Environmental Grants 2016-17 recipients
The following Environmental Grants projects were approved in 2016-17, under the Lord Mayor's Community Sustainability and Environmental Grants Program.
Successful grant recipients receive funding to address environmental issues in the Brisbane community.
| Organisation | Project | Amount approved |
|---|---|---|
| BirdLife Australia Ltd Southern Queensland Branch | Community owl monitoring project | $8060.60 |
| Brisbane Catchments Network Inc | Operating and administration expenses for the Brisbane Catchments Network | $5100 |
| Bulimba Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee Inc | Bushland restoration within Reynolds Street Park, Carindale, to enhance Squirrel Glider habitat | $11,428.70 |
| Bulimba Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee Inc | Operating and administration expenses, and Communications Officer for Bulimba Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee | $3000 |
| Carmichael Park Bushcare Group | Bushland restoration within and adjacent to Carmichael Park, Tingalpa | $11,600 |
| Centenary and District Environmental Action Inc | Operating and administration expenses for Centenary and District Environmental Action | $1650 |
| Cubberla-Witton Catchments Network Inc | Environmental vine weed control within Sandy Creek, St Lucia Golf Course, St Lucia | $14,500 |
| Cubberla-Witton Catchments Network Inc | Operating and administration expenses for the Cubberla-Witton Catchments Network | $8000 |
| Karawatha Forest Protection Society Inc | Operational and administration expenses for the Karawatha Forest Protection Society | $3300 |
| Little Gubberley Bushcare Group | Bushland restoration and soil stabilisation within Akuna Street Park, Kenmore | $9510 |
| Moggill Creek Catchment Group Inc | Administration and operating expenses for the Moggill Creek Catchment Group | $8800 |
| Mt Nebo & Mt Glorious Environment Protection Association Inc | Environmental weed control along Mt Nebo Road verges for the Southern D'Aguilar Strategic Weed Partnership | $13,216.50 |
| Myuna Park Bushcare Group | Bushland restoration within Myuna Street Park, Balmoral | $3540 |
| Norman Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee Inc | Administration and operating expenses for Norman Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee | $8500 |
| Norman Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee Inc | Nursery operation and rainwater harvesting upgrade for Norman Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee | $3649.76 |
| Qld Ornithological Society Inc | Operating and administration expenses for the Society's office premises, The Bower, Dutton Park | $4606.90 |
| Queensland Mycological Society Inc | Community fungi identification workshops | $12,650 |
| The Hut Environmental and Community Association Inc | Operating and administration expenses for The Hut Environmental and Community Association | $7425 |
| The Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland Kedron Brook Catchment Branch Inc | Northside Squirrel Glider monitoring project | $11,352 |
| The Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland Kedron Brook Catchment Branch Inc | Operating and administration expenses for the Kedron Brook Catchment Branch | $3000.03 |
| Wolston and Centenary Catchments Inc | Bushland restoration within Wolston Creek Bushland Reserve, Riverhills | $16,165.60 |
| Wolston and Centenary Catchments Inc | Bushland restoration within Wood Park, Middle Park | $12,611.50 |
| Wolston and Centenary Catchments Inc | Operating and administration expenses for Wolston and Centenary Catchments | $8301.70 |