7 September
2006 - New South Wales threatened plants and animals
will receive an extra helping hand with the announcement
today of $34,069 from the Australian Government
to community groups to undertake on-ground works.
Australian Minister for the
Environment and Heritage, Senator Ian Campbell
joined with WWF-Australia program leader, Dr Nicola
Markus to announce the Threatened Species Network
Community Grants and celebrate National Threatened
Species Day.
"This funding will mean
that three projects will be undertaken to address
the preservation of New South Wales' threatened
species and ecological communities, including
the Mongarlowe River's Macquarie perch,"
Senator Campbell said.
"To preserve these species,
New South Wales community groups will undertake
on-ground works including the Angels Beach Dunecare
and Reafforestation Group, which will conduct
rehabilitation activities for threatened flora,"
Dr Markus said.
The grants form part of the
joint Australian Government and WWF-Australia
Threatened Species Network. Over the past eight
years the Government has provided more than $4
million for about 300 projects across the country
as part of the programme.
Senator Campbell and Dr Markus
said that a third grant would increase ecological
knowledge of, and threats to, the Bellinger River's
vulnerable Emydura - a small brown turtle.
National Threatened Species
Day is held on 7 September each year to remember
the loss of the last captive Tasmanian Tiger in
1936 in Hobart.
This year, the theme for National
Threatened Species Day is: 'building resilience
in threatened species and habitats'.
Senator Campbell and Dr Markus
congratulated the grant recipients, and thanked
them for their participation in threatened species
recovery.
They urged all Australians to
get involved in National Threatened Species Day
activities and other events throughout September,
which is Biodiversity Month.
SA's threatened species to get
a $72,499 helping hand
7 September 2006 - South Australia's
threatened plants and animals will receive an
extra helping hand with the announcement today
of $72,499 from the Australian Government to community
groups to undertake on-ground works.
Australian Minister for the
Environment and Heritage, Senator Ian Campbell,
joined with WWF-Australia program leader Dr Nicola
Markus to announce the Threatened Species Network
Community Grants and celebrate National Threatened
Species Day.
"This funding will mean
that seven projects will be undertaken to address
the preservation of South Australia's threatened
species and ecological communities, including
the endangered Spalding Blown Grass and its Iron
Grass Community," Senator Campbell said.
"To preserve these species,
South Australian community groups will undertake
on-ground works including the Birds Australia
Gluepot Reserve who will work to mark the 110
known Malleefowl mounds found in the Gluepot Reserve,"
Dr Markus said.
The grants form part of the
joint Australian Government and WWF-Australia
Threatened Species Network. Over the past eight
years the Government has provided more than $4
million for about 300 projects across the country
as part of the programme.
Senator Campbell and Dr Markus
said that other grants would:
• help protect and conserve the Fleurieu Peninsula
Swamps by providing $12,122 to reduce the threat
of woody weed invasion and $5,632 to address the
structural integrity of the swamp;
• $5,800 to protect Malleefowl and their habitats
from threats caused by feral animals;
• provide $10,120 to restore habitat for threatened
flora species in the Murray-Darling Basin; and
• provide $32,545 to determine the distribution
and conservation status of the vulnerable Western
Whipbird.
National Threatened Species
Day is held on 7 September each year to remember
the loss of the last captive Tasmanian Tiger in
1936 in Hobart.
This year, the theme for National
Threatened Species Day is: 'building resilience
in threatened species and habitat'.
Senator Campbell and Dr Markus
congratulated the grant recipients, and thanked
them for their participation in threatened species
recovery.
They urged all South Australians
to get involved in National Threatened Species
Day activities and other events throughout September,
which is Biodiversity Month.
Victorian threatened species
to get a $27,650 helping hand
7 September 2006 - Victoria's
threatened plants and animals will receive an
extra helping hand with the announcement today
of $27,650 from the Australian Government to community
groups to undertake on-ground works.
Australian Minister for the
Environment and Heritage, Senator Ian Campbell,
joined with WWF-Australia program leader Dr Nicola
Markus to announce the Threatened Species Network
Community Grants and celebrate National Threatened
Species Day.
"This funding will mean
that four projects will be undertaken to address
the preservation of Victoria's threatened species
and ecological communities, including the Leadbeater's
Possum," Senator Campbell said.
"To preserve these species,
Victorian community groups will undertake on-ground
works including the McCallums Creek Landcare Group,
who will work to save the striped legless lizard,"
Dr Markus said.
The grants form part of the joint Australian Government
and WWF-Australia Threatened Species Network.
Over the past eight years the Government has provided
more than $4 million for about 300 projects across
the country as part of the programme.
Senator Campbell and Dr Markus
said that other grants would include:
• $3,950 to implement recovery actions for threatened
species in South Gippsland's Plains Grassland
Community; and
• a further $5,400 to protect and rehabilitate
the habitat of the Delma impar (striped legless
lizard);
National Threatened Species Day is held on 7 September
each year to remember the loss of the last captive
Tasmanian Tiger in 1936 in Hobart.
This year, the theme for National Threatened Species
Day is: 'building resilience in threatened species
and habitats'.
Senator Campbell and Dr Markus congratulated the
grant recipients, and thanked them for their participation
in threatened species recovery.
They urged all Australians to
get involved in National Threatened Species Day
activities and other events throughout September,
which is Biodiversity Month.
