Victoria’s local waterways are set to be enhanced with projects that protect the environment and create more green open spaces for the community to get out and about in the great outdoors.
The second round of the Green Links Grant Program has been announced, with $2 million to be invested across projects that help to restore and improve local waterways all over Victoria.
Under round two, eligibility has been extended to also include projects delivered by schools – giving young people more opportunities to get involved in restoring and safeguarding the state’s precious rivers and creeks.
Community groups, water and land managers, Traditional Owners, local councils and now schools are encouraged to apply for project funding between $20,000 and $350,000.
Victoria’s waterways are home to more than 1,800 species of native plants and 600 species of native animals and revegetation projects are essential for the health of our waterways and their parkland corridors.
Projects funded through the Green Links Grants are creating more environmental corridors and helping native plants flourish. Funding will help target urban areas that have experienced a loss of green spaces.
The first round of the Green Links Grant Program saw 23 projects share more than $6 million,
The $10 million Green Links Grant Program builds on the Labor Government’s $262 million investment in maintaining the health and resilience of waterways and catchments across regional Victoria and Melbourne.
More information: water.vic.gov.au/grants/green-links-grants
