Caring for our Country

National Reserve System

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National Reserve System funding

Australian Government funding for the National Reserve System has been boosted to $180 million over five years through the Caring for our Country initiative.

The table below lists National Reserve System projects funded by the Australian Government in 2007/08 and those funded so far in 2008/09.

Grant State
2007/08 Funding
($ ex GST)
2008/09 Funding
($ ex GST)
Recipient Name

Private Land Protected Areas in Queensland (stage 1)

QLD
300,000
  

Environment Protection Agency (Queensland)

Private Land Protected Areas in Queensland (stage 1)

QLD
200,000
  

Agforce Queensland

Protected Areas on Private Land in Tasmania (stage 3)

TAS
396,000
  

Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment (Tasmania)

Establish a private protected area on the Scottsdale property

NSW
22,400
  

Australian Bush Heritage Fund

Acquisition of Bon Bon property

SA
2,093,000
  

Australian Bush Heritage Fund

Acquisition of Darke Range property

SA
15,000
  

Department for Environment and Heritage (South Australia)

Protected Areas on Private Land in South Australia (stage 1)

SA
70,000
  

Department for Environment and Heritage (South Australia)

Protected Areas on Private Land in the Northern Territory (stage 1)

NT
70,000
  

Department of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts (Northern Territory)

Acquisition of Bertiehaugh property

QLD
6,256,000
  

Silverback properties Pty Ltd as trustees of the Terri Irwin Family Trust

Protected Areas on Private Land in Western New South Wales (stage 1)

NSW
75,000
  

Western Catchment Management Authority (New South Wales)

Private Land Protected Areas in Clarence River lowlands (stage 1)

NSW
35,000
  

Department of Environment and Climate Change (New South Wales)

Southeast Queensland Partnership to establish Protected Areas on Private Land (stage 1)

QLD
40,000
  

Brisbane City Council

Acquisition of 102 Rosedale Road, St Ives

NSW
350,000
  

Ku-ring-gai Council

Private Land Protected Areas in Victoria (stage 1)

VIC
45,000
  

Trust for Nature (Victoria)

Acquisition of Ben Winch Swamp

VIC
97,500
  

Department of Sustainability and Environment (Victoria)

Provision of a workplan to accelerate covenanting on private lands

National
25,000
  

The Nature Conservancy Limited as trustee for the Nature Conservancy Australia Trust

Acquisition of Wheal Motley property

SA
150,000
  

Department for Environment and Heritage (South Australia)

Acquisition of Thundelarra property

WA
401,500
  

Department of Environment and Conservation (Western Australia)

Protected Areas on Private Land in Queensland (stage 2)

QLD

  

400,000

Environment Protection Agency (Queensland)

Protected Areas on Private Land in Queensland (stage 2)

QLD

  

200,000

Agforce Queensland

Protected Areas on Private Land in Tasmania (stage 4)

TAS

  

440,000

Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment (Tasmania)

Protected Areas on Private Land in Western New South Wales (stage 2)

NSW

  

110,000

Western Catchment Management Authority (New South Wales)

Protected Areas on Private Land in South Australia (stage 2)

SA
  
260,000

Department for Environment and Heritage (South Australia)

Protected Areas on Private Land in the Northern Territory (stage 2)
NT
  
120,000

Department of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts (Northern Territory)

Southeast Queensland Partnership to establish Protected Areas on Private Land (stage 2)

QLD

 

80,000

Brisbane City Council

Acquire the Toorale Station (contribution)

NSW
  
3,500,000

Department of Environment and Climate Change (New South Wales)

Protected Areas on Private Land in New South Wales (state-wide) (stage 1)

NSW
  
300,000

Department of Environment and Climate Change (New South Wales)

Protected Areas on Private Land in Victoria (stage 2)
VIC
  
257,200

Trust for Nature (Victoria)

Private Land Protected Areas in Clarence River lowlands (stage 2)
NSW
  
110,000

Northern Rivers Catchment Management Authority (New South Wales)

Private Land Protected Areas in New England Tableland (stage 1)

NSW
  
100,000

Northern Rivers Catchment Management Authority (New South Wales)

Private Land Protected Areas in wetlands of the Monaro (stage 1)

NSW
  
50,000

Southern Rivers Catchment Management Authority (New South Wales)

Private Land Protected Areas on council land on the New South Wales south coast (stage 1)
NSW
  
114,200

Southern Rivers Catchment Management Authority (New South Wales)