20MTR2-37 Wilson's River - Connecting Riparian and Reserve Koala Habitat and restoring TEC This project will create and restore a strategic habitat corridor throughout 29 ha of the landscape of the mid Richmond River, which will expand habitat for the Nationally Threatened Koala whilst linking the existing Tucki Tucki Nature Reserve, through an area of Nationally Threatened Lowland Rainforest to an extended Riparian Corridor along the Richmond River. A total of 5.5 ha of previously cleared native vegetation will be replanted creating 1500 m of riparian corridor to link existing riparian Koala habitat remnants on the Wilson's River and 750 m of terrestrial corridor to link riparian habitats with nearby terrestrial Koala habitat remnants. Restoration works across 23.5 ha will enhance condition of the linked existing habitat. Wetlandcare Australia Pty Ltd $107,229.10 5,000 NSW 20MTR2-46 Pelican Island - Revegetation of Littoral Rainforest and Sand Swales. Pelican Island, part of Woregore Nature Reserve, is in the Hastings River near Port Macquarie NSW. It is important feeding and roosting habitat for critically endangered wading birds and contains endangered ecological communities, including littoral rainforest. Restoration has been ongoing for some years, most recently the past 3 years, with federal grant funds. Native vegetation is regenerating well and weed loads have been substantially reduced. However, there are areas of the island where disturbance from weeds was very high or where native vines are suppressing regeneration. We will plant and/or direct seeding these areas to assist in their restoration. Being an island, we can only gain access on certain days due to the tides. S.V Proust and P West $23,596.10 700 NSW 20MTR2-230 Revegetation of the Blighty Corridor The project will re-establish the Riverina Highway roadside corridor at Blighty. Through a combination of direct seeding and tube stock planting it will help to connect existing remnants and planted areas either side of Highway and within the Blighty Recreation Reserve. This will create a more effective biodiversity corridor for local wildlife and connect the elongated aspects of the Blighty village aesthetically for both the local community and visitors. The project area's high profile will help demonstrate revegetation techniques. Signage at either end of project will be erected. Conargo Shire Council $36,493.60 4,918 NSW
20MTR2-82 Reconstructing priority ecosystems in a SE Mt Lofty Ranges biodiversity hotspot. This project will reconstruct pre-clearance vegetation types at 2 sites comprising 20 ha of cleared land contiguous with high value remnant vegetation in Kyeema Conservation Park. Approx 32,000 plants will be established by the community to connect areas of previous revegetation and remnant vegetation to provide vital habitat for declining woodland birds and other native flora and fauna species. Green Army participants will be involved in all aspects of the project including seed collection, plant propagation, site preparation, plant establishment, maintenance and monitoring. Community groups, a 4wd club and schools will be involved in activities. A plan will be prepared to guide restoration works in line with current best practice. Goolwa to Wellington Local Action Planning Association Incorporated $110,000.00 27,200 SA 20MTR2-216 Addressing key Miner threats through dam site recovery This project aims to restore or improve mallee habitats previously degraded through the installation of dams and subsequent Piosphere effects associated with pastoralism/introduced grazer activity. These degraded more open areas are seen as a conduit for Yellow-throated Miner invasion into deep mallee, which poses a direct threat to Black-eared Miners through hybridisation. Restoration will be achieved largely through direct seeding methodologies, along with some targeted tubestock planting. South Australian Murray-Darling Basin Natural Resources Management Board $104,062.20 20,160 SA 20MTR2-147 Increasing connectivity and threatened species habitat at Waterhouse, NE Tas. While Tasmania has large areas of native vegetation, tracts of agricultural land create disconnects where native habitat is highly fragmented and continues to decline. Expansion of irrigation infrastructure and associated agricultural intensification further threaten remnant habitat and connectivity. This project focuses on private land in the coastal district of Waterhouse, and will protect and enhance existing vegetation and re-vegetate suitable areas, including riparian zones and linkages between remnant patches. Outcomes will include increased habitat for threatened species, improved waterway health and water quality, and improved connectivity between important coastal habitats and large areas of native vegetation in inland reserves. Northern Tasmanian Natural Resource Management Association Inc. $109,450.00 19,500 TAS
20MTR2-206 Bass Coast - Farm to Forest - Linking core remnants. The project aims to strengthen the linkages between remnants on farms and between these on farm remnants and larger core areas on agricultural properties in the Western Port Catchment. 40,000 plants will be established over approximately 10 sites that will create new corridors on farm, link on farm remnants and link these larger remnants to core remnants within the landscape. Vegetation quality will be improved and habitat linkages created enabling threatened species to ultimately re-establish within the landscape. Landowners will work together with community landcare members, school groups and the Green Army to prepare and manage sites, control invasive weeds and revegetate the sites with locally sourced indigenous tubestock and seed. Bass Coast Landcare Network Inc $110,000.00 37,500 VIC 20MTR2-18 Mornington Peninsula - Corridor Connections This project aims to establish native vegetation at two sites that will close the gaps in key existing fragmented corridors, contribute to improved waterway health and support land rehabilitation works occurring adjacent to the sites. These works will see the reinstatement of ecological vegetation communities that support seven species listed as threatened under the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988. The Linking the Mornington Peninsula Landscape (LMPL) initiative that aims to reconnect fragmented remnants of indigenous vegetation to create wildlife corridors (biolinks) on the Mornington Peninsula has identified these sites, conducted extensive planning and consultation and this project will see the culmination this work. Habitat Restoration Fund $89,100.00 35,000 VIC 20MTR2-55 KOW SWAMP RESTORATION PROJECT European settlement and subsequent land clearing, stock access and overgrazing has had a detrimental impact on Kow Swamp yet many ecological values remain high. Kow Swamp is a mid-Murray storage basin, with swampy wetlands and vegetation with high biological diversity. It is also internationally recognized with respect to Aboriginal culture and its archaeological significance in the evolution of mankind. Involving Traditional Owners, landholders and community groups the project aims to repair, restore and enhance the remaining habitat values of Kow Swamp. This project is vital to the survival of the endangered Grey Crowned Babbler and the Bush Stone Curlew and identification and protection of cultural heritage sites. Gunbower Land Care Incorporation $62,480.00 18,450 VIC