Environment Minister Ingrid Stitt announced that $812,000 would be distributed across 30 volunteer groups, including nine youth-focused organisations, to bring their creative conservation ideas to life.
Ms Stitt said the Volunteering Innovation Fund would boost volunteering on public land and support community-led environment projects.
“Our dedicated volunteers do incredible work all across the state to help conserve our precious environment and ensure it’s thriving for future generations,” she said.
“These grants will help inspire more people in the community to get involved and begin new projects that protect and reinvigorate their local green spaces and wildlife.”
Threatened Species Conservancy received this year’s Minister’s Award, which recognises applications of particular merit from the fund.
Through the support of the fund, the group has developed a plan to recruit young volunteers to survey rare and threatened native butterflies in Broadford and Moranding.
Other successful projects supported through the fund include new citizen science activities, monitoring of spider crabs and Australia’s rarest fungus, and engaging migrant and First Nations communities in volunteering and revegetation of indigenous trees and plants in urban areas.
To date, 75 volunteer groups have been selected to receive a share of $2 million through the Volunteering Innovation Fund.
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