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Improving Natural Landscapes
Eligibility to applyTo be eligible for this project:• Your project area must be greater than 5 hectares for
protection sites or 2ha for revegetation sites. Corridors must be more than 30 metres wide
• All previous works funded by Riverina Local Land Services or Catchment Management Authority must be completed
• You must be willing to enter into a contractual agreement with Riverina Local Land Services for 10 years
• You must have no outstanding debts to Riverina Local Land Services
• Your property needs to be greater than 10ha and reside in the Riverina LLS region
• You must have public liability insurance for a minimum of $10 million to be considered for funding
• Works will need to be completed 30 December 2019
How can landholders get involved? Eligible landholders who take part in this project will work closely with Riverina Local Land Services to achieve environmental outcomes. There are also incentives available to assist land managers to carry out this work on their property.
What assistance is available? Through this project assistance is available to landholders for a suite of on-ground works including: • fencing to enhance and manage native vegetation• planting native vegetation• planting trees for wildlife corridors • fencing and planting native vegetation to protect
wetlands, rivers, creeks and gullies• protection and creation of habitat for threatened
species• pest and weed control Works may include the provision of: • Stock proof fencing materials (electric, plain or
hingejoint)• Site preparation (deep ripping and weed control)• Planting of locally native species• Alternate stock water (dam or reticulated) where stock
access to water will be lost
This project focuses on a range of restoration activities that protect and restore threatened species and ecological communities across the Riverina.
Good quality remnant native vegetation exists across the Riverina, often on private land. These areas are home to Inland Grey Box Grassy Woodlands, White Box-Yellow Box, Blakely’s Red Gum Grassy Woodlands, Weeping Myall Woodland, Buloke Woodland and associated grasslands. This project aims to manage and enhance these areas for future generations.
Did you know? In the NSW South West Slopes less than four per cent of White Box Grassy Woodlands remains
What are the next steps?Funding is limited and project proposals need to be received by the 16 November 2018. Landholders must submit an Expression Of Interest via https://riverina.lls.nsw.gov.au/our-region/grants-and-funding2 Once an EOI has been submitted, a Riverina Local Land Services officer will contact you to discuss your project and the project proposal form.
Questions? Mark Leary – Team Leader (NRM Projects) | (02) 69236345 or [email protected] White – Land Services Officer | (02) 6941 1402 or [email protected]
Improving Natural Landscapes
© State of New South Wales through Local Land Services 2018. The information contained in this publication is based on knowledge and understanding at the time of writing October 2018. However, because of advances in knowledge, users are reminded of the need to ensurethat the information upon which they rely is up to date and to check the currency of the information with the appropriate officer of Local Land Services or the user’s independent adviser. For updates visit www.lls.nsw.gov.au/riverina
This project is supported by Riverina Local Land Services through funding from Catchment Action NSW.
Above map: Targeted Endangered Ecological Communities (EECs) in the Riverina regionOnly landholders that have EECs (marked in purple and green on this map) on their property are eligible for incentives under the Improving Natural Landscapes project.
