ENVIRONMENT GRANTS - ENVIRONMENT PROJECT GRANTS (ROUND 18), MULTI-YEAR ENVIRONMENT COLLABORATIVE (MEC) GRANTS (ROUND 2: 2023-2026) AND ENVIRONMENT ORGANISATION ALLIANCE GRANTS (2023-2026) · Report - Environment Grants

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING                                                   6 JUNE 2023


recommendations were moderated by the Environment Services Manager.

A summary of the grant assessment recommendations are provided below.

Environment Project Grants
Fully fund 2 applications received totalling $24,030.00 (one year). For further information regarding
the applications and individual funding recommended refer to Attachment 1.

MEC Grants
Fully fund five (5) and partially fund two (2) of the applications received totalling $261,518.20 (per
year) and $784,554.61 (over three years) . For further information regarding the applications and
individual funding recommended refer to Attachment 2.

Environment Organisation Alliance Grants
Fully fund four (4) and partially fund three (3) of the applications received totalling $88,900 (per year)
and $266,700.0 (over three years). The Environment Organisational Alliance Grant application for
Hinterland Bush Links was not supported as they were successful in their MEC application for the
same funding amount. The application from ZEN Inc is subject to a separate budget consideration.
For further information regarding the applications and individual funding recommended refer to
Attachment 3.

Overall, most applications scored highly against the relevant grant criteria and Noosa Council was
grateful for the time invested by applicants to apply for the three Environment Grants.


Link to Corporate Plan

Theme No 1. - Environment

Focus areas include the natural environment, built environment, waterways and coasts and conservation
and heritage.

Objective 1.1: Maintain and improve water quality and the health of waterways, wetlands and catchments
Objective 1.2: Partner with landowners and community groups to manage, protect and regenerate
natural environment assets, improve resilience, and incorporate Indigenous knowledge.
Objective 1.5: Deliver expanded vegetation networks, rehabilitation and habitat across the Shire and
advocate to the State and Federal Governments to assist funding environmental actions.
Objective 1.6: Partner with community to improve the health and water quality management of Noosa
and Mary Rivers and Eastern Beaches through whole of catchment management to protect
environmental values while enabling sustainable public access, recreation, and commercial uses.


Previous Council Consideration
Ordinary Meeting Minutes – 16 June 2022, Item 2, Page 26/27
That Council note the report by the Environmental Services Manager (Acting) to the Planning &
Environment Committee Meeting dated 7 June 2022 and
   A. Approve the Environment Project Grants as outlined in Table 1 – Revised Project Grants
      below;
   B. Approve the Environment Organisation Alliance Grants as outlined in Table 2 – Revised
      Alliance Grants below, noting that the Environment Organisation Alliance Grants will be
      awarded for a one-year period to allow reconsideration for future years when the entire
      funding pool for Environment Grants is available in FY23/24; and