Meeting papers

ORDINARY MEETING                                                                       18 JUNE 2026


12.1          FURTHER REPORT - ENVIRONMENT PROJECT GRANTS (ROUND
              21) (referred from General Committee dated 9 June 2026 Item 7.14)


Author             Environmental Services Manager, Ben Derrick
                   Environmental Services | Strategy and Environment
Index              26.04 - Environmental Grants
Attachments        1.   Attachment 1 - Summary of Environmental Project Grant Applications
                        FY26_27


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
At the General Committee Meeting dated 9 June 2026 a report was presented providing an overview
of the applications received for the Environment Project Grants (Round 21) and the Climate Change
Response Grants (Round 6) to seek Council approval for the allocation of funding to recommended
projects.


Council requested that the matters be separated into two reports and brought back to the Ordinary
Meeting, with each grant detailed individually. This approach enables Councillors to declare a conflict
of interest, if required, in relation to one report only, and, where appropriate, remain in the meeting
for consideration of the other.

This further report recommends the allocation of the Environment Project Grants only, to the
successful applicants as detailed in the attached schedule.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council:
A. Note the report by the Environmental Services Manager to the General Committee Meeting
   dated 9 June 2026 and the Further Report to the Ordinary Meeting dated 18 June 2026 regarding
   applications received for the Environment Project Grants (Round 21); and
B. Approve the allocation of funding to the following organisations for Environmental Project Grants
   for 2026/27 financial year:
         i.   $17,301.16 to Teewah Turtle Trackers Inc. for the Teewah Turtle Trackers Monitoring
              and Conservation Initiative;
         ii. $10,870.84 to Noosa and District Landcare for the Protecting Pinbarren Project;
         iii. $6,828.00 to Wildlife Noosa Ltd. for the Noosa River Hazards to Wildlife (Lines and
              Lures) Reduction Program,




REPORT
Environment Project Grants
The Environment Project Grants Program is funded by the Environmental Levy and supports the
implementation of the Noosa Environment Strategy, as well as Council’s other key environment
strategies and plans. The Environment Project Grants Program is designed to enable collaboration
with the community in initiatives that work towards the outcomes and targets identified in the Noosa
Environment Strategy. All initiatives funded by the Environment Project Grants Program must have



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