. Grants can be for $500 to $3000 per year to a maximum of three years.

These grants are offered in conjunction with the Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife (FNPW), the Humane Society International (HSI), Diversicon Environmental Foundation, the Department of Environment and Climate Change (DECC) and The Nature Conservation Trust of NSW.

Who can apply and when?

Any landholder who has a Voluntary Conservation Agreement (VCA) or similar over their land. Applications close on 30th June 2009

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2009 Private Land Conservation Grants Announced

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Twenty-one voluntary conservation agreement holders received Private Land Conservation Grants for outstanding conservation efforts on their properties.

 "Part of the properties are protected under voluntary conservation agreements and these grants will help landowners realise their ideas and plans for conservation on their properties," said Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife CEO Ms Leonie Gale.

 Private Land Conservation Grants support owners of covenanted properties to conduct habitat or species conservation projects on their property.

 Paddy Pallin Foundation Trustee, Mr Robert Pallin said "the program acknowledges people who do conservation on their own land and supports them in their long term commitment to conservation."

 "Private conservation is extremely important because most land in Australia is privately owned, and protecting Australia's native animals in their natural habitat is of great benefit to future generations," said the Wildlife Land Trust's Michael Kennedy.

 We are working in partnership with the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife, the Paddy Pallin Foundation, the Wildlife Land Trust, the Diversicon Environmental Foundation and the Nature Conservation Trust of NSW to offer the grants as an effective way of working with the community to care for Australia's natural and cultural heritage," said the Department of Environment and Climate Change Conservation Partners Program Manager Dr Lynn Webber.

 The next funding round will open in May 2010.

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 Ken Rubeli of ‘Mundhuk Wildlife Refuge' in Dungog

To remove native grape vine to allow regeneration of rainforest.

Christian Alexander and Dorothea Holtmann of "Omaru" in Niangala

To remove riverbank weed for the endangered Booroolong Frog and installation of nest boxes for threatened Yellow-bellied Gliders and Masked and Powerful Owls.

John and Lois Prior of "Cedar Ridge" in Condong

To control weeds in high conservation value rainforest.

Derek Skingle of " Sandy Pinch" in Goolmangar

To control lantana for the threatened "Thorny Pea" Desmodium acanthocladum.

Esme Wood of Galston

To install a silt fence and control weeds along a rocky creek bed to prevent spread to endangered Turpentine-Iron Bark forest.

Croome Reserve, Shellharbour City Council

To remove weeds to protect the endangered Illawarra Greenhood Orchid Pterostylis gibbosa and Chorizema parvifolia.

James and Patria Cameron of "Yallaroo" in Tooraweenah

To thin regenerating Callitris pine to protect Phebalium nottii.

Rod and Alexandra Tuson of "Kennedy Park" in Mount David

To control weeds for the threatened Purple Copper Butterfly Paralucia spinifera.

National Parks Association of NSW for "Wheeler Creek" in Beacons Hill

To control weeds along a cliff line for the threatened Powerful Owls, Heath Monitors and Red Crowned Toadlets.

Vicki Powys of "Rocklands" in the Capertee Valley

To control weeds to protect Box Gum Woodland and associated fauna.

Vivian Heriot of "Warrawee" in Wyndham

To install nest boxes for the threatened Barking Owl, Yellow-bellied Glider and Large-footed Mouse-eared Bat

Arnold and Mary Vayo of "Vineyard Haven" in New Italy

To produce tree identification signs educating visitors about the enhanced growth of flora and the protection of fauna.

Ken Rippin and Maria Barbieri of Rowlands Creek, Uki

To control weeds in high conservation value rainforest

Lawrence Ernst of "Calmhaven" in Woodburn

To restore habitat for the threatened Glossy Black Cockatoo, Bush Hen and Barking Owl.

Garth Dixon of "Oooyella" in Ainslie

To control serrated tussock grass in threatened Powerful Owl and Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo habitat.

Ray and Susan Pitstock of Mangrove Mountain

To control whisky grass and lantana for the threatened Spreading Guinea Flower Hibbertia procumbens and Tetratheca glandulosa.

 "Ben Ricketts Environmental Preserve" in Jamberoo

To control weeds in high conservation Tree Fern Swamp and produce plant identifier markers and pamphlets for an educational walk.

Wayne Stokes and Marcia Macartney of "Marway Conservation Area" in Tumbarumba

To control weeds and manage pests for the threatened Powerful Owl and Gang Gang Cockatoo.

John Eggert of Beechwood

To control weeds in high conservation value forest for the threatened Turquoise Parrot, Barking Owl, Powerful Owl, Masked Owl, Sooty Owl, Spotted-tailed Quoll, Eastern False Pipistrelle, Common Bent-wing Bat, Brush-tailed Phascogale, Koala, Grey-headed Flying Fox, Yellow-bellied Sheath-tail Bat and the Greater Broad-nosed Bat.

Victoria Black of "Bundari, Mt Evernden" in Rockley Mountain

To spray serrated tussock grass in habitat containing threatened Silver-leafed Mountain Gums and Koalas.

Donald Edwards of "Treehaven" in Uki

To control weeds in lowland subtropical rainforest and adjacent Koala habitat.

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2008 Grant Recipients Private Land Conservation Grants

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