Weeds Action Fund
The Tasmanian Weeds Action Fund is a Tasmanian Government initiative, funded for five years from 2018-19. The funds are invested by farmers and other community organisations to tackle weeds that are impacting valuable agricultural and environmental assets.
The Tasmanian Government Weeds Action Fund aims to provide a more strategic and targeted approach to tackling high priority weeds impacting valuable agricultural and environmental assets, improve the productive value of agricultural land and protect Tasmania’s natural values by removing the harmful effects of serious weed threats and support and co-invest with landowners, local government and the broader community to make sustainable, long-term and effective actions to address the eradication of high priority weeds.
Our Approach
Led by NRM North, working in partnership with NRM South and Cradle Coast NRM, the Weeds Action Fund aims to:
- Provide a more strategic and targeted approach to tackling high priority weeds impacting valuable agricultural and environmental assets;
- Improve the productive value of agricultural land and protect Tasmania’s natural values by removing the harmful effects of serious weed threats;
- Support and co-invest with landowners, local government and the broader community to make sustainable, long-term and effective actions to address high priority weeds with eradication as a key objective; and
- Encourage the concept of “shared responsibility” for weed management and biosecurity in general.
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Weeds Action Fund (NRM North)Background
A key principle underpinning the Tasmanian Weeds Action Fund is that of “shared responsibility”. Landowners, local government and the broader community are encouraged to be strategic and work together to identify, and where possible, eradicate priority weeds that impact their land.
The initiative is also designed to support and drive shared responsibility through co-investment (of cash or in-kind resources) through the life of the program and beyond, to achieve high-level value for money and enduring long-term outcomes.
Achievements to Date
- 26 projects received a combined total of $200k in funding under small grants round (launched Oct 2020)
- 11 projects funded for weed control work under the Large Grants round (2021)
- 5 facilitated grants for the southern region
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