$243,220 for Maitland environmental education project to revive the Lower Hunter Dry Rainforest

The Minns Labor Government is supporting Hunter Region Landcare Network to deliver environmental education to revive the Lower Hunter Dry Rainforest, thanks to a $243,220 grant. 

The Dry Rainforest Revival Lower Hunter project is funded by the latest round of the NSW Environmental Trust’s Environmental Education Grants Program. 

The grants support projects that develop skills and encourage and inspire involvement by the community in reviving environmental protection.  

The project will build the skills base in the Hunter region and provide opportunities for the community to engage in environmental action within the Maitland LGA. This area is one of the most highly cleared in Australia, and this grant aims to provide opportunities for the whole of the community to engage in action to restore pockets of the rainforest. This restoration of a string of semi-connected patches of the forest will ensure the long term health of native bird species.

The project will deliver tailored education to school students and the wider community, engaging rural landowners and urban landowners alike and creating local champions to embed learning and action within their networks.   

The Hunter Region Landcare Network project is among seven projects funded with a total of $980,538. 

 For more information on the projects and the Environmental Education Grants Program visit: www.environmentaltrust.nsw.gov.au/grants/education 

Quote attributable to Member for Maitland Jenny Aitchison:

“Each of these education projects plays an important role in broadening and transforming community knowledge and skills.

“Inspiring more members of our community to become environmental stewards will result in improved local environments that can be appreciated and enjoyed well into the future.

“The Dry Rainforest Revival Lower Hunter project will benefit the Maitland and Greater Hunter community, and I look forward to the results of this fantastic local project.”

Quote attributable to Lower Hunter Landcare Co-ordinator, Stacey Mail :

“This grant will provide opportunity to bring real bio-diversity back to the Maitland Floodplain with the recreation of this iconic rainforest.