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Grants & Incentives

Victorian Landcare Grants Now Open

Overview
Through the 2025 Victorian Landcare Grants, $3.55 million is available for Landcare and other environmental volunteer groups and networks that are working to protect and restore land and the environment. 

Funding
A total of $3.55 million is available for project and support grants across Victoria.

Project grants 
Project Grants of up to $20,000 are available for on-ground works and community education projects that protect or improve the natural environment, including native vegetation and wildlife, waterways and soils.

Support grants
Support Grants of up to $500 are available to help with group and network administration and running costs.

Eligibility
The grants are open to environmental volunteer groups, including Landcare groups and networks, Friends groups, Conservation Management Networks, Committees of Management, Coastcare groups and Aboriginal groups to support their important work in helping protect the health of our land, waterways and biodiversity.

How to Apply

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Timeline

Applications open                                  Tuesday 4 March 2025

Applications close                                  5pm Wednesday 16 April 2025

Recipients notified                                 September 2025

Projects must be completed and reported on by 30 November 2026

Guidelines
2025 Victorian Landcare Grants – Guidelines Mallee CMA (PDF)

2025 Victorian Landcare Grants – Guidelines Mallee CMA (WORD)

Contact
For more information, contact Nelson Burand-Hicks, Mallee CMA Regional Landcare Coordinator, on Nelson.Burand-Hicks@malleecma.com.au or 0427 540 468.

Victorian Mallee Irrigation Incentive Program

The Mallee Irrigation Incentive Program is a specific program for irrigators in the Mallee Catchment Management Authority (CMA) region. The program aims to encourage better water use efficiency on-farm through improved irrigation management, which results in improved farm production while minimising/reducing impacts on the environment.

To find out more, please review the following documents:

Irrigation Incentives for Victorian Mallee Irrigators 

Fact Sheet

The Victorian Mallee Irrigation Incentive Guideline

Word / PDF

Expression of Interest Form

Word / PDF

For more information, please contact:
Maxine Schache – Irrigation Extension Officer
Phone 03 5450 8302