Grants and awards
Victorian Environment Friends Network Awards 2024 - nominations close 20 September
Victorian Environment Friends Network annual awards are now open for nominations.
There are six categories to recognise and celebrate those who go above and beyond when it comes to keeping groups active and achieving great things for your local environment.
Grants Program - Victorian Fisheries Authority - open year round
This program is open year-round to applications from angling clubs and associations, and not-for-profit community groups for grants of $5,000 - $50,000.
Examples of projects that could qualify for funding include:
- infrastructure and access projects (minor boat ramps or kayak launches/landings, access paths, jetties, platforms, fish cleaning tables
- installation of instream habitat (woody, boulders, lunkers), and
- riparian work (fencing, planting, stiles)
Training opportunities calendar
We look forward to sharing training opportunities with our environmental volunteering community.
If you have something you would like to add, please email environmental.volunteering@deeca.vic.gov.au
Date | Time | Topic | Location & register |
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Wednesday 31st July | 9.30am | National Standards for Volunteer Involvement - a workshop to guide you through this document which is a best practice roadmap for volunteering professionals. | Online |
Tuesday 20th August | 9.45am | Bunurong Cultural Education Session - cultural awareness training day with Bunurong on country. | Altona |
Wednesday 28 August | 4pm | Coastcare Victoria Professional development: an opportunity to familiarise yourself with the Coastcare Schools Kit and how to empower your students to be coastal stewards. | online |
Saturday 31st August | 10am | Plant identification field day workshop. Join Michael Cincotta, Biodiversity Coordinator at the Nangak Tamboree Wildlife Sanctuary. | Bundoora |
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