{"id":10818,"date":"2026-06-11T11:40:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T01:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mli.org.au\/home\/?p=10818"},"modified":"2026-06-11T12:17:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T02:17:03","slug":"murrumbidgee-landcare-secures-major-funding-boost-for-local-landcare-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mli.org.au\/home\/murrumbidgee-landcare-secures-major-funding-boost-for-local-landcare-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Murrumbidgee Landcare Secures Major Funding Boost for Local Landcare Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Murrumbidgee Landcare Inc is pleased to announce it has been awarded two significant grants through the NSW Government\u2019s Landcare Enabling Program, under the Aboriginal Partnerships Funding and the Innovations and Partnerships Funding streams. This investment will support the continuation and expansion of community-led environmental initiatives across the region.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The funding forms part of a $10 million investment by the NSW Government, shared across 22 successful projects statewide, aimed at strengthening Landcare networks and empowering local communities to deliver\u00a0ongorund\u00a0environmental outcomes.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This investment will enable Murrumbidgee Landcare Inc to continue supporting Landcare groups, volunteers, and community partners through capacity building, project delivery, and regional coordination. The program plays a vital role in enhancing biodiversity, improving land management practices, and fostering strong community connections. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Murrumbidgee Landcare CEO Ellen McDonald welcomed the announcement, highlighting the importance of sustained support for community driven environmental work.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThis funding enables us to build on existing partnerships, including with Aboriginal communities, strengthen regional capacity, and continue delivering practical, local based solutions to environmental challenges across the Murrumbidgee\u201d.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Program activities will include citizen science initiatives, mapping projects, large scale workshops and community plantings using best-practice restoration techniques, strengthening nursery capacity across the catchment to increase locally endemic plant production, and working with landholders to establish demonstration sites that enhance biodiversity outcomes. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Murrumbidgee Landcare\u00a0looks forward to continuing\u00a0to work\u00a0with Local Land Services, Landcare groups,\u00a0Aboriginal\u00a0partners\u00a0and community stakeholders to deliver the next phase of the program.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information, please contact:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ellen McDonald<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> &#8211; <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chief Executive Officer<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>eo@mli.org.au<\/p>\n<p>0409 630 276[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Murrumbidgee Landcare Inc is pleased to announce it has been awarded two significant grants through the NSW Government\u2019s Landcare Enabling Program, under the Aboriginal Partnerships Funding and the Innovations and Partnerships Funding streams. This investment will support the continuation and expansion of community-led environmental initiatives across the region.\u00a0 The funding forms part of a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":10345,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"saved_in_kubio":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","iawp_total_views":44,"footnotes":""},"categories":[81],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","pmpro-has-access"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mli.org.au\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mli.org.au\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mli.org.au\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mli.org.au\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mli.org.au\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10818"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/mli.org.au\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10818\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10831,"href":"https:\/\/mli.org.au\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10818\/revisions\/10831"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mli.org.au\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mli.org.au\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mli.org.au\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mli.org.au\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}