Minister for Resources and Water, Keith Pitt, and Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie, today announced a grant to re-snag the Kiewa River to protect threatened fish species through the $20 million Murray–Darling Healthy Rivers Program. Minister for Resources and Water, Keith Pitt, said the grants were designed to help communities deliver on-ground projects to improve the…
DetailsFirst-round grants announced for Future Drought Fund’s Networks to Build Drought Resilience program Program funds events, training, and small scale infrastructure that will facilitate and enable networking. The Liberal and Nationals Government’s $5 billion Future Drought Fund will provide $98,843 to agricultural communities in Indigo Shire to better prepare for drought. Minister for Agriculture and…
DetailsBendigo is receiving $232,596 in grants under round six of the Liberal and Nationals Government’s Safer Communities Fund to improve safety and help divert local at-risk youth from a life of crime. The funding means 75 practical community-led projects across Australia will be able to work with high-risk young people to break the cycle of…
DetailsTotal of $29 million awarded nationally for 46 innovative drought projects Bendigo will see two projects get underway to better prepare for drought A key milestone for the Future Drought Fund Research and Adoption program Farmers in the Bendigo region will benefit from a share of $29 million for projects to manage and prepare for…
DetailsApplications are now open for funding for initiatives that encourage students and individuals in regional and remote areas of Australia to aspire to completing higher education. The Australian Government’s Regional Partnerships Project Pool Program provides $7.1 million over three years for the delivery of collaborative outreach programs that support the higher education aspirations of students…
DetailsBushfire affected communities in Victoria can now apply for a share of $3.8 million to support local community projects under the jointly funded Local Economic Recovery (LER) program. Nationals Senate Leader and Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie said the Commonwealth-Victoria joint funding will invest in projects that support local economic recovery and build a sense…
DetailsThe Liberal and Nationals Government has provided funding to two local community projects in Ballarat under the Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants program. These projects are receiving a total of more than $2.7 million in support. Nationals Senate Leader and Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie said an interactive program for local primary school students, as…
DetailsThe Liberal and Nationals Government has provided funding to three local community projects in Bendigo under the Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants program. These projects are receiving a total of $804,095 in support. Nationals Senate Leader and Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie said the provision of trauma care workshops, legal assistance, as well as bushfire…
DetailsThe Liberal and Nationals Government has provided funding to 46 local community projects in the electorate of Indi under the Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants program. These projects across Towong, Alpine, Mansfield, Indigo, Wangaratta and Wodonga are receiving a total of more than $25.4 million in support. Nationals Senate Leader and Senator for Victoria, Bridget…
DetailsThe Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants program has been boosted to $390 million to further support communities to recover from the 2019-20 bushfires. Minister for Emergency Management and National Recovery and Resilience, Senator Bridget McKenzie, said the Government has now increased the funding for the grants program by an additional $110 million to provide more…
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