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.

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