Program snapshot
Category: Bushfire Recovery Programs
Amounts: The program is administered in two phases and provides up to $2.11 million in funding to public land managers to effectively deal with the full extent of dumped bushfire waste in their region.
- Phase 1 – Data Collection Initiative (closed): Scoping the extent of bushfire dumping. Eligible applicants were provided with a designated consultant to scope the extent of bushfire dumping in their region. This information could be used to inform grant funding applications in Phase 2.
- Phase 2 – Clean-up, disposal and prevention (closed): Applicants are awarded funds to clean-up and dispose of dumped bushfire waste and to implement dumping prevention measures.
Contact: 131 555 or RecoveryandResiliencePrograms@epa.nsw.gov.au
Status: Phase 1 is completed and successful applicants for Phase 2 have been announced.
Managed by: NSW Environment Protection Authority
Aims
The program’s objectives are to:
- lawfully manage known bushfire dumps resulting from the 2019-20 bushfires and ensure they do not pose any further risks to humans or the environment
- reduce the financial impact on public land managers to clean up and dispose of bushfire dumps resulting from the 2019-20 bushfires
- improve data quality on the extent of bushfire dumping across NSW as a result of the 2019-2020 bushfires. This will provide important baseline evidence of the lingering impact of the bushfires.
- better prepare public land managers to deter future bushfire dumping by supporting the implementation of prevention and deterrence measures
- provide regional employment opportunities in bushfire affected areas.
Useful documents
Successful applicants
Successful Phase 2 applicants are summarised in the table below.
| Recipient | Grant amount |
|---|---|
|
National Parks and Wildlife Service – Bulga |
$369,453.51 |
|
Bega Valley Shire Council |
$114,300.00 |
|
National Parks and Wildlife Service – Lower Hunter |
$182,100.00 |
|
Crown Lands – Goulburn |
$400,000.00 |
|
Crown Lands – Nowra |
$140,000.00 |
|
Blue Mountains City Council |
$163,092.00 |
|
Kempsey Shire Council |
$63,500.00 |
|
National Parks and Wildlife Service – South Coast |
$255,600.00 |
|
|
Total = $1,688,045.51 |