Limestone Coast Grassroots Grants
The Limestone Coast Landscape Board's Grassroots Grants projects to receive funding for 2021 have been decided!
You can see the full list of Limestone Coast Grassroots Grants recipients and read about their projects in the table below and learn more about them by following us on social media.
2021/2022 Grassroots Grant Recipients
Applicant | Project Name | Project focus | Board priority | Council Area |
MacKillop Farm Management Group Incorporated | Measuring sandy soil fertility performance with organic amendments | Measure the most cost-effective conventional and alternative methods for maintaining healthy soils in a grazing system. Increase skills and knowledge of the agricultural community so that they can maintain healthy soils in their production systems. | Educating and partnering to sustainably manage our landscapes | Wattle Range Council |
| Avenue Tree Group | Avenue fire recovery - Green is the new Black | Support landscape fire recovery and increase community awareness and involvement in landcare initiatives. | Educating and partnering to sustainably manage our landscapes | Naracoorte Lucindale Council |
Friends of Canunda and Beachport Parks | Protecting Lake Frome wetlands from Spiny Rush | Maintain and enhance agricultural wetland values in the lake Frome catchment by controlling Spiny Rush. | Working collaboratively to manage pest plants and animals | Wattle Range Council |
Mount Burr Trails Incorporated | Mount Burr Trails 'Lookout Loop' Trail, Weed Control and Revegetation | Undertake weed control before planting local natives to improve ecological integrity and to amenity of the 'Lookout Loop' trail area. | Working collaboratively to manage pest plants and animals | Wattle Range Council |
Naracoorte South Primary School | Connecting with Culture and Restoring the Naracoorte South Nature Park | Improve and restore biodiversity and habitat conditions in the Naracoorte South Nature park, and educate and promote learning and connection with nature, biodiversity and indigenous culture within the school community. | Conserving and enhancing our region's biodiversity | Naracoorte Lucindale Council |
| Nature Glenelg Pty Ltd as trustee for Nature Glenelg Trust | Community monitoring and population estimates of Glenelg Spiny Crayfish | Obtain population estimates of Glenelg Spiny Crayfish and collect cultural and historical species information through community engagement. | Conserving and enhancing our region's biodiversity | District Council Grant |
| Newberry Park Primary School | Environmental and Aboriginal Cultural Program | Working on country to re-vegetate key landscape habitats while engaging students in Aboriginal culture and creating an awareness of environmental issues. | Educating and partnering to sustainably manage our landscapes | Wattle Range Council |
Nature Glenelg Pty Ltd as trustee for Nature Glenelg Trust | Year 9 Science program at Mt Burr swamp | Year 9 High School students will be involved in the wetland assessment, data collection and interpretation as well as be included in the site management and restoration of the Mt Burr swamp. | Educating and partnering to sustainably manage our landscapes | Wattle Range, DC Grant, City of Mount Gambier |
Port MacDonnell Landcare Group Inc. | SpringCare: Community caring for karst springs and fens | Community delivered monthly water quality sampling and wetland restoration activities at nationally endangered karst spring sites and associated fens. | Protecting and balancing our region's water resources | District Council of Grant |
The City of Mount Gambier | Crater Lakes Weed Control | Recognise and protect all of the heritage values of the Crater Lakes area by identifying the local natives species, the pest weeds and plants and heritage taxa and implementing control actions. | Educating and partnering to sustainably manage our landscapes | City of Mount Gambier |
| Vinehealth Australia | Improving wine industry resilience to climate change | Deliver specialist technical advice for grapegrowers and winemakers on water use, efficient grapevine rootstocks suitable to combat climate change. | Protecting and balancing our region's water resources | Wattle Range Council |