Council’s Environmental Grants Program recipients awarded
Lockyer Valley Regional Council has awarded grant funding to the recipients of the Community Environmental Grants Program for 2024/25.
The Community Environmental Grants Program is focused on supporting a healthy, sustainable and integrated natural environment within the Lockyer Valley through cooperative community projects.
Council’s Environment Portfolio Councillor Cheryl Steinhardt said Council allocated a total of $17,497 to the following applicants:
- Friends of Gormans Gap Inc. $5000 FOGG on Wheels – To purchase a trailer to allow projects to be mobile;
- Lockyer Uplands Catchments Inc. $3500 – To purchase native trees and conduct a planting day;
- Lockyer Valley Islamic Co. $4015 - Sustainable land management and native planting at the Gatton Mosque; and
- Withcott State School Parents and Citizens Association $4982 – To create an outdoor garden bed for water-wise edible food.
The applications were assessed on how well the proposed project achieves the Community Environmental Grant funding objectives, which are:
- Protection, maintenance and restoration of the natural environment supporting native fauna and flora;
- Education of the community about the importance of protecting, maintaining and restoring the natural environment;
- Flora and fauna survey work which assists in protecting and or restoring the environmental values of the Lockyer Valley regional area; and
- Promotion and implementation of catchment management such as the restoration of waterway
vegetation communities.
"It’s awesome to see a variety of fantastic community groups being supported to make a positive change thanks to the Community Environmental Grants program.
"As a Council, this makes us incredibly proud.
"No one is more attuned to our local environments than our community groups, and I look forward to seeing how this funding is used to achieve their desired outcomes.
“Congratulations to all the deserving recipients,” Cr Steinhardt said.
For more information, visit www.lockyervalley.qld.gov.au or contact Council on 1300 005 872.
