Brisbane City Council is handing out $100,000 worth of grants to environment groups as part of its push to make Brisbane Australia’s most sustainable city.
Council’s Civic Cabinet this week approved the first round of funding from the Brisbane City Council Environmental Grants Program for 2009/10.
Environment, Parks and Sustainability Chair Peter Matic said 36 grants totalling $100,203.68 were awarded across three categories covering wildlife care, waterway and environment management and community gardens.
“There are many dedicated volunteers who help care for this city’s natural environment. This is one way that we’re helping to support their good work,” Cr Matic said.
“These grants are also another way we are working towards making Brisbane Australia’s most sustainable city by 2026.”
Cr Matic said community groups could still apply for the next round of grants, which was expected to open February 2010.
“We still have about $147,000 in the pot for other groups who wish to take advantage of these generous grants,” Cr Matic said.
“Groups can download an application from the Brisbane City Council website.”
The categories are:
1. Wildlife Carers Grants
2. Cultivating Community Gardens
3a. Biodiversity and Other Environmental Projects
3b. Waterways Management Project
Recipients of first round grants are:
Wildlife Carers Grant:
• Brisbane Area Rescue Network (Calamvale) - $678.65
• Australia Zoo (Beerwah) - $5000
• Australian Wildlife Hospital (Beerwah) - $3283.50
• Wildcare Australia (Ocean View) - $1290
• Wildcare Australia (Wavell Heights) - $789.44
• Brisbane Area Rescue Network (Indooroopilly) - $555.50
• Wildlife Action Group (Belmont) - $2024
• Wildlife Action Group (Capalaba) - $1690
• Wildlife Action Group (Belmont) - $375
• Scrub Catchment Group (Tarragindi) - $5000
• Pelican and Seabird Rescue (Gumdale) - $17505.50
• Bat Care Brisbane (Gumdale) - $2850
• Brisbane Area Rescue Network (Rocklea) - $2379.23
• Brisbane Area Rescue Network (East Ipswich) - $2096.80
• Brisbane Are Rescue Network (Salisbury) - $1440
Cultivating Community Gardens Grants Program (by Council Ward)
• UQ Sustainability Taskforce Community Garden (Walter Taylor) - $2500
• Sandbag Community Garden Club (Deagon) - $2500
• Coorparoo Uniting Church Community Garden (Holland Park) - $2184
• Bulimba Community Education Garden (Morningside) - $2500
• Centacare North East Community Care (Northgate) - $1692
• Seven Hills State School (Morningside) - $2500
• Cannon Hill Community Kitchen Group (Doboy) - $2485.74
Biodiversity and Other Environmental Projects (by Council Ward)
• Karrawatha Forest Protection Society (Karrawatha) - $5700
• Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network (BRAIN) (The Gap) - $1581.82
• Pelican & Seabird Rescue (Eastern Suburbs Wards) - $4738.50
• Brisbane Bayside Steam Railway Society (Wynnum Manly) - $230
• Butterfly & Other Invertebrates Club (City Wide) - $1350
• RANA Frog Group (City Wide) - $1829
Waterway Management Projects (by Council Ward)
• Pullen Pullen Catchment Group (Pullenvale) - $4500
• Moggill Creek Catchment Group (Pullenvale, Walter Taylor) - $4950
• Cubberla-Witton Catchments Network (Pullenvale, Walter Taylor, Toowong) - $4950
• Kedron Brook Catchment Branch of the Wildlife Preservation Society of Qld (Enoggera, Hamilton, Northgate, Marchant, Central) - $3410
• Northern Catchments Network (Northgate, Marchant, McDowall, Bracken Ridge, Deagon) - $3600
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