Meeting minutes

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES                                              16 JUNE 2025


8.8.        ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCE GRANTS -
            ENVIRONMENT PROJECT GRANTS (ROUND 20), CLIMATE CHANGE
            RESPONSE GRANTS (ROUND 5)

            Motion
            Moved:                Cr Amelia Lorentson
            Seconded:             Cr Jessica Phillips
            That Council note the report by the Environmental Services Manager to the
            General Committee Meeting dated 16 June 2025 regarding applications for the
            Environment Project Grants (Round 20) and Climate Change Resilience Grants
            (Round 5), and approve the recommendations to fund projects totalling the
            amounts below:
            A. Environment Project Grants (Attachment 1) - $23,832
            B. Climate Change Response Grants (Attachment 2) - $50,000



            Amendment
            Moved:            Cr Brian Stockwell
            Seconded:         Cr Frank Wilkie
            That A be amended to read:
            A. Environment Project Grants (Attachment 1) - with the inclusion of Teewah
               Bushland Biodiversity Restoration Initiative (Stage A) to a value of $9,340 and
               (if necessary) the draft 2025-26 Environment Levy budget be amended to
               cover a total of $33,163.

            Lost.
            For:            Cr Brian Stockwell & Cr Nicola Wilson
                            Cr Jessica Phillips, Cr Frank Wilkie, Cr Amelia Lorentson, Cr
            Against:
                            Karen Finzel, Cr Tom Wegener.



             Committee Recommendation
             Moved:            Cr Amelia Lorentson
             Seconded:         Cr Jessica Phillips
             That Council note the report by the Environmental Services Manager to the
             General Committee Meeting dated 16 June 2025 regarding applications for the
             Environment Project Grants (Round 20) and Climate Change Resilience Grants
             (Round 5), and approve the recommendations to fund projects totalling the
             amounts below:
             A. Environment Project Grants (Attachment 1) - $23,832
             B. Climate Change Response Grants (Attachment 2) - $50,000

             Carried.
                              Cr Brian Stockwell, Cr Karen Finzel, Cr Amelia Lorentson,
            For:
                              Cr Jessica Phillips, Cr Tom Wegener, Cr Frank Wilkie
            Against:          Cr Nicola Wilson