QWaLC 2021 Membership and Insurance survey underway and now due
Responses are now due and the survey closes today 5pm 12th March (if you are really struggling with time the 15th March will be okay) You should have received an email from Lane by now. In early February we distributed via email the link for the QWaLC 2021 Membership...
Queensland Bushfires Flexible Funding grants Round 2 close 11th Feb 2021
Funding support for communities affected by 2019 Queensland bushfiresGrants of up to $100,000 are now available for community groups, local councils and non-government organisations in 23 communities impacted by the bushfires last year.Minister for Emergency...
General Jeffery Soil Health Awards
The General Jeffery Soil Health Award is open to any individual farmer, land manager, extension specialist or educator who is making an outstanding contribution to improving soil health in Australia. NOMINATIONS OPEN DECEMBER 5 AND CLOSE MARCH 31, 2021....
There is still time to have your say
Firstly, to anyone who has completed the State of Volunteering in Queensland survey for volunteer involving organisations THANK YOU!The survey has been open for 3 weeks and whilst we have seen a great response, we do not have a sufficient amount of responses from...
National Priority List of Exotic Environmental Pests, Weeds and Diseases
Did your favourite annoyance make it into the top 42? www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity/environmental/priority-list The National Priority List of Exotic Environmental Pests, Weeds and Diseases was released today which delivers on a recommendation of the 2017...
Welcome to Australia’s new Chief Scientist
The Australian Academy of Science congratulates Dr Cathy Foley AO PSM FAA FTSE on her appointment as Chief Scientist of Australia. Academy President, Professor John Shine, warmly welcomed the appointment. “As an accomplished physicist, the first dedicated Chief...
Grants for Bushfire Recovery now open
Bushfire Recovery for Wildlife and Habitat Community Grants Program. Guidelines for this program, including eligibility requirements, are now available athttps://www.business.gov.au/brwhc. The $10 million program will support communities to undertake on-ground...
#CitSciOzOnline October 2020
ACSA online- every Wednesday in October! It is shaping up to be a great event! You can register for the event here, and the entire program operates on a ‘pay what you can afford’ basis (from $0 - $20 or free for Australian Citizen Science Association members).
QWaLC 2020 AGM
QWaLC is pleased to announce that it's AGM will be held on the 5th November via ZOOM and at the Toowoomba Library (limited numbers) 10am to 11am Agenda, proxy form and RSVP are available here.
Future Drought Fund Drought Resilience Program Grants
Time to get your writing groove on. The Australian Government is inviting applications under the Future Drought Fund: Natural Resource Management Drought Resilience Program - Grants. The Program is focused on support for experimentation in NRM practices, systems and...
Supporting Australia’s Volunteers and Building Resilient Communities
2020 Supplementary Volunteer Grants round now open volunteeringaustralia.org/svg2020 Funding of between $1000 - $5000 is available under the 2020 Supplementary Volunteer Grants Program to help community organisations to support the efforts of Australia's volunteers....
National Landcare Program small grants round 4 now open until 9 Oct
Funding is available to increase adoption of best practice sustainable agriculture and increase the capacity of land managers to adopt best practice sustainable agriculture. The guidelines and information are available at...
Support growing for an environmental job stimulus package
Strong support for conservation and landcare job creation initiatives as Australians increasingly struggle to find work: new polling results More than four in five Australians (83%) think the Morrison Government should fund practical environmental...
2020 Bob Hawke Landcare Award closes 12 Oct
The Bob Hawke Landcare Award is a prestigious, national award that publicly recognises an individual involved in championing Landcare and who inspires others to take action on their own property or through a Landcare group. Nominations now close on Monday 12th October...
A National conservation and land management employment program
The idea is to take people who have lost their jobs due to COVID-19, especially in tourism impacted regions, and redeploy them into temporary roles undertaking practical work such as restoring coastal habitats, tackling weeds and pests, planting trees, building...