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Junior Landcare Grants Program

Provider: Landcare Australia
Category: Environment Conservation & Heritage
Funding: Various
Closes: 14 May 2010

Summary

Purpose: To provide funds to help young people participate in Landcare projects, at their school or within their local community and environment.

Overview: Through the Junior Landcare Grants Program, any school or organisation that would like to involve their students in landcare projects, in conjunction with local landcare groups, can apply for grants to assist them with the cost of their projects.

Coles Junior Landcare School Garden Grant - Schools and youth groups can apply for grants of up to $1000 (ex GST) to create gardens in their school or community such as bush tucker gardens, waterwise gardens or vege gardens.

Yates Environmental Management Planning Grant - Schools and youth groups can apply for grants of up to $1000 (ex GST) to undertake School Enviornmental Management Plans (SEMP) or to undertake works identified in an earlier SEMP.

Melbourne Water Young Watercare Grant - Schools and youth groups in the Greater Melbourne (including all of the Port Phillip and Westernport catchment) may apply for grants of up to $5,000 to undertake projects aimed at saving water or protecting local rivers and creeks. Closing date for 2010 is Friday, 22nd October at 5pm.

2010 Closing Dates

• Round 1: 5pm Friday 5th March (Yates and Coles)
• Round 2: 5pm Friday 14th May (Yates and Coles)
• Round 3: 5pm Friday 6th August (Yates and Coles)
• Round 4: Friday 22nd October (Yates and Melbourne Water only - Please note there are NO COLES grants available this round)

How to apply: email

Further Information
Website: www.juniorlandcare.com/
Contact Details: Ms Sheena Martin , Partnerships Manager Landcare Australia
Email:grants@landcareaustralia.com.au
Telephone: (02) 9412 1040
Fax: (02) 9412 1060