TheTerritory Labor Government is protecting the Northern Territorys unique environment,with the latest round of Environment Grants now open for applicants.
Thisyears program will focus on waste and is designed to engage the community tohelp mitigate environmental harm and raise awareness of the impacts to protectthe Territorys environment.
Morethan $900,000 has been allocated as part of the 2019/20 Environment Grantsround to support remote and regional areas to protect their environment:
- $630,000 has been allocated for environmental groups to assistthe Government in the development of environmental policy and regulation,community education and awareness on waste and strategic waste management inrural and remote areas; and
- $300,000 has been allocated for community, schools, smallbusiness and not-for-profit organisation projects with a focus on wasteavoidance, reuse and recycling, and increasing accessibility to the containerdeposit scheme in regional and remote areas.
The2018/19 Environment Grants saw:
- Jingili Primary School receive more than $3,000 to construct andsecure a collection point to improve their recycling outcomes and more than$2,000 to purchase Bees Wax Wraps to reduce its use of single-use plastics;
- Milingimbi Outstation Progress and Resource Association receivemore than $19,000 for water efficiency upgrades at Bodiya Outstation; and
- Belyuen Community Government Council receive more than $3,000for their Clean Up Days.
Toapply for an Environment Grant to better protect the Northern Territorysunique environment like the 2018/19 recipients, go to https://denr.nt.gov.au/environment-information/funding-for-environment-projects/environment-grants
Applications close 2 September 2019.
Quotesfrom the Minister for Environment and Natural Resources, Eva Lawler:
TheTerritorys natural environment is one of our greatest assets and grants likethese help us to better protect it.
Protecting the environment creates jobs goodenvironmental policy is smart economic policy.
Supportinglocal projects and organisations in the NT creates opportunity that not onlybenefits our natural environment, it also benefits the community.
