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More Funding for Gippsland’s Iconic Lakes

Almost $280,000 allocated to ten projects to improve Gippsland Lakes.

By Portal Admin - 9th September 2018 - Back to News

Almost $280,000 has been allocated to ten projects aimed at improving the health of the iconic Gippsland Lakes.

Member for Eastern Victoria Region Harriet Shing today announced the successful community grant projects.

Community grants were awarded to projects that tackle some of the high priority areas and issues facing the Gippsland Lakes.

This includes maintaining and restoring habitat for native species, reducing sediment and nutrient loads to the Gippsland Lakes, protecting native animals and improving understanding of plants and animals of the Gippsland Lakes.

Grants have been allocated to

• Romawi Landcare Group for the Forge Creek Restoration project
• Heyfield Wetlands Trust for their Stormwater Management project
• Nungurner Community and Coast Action Group for the Nungurner Foreshore Protection project
• Marine Mammal Foundation for the Lakes Champions project
• East Gippsland Landcare Network for their revegetation project ‘A little green around the blue’
• Birdlife Australia for their Australian Pelicans Citizen Science project
• Friends of Beware Reef for their Marine Life in the Lakes project
• Nagle College Landcare Group for the Nagle College Rainforest project
• Birdlife Australia for their project studying the movements of Australasian Bittern
• Lakes Entrance Action and Development Association for the Lakes Entrance Dolphin Discovery Centre project.

Source: http://gippsland.com/

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