Biodiversity Buddies Grants

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Knox City Council provides grants for landowners of up to $1,000 to conserve and improve the indigenous vegetation on their property.

About the grants

Biodiversity Buddies Grants aim to support the Gardens for Wildlife program.

They provide funds for:

Grants provide an equal amount of the cost. This means the Council will match your financial contribution up to $1000.

You must pay your full contribution before Council pays its half.

You must be a member of the Gardens for Wildlife program.

Your property must have or be near significant remnant indigenous vegetation. This is subject to Council approval.

Works that are part of a compliance notice aren't eligible for the grants.

Once Council receives your grant application, we will contact you to talk about the proposed works and arrange an on-site assessment.

To help your application, you can provide:

We aim to acknowledge your grant application within 5 business days after receiving a complete application.

We assess applications based on:

the environmental importance and community benefit of the project
your ability to show ongoing commitment to the project
a commitment to carry out the assessing officer's recommendations
a commitment to follow the guidelines of your land management plan, if you have one.

Applicants should be aware of the following:

you will need to complete an agreed works plan
only works carried out and receipted during the current financial year are funded
a qualified natural resource management contractor must carry out the work
we conduct another site inspection once the work has been completed.

We aim respond to enquiries about Council grants within 3 business days.

Or call our Customer Service team on 9298 8000.