Farmers across the Peel-Harvey Catchment will benefit from a new nine-month project to improve the management of on-farm native vegetation, wildlife habitat and native fodder species.
The Greening Farms Project is being delivered by the Peel-Harvey Catchment Council (PHCC) as part of its five-year contract with the Australian Government, recently announced under the National Landcare Program.
PHCC acting chairperson Jan Star acknowledged the continuing commitment and hard work of farmers in the Peel-Harvey Catchment to revegetate and protect vegetation to support both the environment and agriculture.
“At least 2,400 hectares of revegetation and 3,200 hectares of formal bushland protection has been undertaken by landholders and groups through landcare projects on the coastal plain catchment in recent years,” she said.
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The Greening Farms project will offer farm management surveys, vegetation assessments and field days to improve on farm vegetation management and trial innovative approaches to management and revegetation.
Successful applicants will be awarded grants of up to $10,000.
Opportunities to apply for funding of on-farm projects are now open under the PHCC’s 2018-19 Community Environmental Grants Program.
Applications close on November 12.
For more information on the initiative or to ask about applying for a grant, contact (08) 6369 8800 or phone Melanie on 0455 166 780.
The Peel-Harvey Catchment Council’s website is www.peel-harvey.org.au.
