Grant Acknowledgements

Grants enable us to employ local environmental contractors to help us with bush regeneration. As well as giving an environmental benefit, this has provided some $0.5m for local employment, predominantly of young people. Those employed by our contractors have successfully attained TAFE certification in bush regeneration.

Funding History

2002     Natural Heritage Trust Round 1

$27,000   

2004     Wyong Shire Council

$2,500

2005     Wyong Shire Council

$2,500

2006     Natural Heritage Trust Round 8 

$49,791

    Wyong Shire Council

$2,500

2007   Hunter Rivers CMA

$7,500

    Wyong Shire Council

$2,500

2008     Hunter Rivers CMA

$10,000

    Wyong Shire Council

$2,500

2009      Wyong Shire Council

$2,500

2010     NSW Environmental Trust

$32,000

    Wyong Shire Council

$2,500

2011     NSW Environmental Trust

       Wyong Shire Council

$2,500

2012     NSW Environmental Trust

               $32,000 (Wyong Council Land along creek bank)

$40,000 (RMS and Council P Land on adjacent floodplain)

  Wyong Shire Council

$2,500

2013     NSW Environmental Trust

$40,000 (RMS  Private and Council Land on adjacent floodplain)

    Wyong Shire Council

$2,500

2014     NSW Environmental Trust

$40,000 (RMS  Private Land on adjacent floodplain)

    Wyong Shire Council

$2,500

2015     NSW Environmental Trust

$40,000 (RMS  Private Land on adjacent floodplain)

    Wyong Shire Council

$2,500

2016     NSW Environmental Trust

$40,000 (RMS  Private Land on adjacent floodplain)

Local Land Services Greater Sydney

$16,000 (Freeway Shoulder Land)

    Wyong Shire Council

$2,500

2017     NSW Environmental Trust

$40,000 (Council and RMS  Private Land on adjacent floodplain)

Local Land Services Greater Sydney

$16,000 (Freeway Shoulder Land)

 NSW Environmental Trust $34,000 

(Council and RMS  Private Land on adjacent floodplain)

$34,000  NSW Environmental Trust

(Council and RMS  Private Land on adjacent floodplain)

2018  NSW Environmental Trust  $34,000

2019   NSW Environmental Trust  $34,000

2020 NSW Environmental Trust  $32,000

2022  NSW Environmental Trust  

Funding aggregate

2002

$27,000

2004

$29,500

2005

$32,000

2006

$81,791

$84,291

2007

$91,791

$94,291

2008

$104,291

$106,791

2009

$109,291

2010

$141,291

$143,791

2011

$146,291

2012

$148,791

$180,791

$220,791

2013

$223,291

$263,291

2014

$265,791

$305,791

2015

$308,291

$348,291

2016

$350,791

$390,791

$406,791

2017

$409,291

$449,291

$465,291

2018

$499,291

2019

$533,291 

2020

$565,291

We are proud to have participated over many years in training sessions for TAFE students. These students obtain employment in areas like mine rehabilitation around Australia. Those who have obtain employment with local businesses engaged in environmental work have sometimes returned to work on our site.

 Here, a TAFE-trained bush regeneration team is removing privet and other weeds from among rainforest seedlings that are regenerating on the banks of Ourimbah Creek.

This kind of intensive and skilled work has been made possible by a number of grants over the years. These grants support small business (bush regeneration contractors) and youth employment on the Central Coast while having a lasting effect on biodiversity.