Program snapshot
Category: Bushfire Recovery Programs
Amounts: The program offered funding to assist and support bushfire-impacted Aboriginal communities to clean-up and dispose of bushfire waste and install deterrence infrastructure (fencing, gates, bollards and signage) to prevent future illegal dumping on Aboriginal lands.
Eligible bodies: Eligible bodies were Local Aboriginal Land Councils and other Aboriginal land managers (Aboriginal Organisations or Corporations) conducting clean-up projects from the 2019-20 summer bushfires, which are not eligible for the initial government-funded bushfire clean-up program.
Contact: Email RecoveryandResiliencePrograms@epa.nsw.gov.au
Status: The program is completed.
Managed by: NSW Environment Protection Authority. This program was funded under the joint Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.
Aims
This initiative focused on supporting Local Aboriginal Land Councils and Aboriginal land managers with the clean-up of bushfire impacted lands and determine the impacts following the 2019–20 NSW bushfires. It aimed to improve data quality on the extent of bushfire impacts across NSW and will provide important baseline evidence of the lingering impact of the bushfires. The program covered:
- clean-up of bushfire-affected infrastructure such as cultural centres, cultural sites, sheds, fences, office buildings and signage.
- removal and remediation of bushfire impacted contaminated lands.
- removal of hazardous trees or green waste restricting access to sites.
- clean-up and repair of access trails to aboriginal lands.
- clean-up of illegally dumped bushfire and legacy waste.
- installation of illegal dumping deterrence measures to restrict access to aboriginal lands (fences, bollards, physical rock barriers or signage).
Grant rounds
Round 1
Nine Aboriginal communities participated in the round 1 program, with works completed in October 2021.
| Stakeholder | Local Government Area | Spend to date |
|---|---|---|
|
Baryulgil LALC |
Clarence Valley Council |
$280,000 |
|
Eden LALC |
Bega Valley Shire Council |
$1,017,000 |
|
Jerringa LALC |
Shoalhaven City Council |
$687,000 |
|
Malabugilmah LALC |
Clarence Valley Council |
$47,000 |
|
Merrimans LALC |
Bega Valley Shire Council |
$368,000 |
|
Mogo LALC |
Eurobodalla Shire Council |
$833,000 |
|
Nowra LALC |
Shoalhaven City Council |
$1,026,000 |
|
Tamworth LALC (Wattle Ridge IPA) |
Tamworth Shire Council |
$107,000 |
|
Wanaruah LALC |
Singleton Regional Council | $72,000 |
Round 2
14 Aboriginal communities participated in the round 2 program, with works completed in 2022.
| Stakeholder | Local Government Area | Spend to date |
|---|---|---|
| Bathurst/Wiradjuri Aboriginal Corporation |
Lithgow City Council |
$23,000 |
|
Biraban LALC |
Lake Macquarie City Council |
$358,000 |
|
Birrigan Gargle LALC |
Clarence Valley Council |
$14,000 |
|
Bodalla LALC |
Eurobodalla Shire Council |
$46,000 |
|
Bowraville LALC |
Nambucca Valley Council |
$103,000 |
|
Cobowra LALC |
Eurobodalla Shire Council |
$27,000 |
|
Forster LALC |
MidCoast Council |
$196,000 |
|
Grafton Ngerrie LALC |
Clarence Valley Council |
$205,000 |
|
Illaroo Farm (Mia Mia) LALC |
Shoalhaven City Council |
$152,000 |
| Jubulllum LALC | $458,000 | |
|
Merrimans LALC |
Bega Valley Shire Council |
$64,000 |
|
Purfleet/Taree LALC |
MidCoast Council |
$64,000 |
|
Thunggutti LALC |
Kempsey Shire Council |
$489,000 |
|
Wagonga LALC |
Eurobodalla Shire Council |
$44,000 |