French Island is set to become feral cat free under a community-driven plan to make the island a safe haven for wildlife by 2020. Under a re-elected Turnbull Government, French Island will join Kangaroo Island, Bruny Island, Dirk Hartog Island and Christmas Island on the Australian Government’s list of five priority islands aiming to become…
DetailsKangaroo Island is set to become one of the world’s largest inhabited islands free of feral cats under a community-driven plan to make the island a safe haven for wildlife by 2020. Minister for the Environment, Greg Hunt, and the Federal Member for Mayo, Jamie Briggs, made the announcement in Adelaide today. Under a re-elected…
DetailsA re-elected Turnbull Government will invest $1.2 million for a Mayo Local Environment Plan, which includes: • Two new Green Army projects for the Lower Lakes and the Adelaide Hills • $100,000 in funding through the Solar Communities Programme for local community groups to install solar and battery storage • $500,000 to help make Kangaroo…
DetailsPeople with disability in the electorate of Flinders will benefit from $1 million in Commonwealth funding to support the development and upgrading of specialist accommodation. Minister for Social Services, Christian Porter, said up to $10 million in Commonwealth funding would be provided across Australia to support projects designed to provide accommodation for people with a disability who…
DetailsA re-elected Turnbull Government will invest $100,000 to upgrade the Marine Discovery Centre under the Improving Your Local Parks and Environment Programme. Federal Member for Hindmarsh Matt Williams was joined by Minister for the Environment, Greg Hunt today to announce a re-elected Coalition Government would deliver $100,000 to the Marine Discovery Centre to improve the…
DetailsLabor’s belated interest in Parramatta’s Female Factory and their bizarre call for bipartisan support on heritage listing displays an astonishing lack of awareness. “It has been almost 11 months since I publicly announced that the Parramatta Female Factory had been added to the Australian Heritage Council’s priority assessment list for inclusion on the National Heritage…
DetailsToday on World Environment Day, the Coalition is delighted to announce that a re-elected Turnbull Government will commit $250,000 to local efforts to protect endangered species in Durack. The funding will go to the Martu Traditional Owners to work in partnership with the WA Government on feral cat eradication and the reintroduction of up to…
DetailsToday on World Environment Day, the Coalition is delighted to announce that a re-elected Turnbull Government will commit $20,000 to local efforts to protect the iconic Ormeau Bottle Tree. The funding will help the Friends of the Ormeau Bottle Tree fence off populations, collect seeds for seed banking, control weeds and propagate and replant this…
DetailsToday on World Environment Day, the Coalition is delighted to announce that a re-elected Turnbull Government will commit $20,000 to local efforts to protect the endangered Eastern Curlew. The funding will help the Hunter Bird Observers Club restore crucial saltmarsh habitat for the Eastern Curlew and other migratory shorebirds. This community project will be among…
DetailsToday on World Environment Day, the Coalition is delighted to announce that a re-elected Turnbull Government will commit $150,000 to local efforts to protect the endangered Southern Cassowary. The funding will allow the Cassowary Recovery Team to work with Indigenous communities on feral pig control and fire management in Cape York with the aim of…
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