Program snapshot
Category: Bushfire Recovery Programs
Amounts: The program offers 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: Registrations are now closed and projects are underway.
Managed by: NSW Environment Protection Authority, This program is funded under the joint Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.
Aims
This initiative focuses 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 aims 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 may cover
- 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).
Useful documents
Grant rounds
Round 1
10 Aboriginal communities registered an expression of interest for Round 1 of the program and 9 were assessed as eligible. Round 1 works were completed in October 2021.
| Stakeholder | Local Government Area | Spend to date |
|---|---|---|
|
Baryulgil LALC |
Clarence Valley Council |
$180,000 |
|
Eden LALC |
Bega Valley Shire Council |
$550,000 |
|
Jerringa LALC |
Shoalhaven City Council |
$550,000 |
|
Malabugilmah LALC |
Clarence Valley Council |
$45,000 |
|
Merrimans LALC |
Bega Valley Shire Council |
$300,000 |
|
Mogo LALC |
Eurobodalla Shire Council |
$750,000 |
|
Nowra LALC |
Shoalhaven City Council |
$1,100,000 |
|
Wanaruah LALC |
Singleton Shire Council |
$8,000 |
|
Wattle Ridge LALC |
Tamworth Regional Council |
$60,000 |
Round 2
18 Aboriginal communities registered an expression of interest for Round 2 of the program and 13 have been assessed as eligible to date.
| Stakeholder | Local Government Area | Spend to date |
|---|---|---|
|
Biraban LALC |
Lake Macquarie City Council |
N/A |
|
Birrigan Gargle LALC |
Clarence Valley Council |
$10,000 |
|
Bodalla LALC |
Eurobodalla Shire Council |
$55,000 |
|
Bowraville LALC |
Nambucca Valley Council |
$25,000 |
|
Cobowra LALC |
Eurobodalla Shire Council |
$5,000 |
|
Forster LALC |
MidCoast Council |
N/A |
|
Grafton Ngerrie LALC |
Clarence Valley Council |
N/A |
|
Illaroo Farm (Mia Mia) LALC |
Shoalhaven City Council |
$15,000 |
|
Merrimans LALC |
Bega Valley Shire Council |
$75,000 |
|
Mingaan Wiradjuri Aboriginal Corporation |
Lithgow City Council |
N/A |
|
Purfleet/Taree LALC |
MidCoast Council |
$85,000 |
|
Thunggutti LALC |
Kempsey Shire Council |
$490,000 |
|
Wagonga LALC |
Eurobodalla Shire Council |
$35,000 |