Local communities across the Dandenong Ranges will share in more than $1 million in funding for fuel reduction and key revegetation projects. Grants to 23 local groups – including $230,000 to StopPitt to control the spread of Sweet Pittosporum in the ranges – were announced by Minister for the Environment, Greg Hunt, and the Federal…
DetailsA re-elected Turnbull Government will deliver two new Green Army projects for Ringwood North and Mitcham. The Green Army provides opportunities for young Australians aged 17-24 years to gain training and experience which will assist them in the future to find jobs, while generating real benefits for the local environment. The projects, to be completed…
DetailsA re-elected Turnbull Government will invest $3 million to improve the Tuggerah Lakes under the Improving Your Local Parks and Environment Programme. The investment is part of the Coalition’s policy to support our local communities and environments by investing in parks, nature reserves, coastal and river areas. The project will implement programmes to help continue…
DetailsThe Hon Barnaby Joyce MP Deputy Prime Minister Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources The Hon Greg Hunt MP Minister for the Environment Mr Warren Entsch MP Federal Member for Leichhardt A re-elected Turnbull Government will deliver an $8.8 million funding package to help eradicate Yellow Crazy Ants and tackle tramp ants in Far North…
DetailsI am delighted that older people and people with a disability across the Mornington Peninsula, Koo Wee Rup and Bass Coast will receive extra support to stay in their own homes thanks to $174,000 in combined funding from the Commonwealth and Victorian governments. This funding will help expand existing services or create new ones in…
DetailsA re-elected Coalition Government will deliver a new Green Army project for Salt Pan Creek at Padstow and Peakhurst. Green Army teams have already been working at various locations along Salt Pan Creek and undertaking activities including bush regeneration, weed and rubbish removal and natural rehabilitation. “The Green Army teams at Peakhurst and Padstow have…
DetailsThe former home of Arthur Boyd – now a haven for artists in the Shoalhaven region – has been acknowledged for its significance to the nation with a place on the Commonwealth Heritage List. The property’s inclusion on the list was announced today during a visit by Minister for the Environment, Greg Hunt, and Federal…
DetailsThe Hon Greg Hunt MP Minister for the Environment Michelle Blicavs Liberal Candidate for Cunningham Dr Carolyn Currie Liberal Candidate for Whitlam A re-elected Turnbull Government will deliver a new Green Army project for Lake Illawarra and Wollongong. The Green Army provides opportunities for young Australians aged 17-24 years to gain training and experience which will assist them in the future…
DetailsA plan to provide urgent relief to Batemans Bay residents suffering under the impact of flying foxes was announced today by Minister for Environment Greg Hunt, and Member for Gilmore Ann Sudmalis. The five-point plan will free the Eurobodalla Shire Council to take urgent non-lethal action to disperse the town’s flying fox colony, while providing…
DetailsA re-elected Coalition Government will deliver a new Green Army project for Pambula Wetlands. The Green Army provides opportunities for young Australians aged 17-24 years to gain training and experience which will assist them in the future to find jobs, while generating real benefits for the local environment. The project will: • Rejuvenate the Pambula…
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