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Apply now for an Environment Levy Community Group grant

Applications open for Council's Environment Levy Community Group grant on Wednesday, 5 August 2020.

To be eligible to receive an Environment Levy Community Group Grant, projects must meet the following criteria:

• The project must be within the Gympie region.
• A project plan must accompany the grant application.
• The project must demonstrate quantifiable environmental outcomes within the Gympie region.
• Where relevant, the project must demonstrate how the works will be maintained beyond the project completion date.

The grants can be used to fund:

• on-ground land management activities
• community engagement activities
• services supporting environmental activities
• activities that will enhance regional knowledge.

Applications must align with the following strategy outcomes from the Environment Strategy:

• Biodiversity is conserved and enhanced and water quality is improved.
• Greenhouse gas emissions are minimised and our region is resilient to a changing climate.
• Community partnerships support a thriving environment.

Applications must also focus on one of the environmental priorities identified for the Gympie region:

• Biodiversity and habitat protection.
• Adapting to a changing climate and natural hazard management.
• Improving land management practices to improve water quality and waterway health.
• Energy efficiency and the addition of renewable energy.

In addition, the application should support the strategic priorities for the region, such as:

• Align with regional priorities and outcomes identified in the Environment Strategy 2018-2023.
• Align with or be a direct action from the Environment Strategy 2018-2023 or the Koala Conservation Management Plan 2018.
• Be proposed in an area identified for such action within or adjacent to the Environmental Priorities Network Map (where an on-ground action).
• Support for a threatened species or priority local species identified within the Gympie region.

The grant application form can be accessed here https://gympie.smartygrants.com.au/environmentlevygrant

Applications close 5pm Wednesday, 2 September 2020.

For more information email environment@gympie.qld.gov.au or phone 1300 307 800.