Kangaroo Island On-ground Works Funding in Australia
Deadline: 5-Aug-22
The Kangaroo Island Landscape Board is pleased to offer funding to assist with on-ground works projects.
The Kangaroo Island On-ground Works Funding supports individuals, farm businesses and community groups to protect and enhance Kangaroo Island’s natural environments and waterways.
It is funded through the project: Recovering the Kangaroo Island Narrow-Leaved Mallee Woodland Threatened Ecological Community through local landscape action.
Projects
Fencing
fencing remnant native vegetation in patches and along watercourses to provide protection from livestock.
fencing to protect revegetation from livestock and native browsers.
fencing to support ecological restoration of old and/or senescent native vegetation.
Revegetation
Planting native trees and shrubs to extend existing vegetation or to create or vegetation corridors.
Watercourse management
water point relocation to move stock watering points out of watercourses to minimise in-stream sedimentation and eutrophication.
constructing stock and/or vehicle crossings to minimise in-stream eutrophication and sedimentation and to improve connectivity of aquatic ecosystems.
Funding Information
Fencing remnant native vegetation
Fencing of existing native vegetation in patches and along watercourses:
$2,200 per km for plain wire
$3,200 per km for stocklock
$4,700 per km for exclusion
Fencing of roadside or boundary vegetation (up to 30 m setback from property boundary):
10 m setback – $1,100 to $1,550 per km
20 m setback – $2,150 to $3,150 per km
30 m setback – $3,200 to $4,700 per km
Revegetation (planting native trees and shrubs)
Revegetation:
Tubestock – $1.80 per tube
Protection of plantings with guards:
Green corflute guard + 1 stake – $2.00 per unit
Black mesh guard + 2 stakes – $7.50 per unit
Revegetation fencing (Kangaroo Island native plants only):
$2,200 to $4,700 per km depending on fence type
Watercourse Management
Funding for up to 50% of total project cost is available.
A detailed estimate of costs needs to be supplied with the application.
Eligibility Criteria
Fencing remnant native vegetation
Canopy width of vegetation to be fenced should average at least 30 metres.
Narrow shelterbelts or areas containing threatened species may be assessed individually.
If fencing a creek line, both sides of the creek need to be protected, either by an existing fence or a new fence.
Fence designs must be stock-proof (see Minimum Fencing Standards) and maintained in that condition for a minimum of 10 years.
Fences should be placed 5 metres from the edge of vegetation to reduce maintenance needs and damage to fences (i.e. from falling tree branches).
Boundary fences, including along roadsides, that protect vegetation will be assessed individually (boundary fencing for the sole purpose of property fencing and/or stock management is not eligible for funding).
It is your responsibility to insure these fences.
Revegetation (planting native trees and shrubs)
For biosecurity and provenance reasons, all tubestock and seed must be sourced from local native species and tubestock must be grown on Kangaroo Island.
A mixture of species and plant heights (trees, shrubs and groundcovers) should be planted. Advice can be obtained from the KI Native Plant Nursery Manager.
Try to replicate what was originally on the site.
A weed control program must be implemented to minimize competition from weeds and remnant pasture.
Protecting plants from livestock and native browsers is essential. Funding is available for tree guards and fencing.
Fenced areas should be a minimum width of 30 metres, with planting areas a minimum of 20 metres in width.
A minimum of 800 plants per hectare is required.
Watercourse Management
Funding amounts for water point relocation and stock and/or vehicle crossings will vary due to different pipe and trough sizes, scale of crossings etc.
Water points must replace existing points in watercourses.
Preference will be given to projects that are integrated with protection of adjacent remnant vegetation.
Stock/vehicle crossings will require a water affecting activity permit. These are available through the KI Landscape Board.
For more information, visit https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/ki/community-connections/funding/kangaroo-island-on-ground-works-funding