Restoration and Rehabilitation grants ** Change in timing **

The NSW Environmental Trust usually calls for applications to its Restoration and Rehabilitation Grants Program in August / September each year.

The call for applications will now commence in November 2017 with applications closing in early February 2018. 

Successful grantees will still be announced in May/June, with projects commencing as normal in August.

This shift is in response to internal process reviews and feedback from applicants and grantees within the recent independent program evaluation (undertaken by the Natural Resources Commission), including concerns about the length of time between application submission and notification of successful projects. 

Questions? Contact the Trust Administration on (02) 8837 6093 or via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

To find out about other grants programs delivered by the Environmental Trust, please visit the Trust website. 

Great achievements at Busby's Flat 

There is lots of action at Busby's Flat at the moment as the Northern Rivers Fire and Biodiversity Consortium's partnership project works its way through Year 2 of its NSW Environmental Trust Restoration and Rehabilitation grant. The project is protecting and enhancing the ecological and cultural significance of 4 sites at Busby's Flat through bush regeneration work and appropriate fire management. Undertaking the on-ground work is Casino-Boolangle LALC and EnviTE who have been targeting Cat's Claw Creeper and Lantana along 4.5 km of creek to protect the habitat of a number of threatened species.

The team's work has been extended thanks to a Working on Country grant from North Coast Local Land Services enabling the project to target a larger area, controlling Winter Senna and Privet which has been taking hold along the flats of Busby's Creek. Mosaic patch burning across 43 ha of LALC land, planned for later this year, will protect the habitat of threatened species such as Yello Bellied Gliders and Koala's from wildfire and threat of Bell Miner Associated Dieback (BMAD), a key threatening process. It will also hopefully encourage the regeneration of River Red Gums and other Eucalypt species which once dominated the area adjoining the riparian rainforest of Busby's Creek, making this site of particularly high conservation value. 

Offer of assistance from Kyogle Landcare Nursery 

Greetings for Kyogle Landcare - Due to the severity of the recent floods many creeks and river banks have been damaged, in some cases the damage is severe.  If you have had damage to creek/river areas on your property, Kyogle Landcare Inc has a limited number of plants available at its Nursery near the Kyogle Tennis Courts for flood restoration.

For current financial members of Kyogle Landcare - 60 tubestock (a mixture of small tubestock and large tubestock) are available for free.  For non-members - there will be a recovery price (cover costs of pot and potting mix) of 3xsmall tube stock for $1.00 and 2xlarge tubestock for $1.00. 

To take advantage of this offer we simply require a photo of the damage, the name of property owner/s and address of property. This offer applies to Landholders in the Kyogle LGA only.

The Nursery is opened Tuesdays 9am – 11am. This offer is available until the end of June. 

Landcare in Focus - May edition available now

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New Rainforest Trees App for identifying trees by Bark and Trunk

Do you find yourself staring up into the canopy and wanting to identify that glorious tree with nothing but the trunk as your guide?

With over 30 years’ experience in identifying eastern Australian rainforest trees, Peter Poropat has published two popular books on Barks and Trunks, Rainforest Trees of South-Eastern Australia (Volume 1 and 2). These books have now been converted into an App available from the Apple iTunes store. This App is currently only available for iPhones.

Peter's books are available from his website: www.barksandtrunks.com.au.