Landowners can now apply for a share of $11.4 million in state government grants to help restore and enhance native vegetation on their properties.
Two new Native Vegetation Council grants launched recently would help protect and improve habitat for threatened species, boost biodiversity and restore ecosystems.
The Incentive Grant program encourage landholders to establish new Heritage Agreements to protect native vegetation on their land.
Heritage Agreements are conservation areas on private land that help contribute to restoring or protecting native vegetation and biodiversity.
These grants would help fund short-term projects (1-5 years) and are available to all SA landholders.
Minister for Climate, Environment and Water Susan Close said with only 33 per cent of native vegetation remaining in South Australia’s agricultural zone it was critical to restore what was left and revegetate new areas.
“The Native Vegetation Council plays an important role in funding projects that will improve habitat for wildlife, such as Malleefowl, Plains-wanderer and Southern Whiteface. These grants also support healthy ecosystems by increasing the amount of woodlands across our state,” she said.
A second program, the Restoration Grants program 2024-2026, would support long-term projects lasting up to 10 years in the Northern and Yorke, SA Arid Lands and Eyre Peninsula regions.
Applications for the Incentive Grant program can be submitted any time up to 30 June 2026, however, landholders are encouraged to apply early.
For more information visit the Native Vegetation Council website.
