The Victorian Government has announced funding through its Green Links Grants Program for an area of Riparian Restoration on the Moorabool River in Batesford. This is a key action within the deliverables for the Moorabool River Reserve master plan project.
The $10-million Green Links Grants Program supports local projects along Victoria’s urban waterways to deliver up to 300 hectares of revegetated land for communities to enjoy and wildlife to thrive.
Minister for Water the Hon. Harriet Shing announced the first round of successful grants, and this included a $28,950 grant towards removing around 1200m2 of introduced Dutch Elms and Box Privet within a 2500m2 area of the Moorabool River Reserve. The area will then be revegetated with 1000 local indigenous plants.
State Member for Geelong Christine Couzens (on behalf of Minister Shing) joined Corangamite Catchment Management Authority Board Chair Cath Jenkins and Golden Plains Shire Mayor Cr Brett Cunningham at the Reserve for the funding announcement on Wednesday 14 February.
The Victorian Government’s Green Links Grants Program follows the more than $300 million invested over four years to improve the health of waterways and catchments across regional Victoria and Melbourne – building on a further $224 million towards protecting regional waterways.
For more information on the Green Links Grants Program and future funding opportunities, visit water.vic.gov.au/grants/green-links-grants.