Deadline: 30-Sep-2024
To celebrate Bupa’s ‘Healthy Cities Challenge’, Landcare Australia and Bupa have partnered to support the Bupa Healthy Cities Landcare Grants Program.
Together, through the projects, they will support community groups and organisations to establish 75,000 native plants (trees, shrubs and groundcovers) across Australia in urban and peri-urban landscapes to support positive health outcomes for people and the planet.
The focus is to improve the connectivity of native vegetation while encouraging community participation in outdoor activities. This program supports projects that improve environmental and community health, allowing groups to positively impact their local environment.
Planting Sites
- The Bupa Healthy Cities Landcare project planting sites must be:
- in an eligible urban or peri-urban region;
- within natural open space areas accessible to the community (e.g. parks and reserves);
- within 300m of an urban home, or easily accessible by public transport; and
- in a location suitable for recreational physical activity such as walking and cycling.
Funding Information
- Project applications should be for a minimum of $5,000 to a maximum of $25,000 (ex-GST).
Outcomes
- Projects will improve the extent, condition and connectivity of native vegetation in urban and peri-urban areas by planting tree, shrub and groundcover species of the appropriate vegetation communities for the site.
- Project revegetation activities will contribute to one or more of the following:
- reconnect areas of important natural habitat in the urban and peri-urban landscape;
- encourage greater community participation in landcare and outdoor recreation activities;
- support listed Threatened Species and Threatened Ecological Communities;
- revegetate and widen wildlife corridors;
- improve the amenity and liveability of cities/towns by creating urban forests; and
- contribute to the health and wellbeing of local community members.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible organisations must:
- be an incorporated association if a community volunteer group, network or organisation; or
- an unincorporated association that has an auspice agreement with an eligible organisation, including local government, Landcare Networks, state and nationally based organisations;
- have an Australian Business Number (ABN);
- have an account with an Australian financial institution; and
- hold a Certificate of Currency for appropriate insurance, including public liability and personal accident (volunteer) insurance.
- Eligible organisations include:
- Landcare groups and networks and other community-led environmental groups (e.g. ‘Friends-of’, Coastcare, WildCare, Dunecare, Bushcare, Intrepid Landcare, etc).
- Local government.
- NRM organisations or not for profits – including those operating nationally.
- Traditional Owners and First Nations organisations.
- State and Territory Landcare Organisations.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Ineligible organisations
- The following organisations are ineligible to apply, however they can participate as co-contributors for applications:
- Commonwealth statutory authorities.
- State or Territory Governments.
- Schools, Scouting groups, Junior Landcare or Youth environmental groups.
- The following organisations are ineligible to apply, however they can participate as co-contributors for applications:
For more information, visit Landcare Australia.