Major Grants Incentives are available to support growers within the Plane and Pioneer catchments to adopt practice change that will benefit both grower farming operations and provide water quality outcomes.
Access to the major grant funds is available through Reef Catchments, the delivery provider of the Major Grants Project, for growers engaged with Mackay Whitsunday Water Quality Program (MWWQP) delivery providers and those who are not yet engaged in the program but are Best Management Practice (BMP) accredited.
Equipment commonly purchased under water quality grant schemes includes sub surface nutrient applicators, legume planters, equipment for improved placement of grub control, variable rate and boom section controllers and high rise spray rigs.
Other types of equipment may still be eligible, and growers are encouraged to contact Reef Catchments to discuss their options.
Applicants applying for funding are required to meet the following criteria:
● The grower project must be within the Plane Creek and Pioneer River Catchments.
● The applicant must be an accredited BMP grower or engaged with a Delivery Provider under the MWWQP project.
● The growers project must demonstrate a water quality improvement outcome at end of catchment in Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen (DIN) loads and/or pesticide risk toxicity, calculated by the delivery provider or productivity service provider.
● Grant applications must include a minimum in-kind 50% cash co-contribution.
● Grower project activities must be completed within 12 months or the program completion date (whichever comes first).
● Must be a legal entity with an ABN.
The MWWQP is funded by the partnership between the Australian Government’s Reef Trust and the Great Barrier Reef Foundation.
With two years remaining on the project, the Program is on track to achieve an enduring reduction in pesticides risk toxicity and DIN loads from the Plane and Pioneer River catchment.
To find out more, contact Reef Catchments on 4968 4200 or email grants@reefcatchments.com.
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