Environmental Plans and Grants – A burst of activity at the state level
Posted on 7 April, 2016 by Connecting Country
As noted in an earlier blogs, since mid-March 2016 there has been a flurry of activity from the Victorian government on environmental matters. They are seek feedback on new three policies related to environmental management. They have also launched the second round of the Threatened Species Grants. In summary:
- Water for Victoria – feedback due by 29 April (CLICK HERE)
- Protecting Victoria’s Environment – Biodiversity 2036 – feedback due by 15 May (CLICK HERE)
- Review of the Native Vegetation Clearing Regulations – feedback due by 29 April (CLICK HERE)
- Threatened Species Protection Initiative Grants – standard applications due by 20 April and crowd-funding EOI applications due by 13 April (CLICK HERE)
For the ‘Biodiversity 2036’ plan, a series of 13 community consultation sessions are being held across the state. The nearest to the Mount Alexander region is being held in Bendigo at The Capital on Thursday 14 April. It will start with a presentation about the plan from 4.30pm, and then followed by a open discussion session from 6pm to 8pm. For more details, and to register to attend the Bendigo session, follow this link (CLICK HERE).
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