Queensland's threatened species
to get a $76,531 helping hand
7 September 2006 - Queensland's
threatened plants and animals will receive an
extra helping hand with the announcement today
of $76,531 from the Australian Government to community
groups to undertake on-ground works.
Australian Minister for the
Environment and Heritage, Senator Ian Campbell,
joined with WWF-Australia program leader Dr Nicola
Markus to announce the Threatened Species Network
Community Grants and celebrate National Threatened
Species Day.
"This funding will mean
that five projects will be undertaken to address
the preservation of Queensland's threatened species
and ecological communities, including the Grey-headed
Flying-fox, Mahogany Glider and Spectacled Flying-fox,"
Senator Campbell said.
"To preserve these species
Queensland community groups will undertake on-ground
works including the Granite Borders Landcare Group
who will work to conserve the threatened flora
of the Stanthorpe Plateau," Dr Markus said.
The grants form part of the joint Australian Government
and WWF-Australia Threatened Species Network.
Over the past eight years the Government has provided
more than $4 million for about 300 projects across
the country as part of the programme.
Senator Campbell and Dr Markus
said that other grants would include:
• $3,825 to the Kuranda EnviroCare group to protect
cassowaries;
• $13,862 to Greening Australia to prevent the
extinction of the Tectaria devexa, a small fern
of which only 21 individual adult plants remain
in Australia; and
• $25,000 to the Emu Creek Catchment Landcare
Group to protect and rehabilitate remnant patches
of the threatened semi-evergreen vine thicket.
National Threatened Species
Day is held on 7 September each year to remember
the loss of the last captive Tasmanian Tiger in
1936 in Hobart.
This year, the theme for National
Threatened Species Day is: 'building resilience
in threatened species and habitats'.
Senator Campbell and Dr Markus
congratulated the grant recipients, and thanked
them for their participation in threatened species
recovery.
They urged all Queenslanders to get involved in
National Threatened Species Day activities and
other events throughout September, which is Biodiversity
Month.
Tasmanian threatened species
to get a $74,094 helping hand
7 September 2006 - Tasmania's
threatened plants and animals will receive an
extra helping hand with the announcement today
of $74,094 from the Australian Government to community
groups to undertake on-ground works.
Australian Minister for the
Environment and Heritage, Senator Ian Campbell,
joined with WWF-Australia program leader Dr Nicola
Markus to announce the Threatened Species Network
Community Grants and celebrate National Threatened
Species Day.
"This funding will mean
that two projects will be undertaken to address
the preservation of Tasmanian threatened species
and ecological communities, including Bruny Island's
Forty-spotted Pardalote," Senator Campbell
said.
"To preserve these species
Tasmanians community groups will undertake on-ground
works, including Wildcare who will work with volunteers
to manage threatened plants in rural areas,"
Dr Markus said.
The grants form part of the
joint Australian Government and WWF-Australia
Threatened Species Network. Over the past eight
years the Government has provided more than $4
million for about 300 projects across the country
as part of the programme.
National Threatened Species
Day is held on 7 September each year to remember
the loss of the last captive Tasmanian Tiger in
1936 in Hobart.
This year, the theme for National
Threatened Species Day is: 'building resilience
in threatened species and habitats'.
Senator Campbell and Dr Markus
congratulated the grant recipients, and thanked
them for their participation in threatened species
recovery.
They urged all Tasmanians to get involved in National
Threatened Species Day activities and other events
throughout September, which is Biodiversity Month.
NT threatened species to get
a $105,998 helping hand
7 September 2006 - The Northern
Territory's threatened plants and animals will
receive an extra helping hand with the announcement
today of $105,998 from the Australian Government
to community groups to undertake on-ground works.
Australian Minister for the
Environment and Heritage, Senator Ian Campbell,
joined with WWF-Australia program leader Dr Nicola
Markus to announce the Threatened Species Network
Community Grants and celebrate National Threatened
Species Day.
"This funding will mean
that four projects will be undertaken to address
the preservation of the Northern Territory's threatened
species and ecological communities, including
the Victoria River District's Purple-crowned Fairy-wren,"
Senator Campbell said.
"To preserve these species,
Northern Territory community groups will undertake
on-ground works including implementing a monitoring,
education and awareness program to keep Groote
Eylandt cane toad-free," Dr Markus said.
The grants form part of the
joint Australian Government and WWF-Australia
Threatened Species Network. Over the past eight
years the Government has provided more than $4
million for about 300 projects across the country
as part of the programme.
Senator Campbell and Dr Markus
said that a third grant would be used to build
scientific knowledge about the Northern Crested
Shrike-tit, which is found on Jawoyn lands. This
is one of Australia's least known birds with only
30 recorded sightings.
National Threatened Species
Day is held on 7 September each year to remember
the loss of the last captive Tasmanian Tiger in
1936 in Hobart.
This year, the theme for National Threatened Species
Day is: 'building resilience in threatened species
and habitats'.
Senator Campbell and Dr Markus
congratulated the grant recipients, and thanked
them for their participation in threatened species
recovery.
They urged all Territorians to get involved in
National Threatened Species Day activities and
other events throughout September, which is Biodiversity
Month.
For a full list of funded projects
or more information visit www.wwf.org.au/tsn.
To request a free information kit contact the
DEH Community Information Unit at ciu@deh.gov.au.
Rob Broadfield (Senator Campbell) / Dr Nicola
Markus (WWF-Australia)
