Environmental health of Noosa region to benefit from Landcare grants
19th December, 2014
Landcare groups in the Noosa region will receive almost $66,000 to undertake environmental works, as part of the Australian Government’s 25th Anniversary Landcare Grants, Federal Member for Wide Bay and Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss said today. “The Noosa and District Landcare Group will receive $21,997 for a project at Cooroy area, while the Noosa Integrated Catchment Association has been awarded two grants of $22,000, for projects in the Sunshine Creek and Sunshine Beach areas,” Mr Truss said.
“The Noosa and District Landcare Group will work with the local community on a koala corridor project along Cooroy Creek. The project will rehabilitate 4.6 hectares of land around the Creek by removing weed plants and replacing them with Lomandras, koala food trees and Richmond Birdwing Vines. The project will also help to improve riverbank stabilisation.
“The Noosa Integrated Catchment Association will carry out weeding and replanting works in the wetland area behind the frontal dune, creek mouth and remnant urban bushland areas of Sunshine Creek. The rehabilitative works will help stabilise erosion along sections of Sunshine Creek.
“The Sunshine Beach Bushland Care Group will partner with the Noosa Integrated Catchment Association on a second project, to repair dune erosion along Sunshine Beach. Eroded areas will be stabilised using jute mats and logs and revegetated with plantings, to improve biodiversity and wildlife habitat corridors.
Details of the projects funded in Wide Bay are:
Name of project: Cooroy Creek - Koala Corridor Project
Funding recipient: Noosa and District Landcare Group
Funding: $21,997.00
Name of project: Sunshine Creek - Coastal Wetland and Riparian Erosion Rehabilitation
Funding recipient: Noosa Integrated Catchment Association
Funding: $22,000.00
Name of project: Sunshine Beach Dunes - Ongoing Weeding Rehabilitation and Revegetation
Funding recipient: Noosa Integrated Catchment Association
Funding: $22,000.00
Total funding amount: $65,997.00
“We all have a part to play in caring for the land. These grants are focused on engaging the community to deliver local projects with lasting environmental benefits, so that our region can be preserved and enhanced for future generations,” Mr Truss said.
For further information on the National Landcare Programme please visit: http://www.nrm.gov.au/national/25th-anniversary-landcare-grants.
