Green Precincts Fund
The Green Precincts Fund's objectives are to support project initiatives that encourage water and energy savings measures at the community level.
The Green Precincts Fund was announced in the 2008-09 Federal Budget, with funding of $15 million over four years, to support at least 10 high-profile demonstration projects.
| Organisation | Project | Funding amount |
|---|---|---|
| Australian National University | Education Precincts for the Future | $1,032,980 |
| Launceston City Council | Greening Inveresk Precinct - Towards Water and Energy Sustainability | $788,000 |
| Blue Mountains City Council | Blue Mountains Sustainable Precinct | $1.5 million |
| Sydney Harbour Federation Trust | Sydney Harbour Green Precincts Project | $861,500 |
| Wide Bay Water Corporation | An Island is not an Island - A Green Precinct in the Great Barrier Reef | $1.29 million |
| Shire of Peppermint Grove | The Grove Library project | $1.5 million |
| Bendigo Regional Institute of TAFE | Charleston Road Campus Redevelopment | $724,289 |
| City of Onkaparinga | Woodcroft Green Precinct - Combined Library and Neighbourhood Centre Demonstration Site | $750,000 |
| Manningham City Council | Doncaster Hill Green Civic Precinct | $1.5 million |
| CERES Community Environment Park | Zero Emissions by 2012 | $1,150,011 |
| Sydney Theatre Company | Greening the Wharf | $1.2 million |
| Essendon Football Club | Windy Hill Green Precincts Project | $1.5 million |
| Clean Energy for Eternity | Bega Valley Solar Farm Feasibility Study | $100,000 |
The Green Precincts Fund is an Australian Government initiative to prepare Australia for a future with less water and to encourage local communities to better manage their water and energy use for current and future generations.
Current funding
Expressions of Interest into the Green Precincts Fund closed in November 2008. Applications are no longer being accepted and there are currently no plans for future funding rounds under this program.
News
- Australian National University to receive $1,032,980 in Green Precincts funding - media release 23 September 2009
- $788,000 Green Precincts funding for Launceston City Council - media release 22 September 2009
- $861,500 Green Precincts funding for Iconic Sydney Harbour - media release 19 September 2009
- $1.29 million funding for green initiatives on Heron Island - media release 18 September 2009
- $1.5 Million Funding for Cottesloe, Mosman Park And Peppermint Grove Green Precinct - media release 14 August 2009
- $724,000 Green Precincts funding for Bendigo Regional Institute of TAFE - media release 14 August 2009
- City of Onkaparinga to receive $750,000 in Green Precincts funding - media release 29 July 2009
- Green Precincts funding for high-profile Victorian projects - media release 14 July 2009
- $1.2 million to transform Sydney Theatre Company into a green precinct - media release 12 July 2009
See also
- Tackling climate change: Green precincts fund - fact sheet
- Green Precincts Fund project fact sheets
- Sydney Theatre Company Greening the Wharf launch - video
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