Koala habitat restoration and protection in south east NSW

To be eligible for grant funding, an applicant must meet each of the following requirements:

• have an Australian Business Number (ABN) or able to complete a statement by a supplier form
• be 1 of the following:
  • a company incorporated in Australia
  • a company incorporated by guarantee
  • an incorporated association or co-operative
  • a partnership
  • a sole trader
  • a local council
  • a joint organisation of councils;
  • an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006
  • a NSW Public Land manager
  • an individual landholder and able to complete a statement by a supplier form to notify Local Land Services
• hold or commit to obtaining public liability insurance of not less than $10 million per occurrence or hold equivalent or better self-insurance to the satisfaction of the department, prior to executing a funding deed with the department
• be a landowner, or have the permission of the landowner, of property within or adjacent to the Southern Highlands or Southern Tablelands ARKS
• have no debt with Local Land Services that is outside of Local Land Services payment terms ( LLS debt management framework)
• be proposing eligible activities including fencing to manage livestock grazing from areas of koala habitat, revegetation or weed management to enhance koala habitat and connectivity of habitat
• have capacity for projects to be completed by 30 May 2025
• a minimum property size of 5 ha.

• Revegetation with specific native trees and shrubs to enhance koala habitat and/or connectivity including site preparation, purchase of plants and tree guards, labour for planting and watering, up to $10,000 per ha depending on approved design of revegetation projects. 
• Stock proof fencing to protect revegetation areas and/or existing koala habitat from livestock including purchase of materials and contributions to fencing labour up to $20,000 per km for approved fencing.
• Weed control activities including purchase of chemicals and labour to reduce the impacts of weeds on Koala movement and growth of priority Koala habitat up to $3000 per ha of approved weed management activities.
• Access to LLS managed programs to assist with feral herbivore management to support the success of revegetation activities, depending on evidence of impact of feral herbivores and availability of resources.
• Loan of equipment to contribute to koala monitoring activities as part of a landscape monitoring project, depending on availability. 

Projects ineligible for funding include:

• Project sites that are not within or in close proximity to the Southern Highlands and Southern Tableland ARKS.
• Projects that are proposing ineligible activities.
• Projects that cannot demonstrate capacity to complete all works by 31 May 2025.
• Project submissions where the landowner is an employee or Board member of Local Land Services. 

• project administration costs
• properties or landowners who have incomplete projects previously funded by Local Land Services or have a debt with Local Land Services that is outside of Local Land Services payment terms (LLS debt management framework)
• boundary fences
• work required by reason of legal obligations being placed on the property or landholder (such as regulation, consent conditions, covenants, compliance notices, court orders, set aside arrangements, or existing landholder agreements)
• commercial plantings (such as timber for future harvest).