The Environment Grant seeks to achieve the community's vision for a 'highly valued, diverse, liveable and sustainable environment' by providing financial and in-kind support for projects that aim to achieve one or more of the following:
- protect and manage air, land and water quality
- advance water, waste and energy use efficiency
- encourage environmentally sustainable community facilities and spaces
- improve landscape amenity of community facilities and spaces
- encourage environmentally sustainable travel, and
- reduce community carbon footprints (greenhouse gas emissions).
Financial assistance
Grants of up to $3000 are available. Grant funds are limited by the total funds available. Grant applications can request cash funding, in-kind funding (for services, equipment, products etc) or a combination of both.
Shade trees and shrubs
The Shade Trees and Shrubs In-kind Grant provides up to $220 worth of plants to eligible community organisations each year. Plants are distributed in early autumn and spring on a 'first-come, first-served' basis.
All plants are grown at the Toowoomba nursery so this program is limited by stock availability. If stock runs out, grant applications will be wait-listed.
To apply for a Shade Trees and Shrubs In-kind Grant, please complete a Shade Trees and Shrubs application form.
To apply for an Environment Grant, please complete a Community Grant application form.