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Publications
Department of the Environment and Heritage, 2003
ISSN 1441 9335
The Department administers a range of discretionary grant programs. A full list of grant recipients is available on request from the Department. Further information about Natural Heritage Trust grants and projects is contained in the 2002-03 Natural Heritage Trust annual report.
| Air Pollution in Major Cities Program Objective: Develop national strategies and standards to minimise the adverse impacts of air pollution. |
$807 000 |
| Diesel National Environment Protection Measure Objective: Support the development and implementation of in-service emissions testing capabilities for petrol and diesel vehicles, where diesel emission testing is in conjunction with the making and/or implementation of the Diesel National Environment Protection Measure. |
$4 495 727 |
| Environment Protection Ad hoc Grants Objective: Provide funding to organisations to protect the environment of Australia through national leadership and cooperation. |
$63 000 |
| Bushcare Program Objective: Reverse the long-term decline in the quality and extent of Australia's native vegetation cover. |
$8 250 |
| Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act Awareness Program Objective: Promote community awareness of the implementation of the Act and assist a range of stakeholders and community organisations to understand the Act. |
$135 625 |
| Historic Shipwrecks Program Objective: Implement the Historic Shipwrecks Act and ensure the protection of maritime archaeological sites while encouraging responsible public access. |
$392 506 |
| Cultural Heritage Projects Program Objective: Support the conservation of historic places on the Register of the National Estate, its interim list or state heritage registers. Projects that aim to identify Indigenous heritage places for appropriate listing or conservation planning may also be supported. |
$3 307 142 |
| Federation Fund Objective: Administer one remaining project from the main Federation Fund totalling $2.5 million. The remaining project, St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne, was approved in the 2001-02 Budget and is on track for completion by end September 2003. |
$1 250 000 |
| Rural and Regional Historic Hotels Program Objective: Provide one-off assistance, on a matching basis, for the preservation and restoration of rural and regional hotels across Australia, giving priority to hotels with strong community significance and works which would provide socio-economic benefits for those communities. |
$2 202 258 |
| Commemoration of Historic Events and Famous Persons Program Objective: Commemorate people, events and places of national historical significance providing funds primarily to care for the graves of former Australian prime ministers and for erecting suitable plaques. The program has grown to include other kinds of commemorative monuments, exhibitions, surveys of historical sites and other projects, all of national significance. |
$19 596 |
| Jabiru Area School Indigenous Heritage Education Project Objective: Support and maintain the cultural heritage traditions of the Indigenous people in the Kakadu region including the Kakadu National Park World Heritage area. |
$100 000 |
| Asia-Pacific Focal Point for World Heritage Objective: Promote the World Heritage Convention in Australia's region by hosting the Asia-Pacific Focal Point for World Heritage. The Asia-Pacific Focal Point has continued to support a range of strategic activities in the region, including projects for capacity building, regional networking and transfer of expertise, awareness raising, and planning and best practice management of World Heritage values. |
$19 471 |
| Waste Management Awareness Program Objective: Provide funding for waste reduction, resource recovery and consumer awareness projects of national strategic benefit. |
$626 078 |
| Oil Recycling Grants Program Objective: Provide targeted grants to address barriers to oil recycling. The program is part of the Product Stewardship Arrangements for Waste Oil. |
$7 008 305 |
| Environment Protection Ad hoc Grants Objective: Provide funding to organisations to protect the environment of Australia through national leadership and cooperation. |
$310 527 |
| National River Health Program Objective: Fund the development and application of sound knowledge for the protection, conservation and repair of Australia's inland waters. |
$5 500 |
| Indigenous Protected Areas Program Objective: Establish and manage protected areas on Indigenous-owned estates and establish joint management arrangements for government-owned protected areas between Indigenous groups and the relevant government nature conservation agencies. |
$1 986 975 |
| National Reserve System Program Objective: Assist with the establishment and maintenance of a comprehensive, adequate and representative system of protected area reserves in Australia. |
$11 447 994 |
| Australian Antarctic Science Grants Objective: Provide grants for high quality scientific research relevant to the Government's Antarctic program goals. |
$655 000 |
| Boroondara City Council - Sustainability in Small Business Objective: Fund an information seminar for Boroondara commercial traders to present practical advice about sustainability measures they can implement in the areas of water, energy, waste and green purchasing. |
$3 300 |
| NSW Agriculture - Greenhouse Growers Program Objective: Fund the development and implementation of appropriate environmental management plans by greenhouse growers in NSW in order to encourage and support a shift towards sustainable practices. |
$22 000 |
| Sustainable Schools Program Objective: Fund an extension of the evaluation of the NSW Sustainable Schools pilot program to assess the role of the local community in supporting a school's efforts to improve environmental performance. |
$22 000 |
| Ballarat University - Case studies of ecologically sustainable practices in business and local government Objective: Fund the development, production and promotion of case study materials to demonstrate environmental sustainability education in rural, regional, local government, industrial and commercial contexts. |
$25 300 |
| Interpretation Australia Association Conference 2003 - Refreshing the Toolbox Objective: Support the organisation's national conference, which provides delegates with opportunities for sharing knowledge and ideas, acquiring up to date information and practices, and networking with industry colleagues in relation to Australia's natural and cultural heritage. |
$27 500 |
| The Powerhouse Museum - School Shoes: The schools ecological footprint interactive education web site Objective: Fund the development of an interactive, educational web site that will explore the concept of the ecological footprint for secondary schools. The web site will assist children in understanding the ecological impact their school is having and measure how successful the school community is in reducing this impact. |
$38 500 |
| Leave No Trace - National Minimal Impact Language Objective: Fund development of a national minimal impact language to educate the community in the skills and ethics in relation to respect and conservation of the natural and cultural heritage during recreation and travel. This project is being undertaken in collaboration with, and with funding from, the Australian Heritage Commission. |
$11 000 |
| Prime Minister's Award for Environmentalist of the Year 2003 Objective: Select, promote and present the Prime Minister's Award for Environmentalist of the Year as part of the celebrations for World Environment Day. |
$110 000 |
| The Department's sponsorship of the Peter Hunt Eureka Prize for Environmental Journalism, 2003 Objective: The prize is awarded for a particular work, or for overall performance in the field of environmental journalism. Special emphasis is given to work that informs and influences public opinion and attitudes, and that recognises and promotes the principles of ecologically sustainable development. |
$18 800 |
| Grants to Voluntary Environment and Heritage Organisations Objective: Provide administrative funds to help community based environment and heritage organisations to conserve and protect the natural environment and cultural heritage. |
$1 478 560 |
Note that where possible grants figures have been reported GST inclusive.