We provide a financial incentive to rural landowners for projects that support sustainable land management practices, especially protecting and enhancing remnant vegetation, through our Environmental Works Grants Program.
You can apply for funds for a range of environmental projects including:
Note: Waterway revegetation projects are given low priority for funding under this program because assistance is available through Melbourne Water’s Liveable Communities, Liveable Waterways Program.
To be eligible, your property must be:
Properties zoned and/or designated for future residential, industrial or commercial developments are not eligible under this program.
Applications are open until 31 October.
The application guidelines are available to download and include information on the types of activities we will fund, the amount of funding available, and how we will assess applications.
We provide eligible rural landowners with a rate rebate to encourage responsible land management.
Our Sustainable Land Management Rebate Scheme is an incentive to carry out and/or maintain land management works that will:
To be eligible, your property must be:
Our officers also offer rural property owners free on-site advice, and hold free land management field days throughout the year (advertised in the local press and community newsletters).
For more information contact our Sustainable Land Management Offer on 9217 2471 or email mark.williams@whittlesea.vic.gov.au