Planning component
The Planning component enables local government bodies in the Murray-Darling Basin to apply, either as an individual local government, a consortium of local governments or an established regional organisation of councils for grants through funding rounds designed to systematically assess the risks and implications associated with climate change, with a particular focus on water availability, and then to review existing plans or develop new plans to take account of these risks and implications.
First round of the Planning component
The initial funding round for the Planning component resulted in the allocation of $14 million to 98 councils in the Basin to conduct 37 separate projects.
Successful applicants for the first round of the Planning component were announced by the Minister for Climate Change and Water on Friday 27 November 2009.
Round 1 successful projects
| Local Government(s) |
Project Title |
Funding granted $ |
| Brewarrina Shire Council |
Brewarrina Shire Council Water Conservation Action Plan |
150,000 |
| Strathbogie Shire Council |
Securing Water Access for Sporting Reserves within Strathbogie Shire |
18,570 |
| Loddon Shire Council |
Climate Proofing Sports Surfaces and Strengthening Communities in Loddon Shire |
184,046 |
| Berrigan Shire Council |
Strengthening Central Murray Irrigation Communities |
800,000 |
| Albury Shire Council |
Planning for balance: water for food, people and the environment |
800,000 |
| Wentworth Shire Council |
Meeting the challenges of a future with less water |
600,000 |
| Wellington Council |
Water management Planning for Eight Councils in Central West NSW |
451,800 |
| City of Greater Bendigo |
Securing Water Access for Sporting Reserves within the City of Bendigo |
79,110 |
| Narromine Shire Council |
Adaptive Planning for Secure Water Futures in the Lower Macquarie Valley |
388,700 |
| Northern Grampians Shire Council |
Northern Grampians Shire Council Water for the Future Strategic Planning |
200,000 |
| Murray Shire Council |
Moama Stormwater Harvesting & Reuse Scheme |
53,600 |
| Southern Downs Regional Council |
Risks and implications of climate change for the Southern Downs Region |
200,000 |
| Toowoomba Regional Council |
Liveable Streetscapes and Neighbourhoods in Future Climates in the Toowoomba Region |
200,000 |
| Dubbo City Council |
Adaptive Planning for Secure Water Futures in the Dubbo LGA |
193,200 |
| Narrabri Shire Council |
Securing Narrabri's town Water Supply |
40,000 |
| Hindmarsh Shire Council |
Securing Water Access for Sporting Reserves within Hindmarsh Shire |
24,930 |
| Goondiwindi Regional Shire Council |
Economic and Social Impact Study and Planning for Adjustment |
577,291 |
| Maranoa Regional Council |
Maranoa Regional Council Regional Urban Water Management Plan |
198,500 |
| Greater Shepparton City Council |
Integrated Planning for a Sustainable Shepparton Community |
200,000 |
| Forbes Shire Council |
Water Security for a carbon conscious community |
790,200 |
| Gannawarra Shire Council |
Water Security for a carbon conscious community |
200,000 |
| Yass Valley Council |
Climate Change and Water Availability in the Yass Valley |
149,000 |
| Bathurst Regional Council |
Bathurst: A Climate Aware Community |
165,000 |
| Balonne Shire Council |
Preparing the Balonne Shire for a future with less water |
200,000 |
| Liverpool Plains Shire Council |
Securing Water and Water Quality for GSC and LPSC Communities |
391,000 |
| Wangaratta Wadonga City Council |
North East Victoria - Adapting to a low water future |
800,000 |
| Riverina Eastern Regional Organisation of Councils |
A World with Less Water: Climate Change Impacts on Councils in the South Eastern Riverina |
800,000 |
| Moira Shire Council |
Strengthening Victoria's Foodbowl - adaptation to reduced water availability in a changing climate |
800,000 |
| Cooma-Monaro Council |
Cooma-Monaro Shire Water Availability Risk Assessment and Water Savings Planning Study |
145,000 |
| Alexandrina Council |
Climate Change impact assessment for water security in the Eastern Mount Lofty Ranges, lower River Murray and Lower Lakes |
800,000 |
| Towong Shire Council |
Adaptation @ the Source - achieving more with less for a sustainable future |
194,000 |
| Berri Barmera Council |
SA Murray region: Climate change impact assessment and emerging opportunities |
800,000 |
| Tamworth Regional Council |
Change Management Planning for Climate Variability in the Namoi Catchment |
760,000 |
| Mansfield Shire Council |
A Conceptual Model of Groundwater in the Mansfield Shire |
135,000 |
| Central Goldfields Council |
Securing Water Access for Sporting Reserves within Central Goldfields Shire |
36,970 |
| Coolamon Shire Council |
A World with Less Water: Climate Change Impacts on Councils in the North Eastern Riverina |
800,000 |
| Griffith City Council |
Strengthening Riverina Irrigation Communities |
800,000 |
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