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GRANT EXPENDITURE

In reply to Mr MARSHALL (Norwood—Leader of the Opposition) (26 June 2012) (Estimates Committee B).

The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL (Mawson—Minister for Tourism, Minister for Recreation and Sport): The Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation has provided this advice:

2011-12

The following provides information with regards to grants of $10,000 or more:

Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation:

Former Department for Environment and Natural Resources—Controlled

Name of Grant Recipient Amount of Grant ($) Purpose of Grant Subject to Grant Agreement (Y/N)
Goolwa to Wellington Local Action Planning Association 1,984,208 Watercourse restoration in critical reaches, bore monitoring and Aleppo Pine removal Y
Primary Industries and Resources SA 1,085,000 Priority capacity, surveillance and control needs for SA's Natural Resources Management Biosecurity and Implementing the National Action Plan for Feral Camels in South Australia's Aboriginal lands & rangelands Y
Adelaide & Mt Lofty Natural Resources Management Board 998,080 Implementing priority Torrens Taskforce actions and protecting and managing priority ecosystems in the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Region Y
SA Murray-Darling Basin Natural Resources Management Board 940,913 On-ground works and community engagement for wetland biodiversity and ecological restoration, Regional integrated pest animal management programme in the SA Murray-Darling Basin, weed warriors in the SA Murray-Darling Basin, supporting Natural Resources Management volunteers in the SA Murray-Darling Basin, and Southern hairy-nosed wombat population survey—Murraylands Y
RSPCA Adelaide Inc. 717,682 Contribution towards the management of the RSPCA Y
Kangaroo Island Natural Resources Management Board 550,540 Implementing the Glossy Black-Cockatoo recovery and threat abatement plan, reinstating threatened plant species and communities in eastern Kangaroo Island, engaging Kangaroo Island landholders to manage biodiversity and restore habitat, restoration of the Harriet River riparian zone, protecting native vegetation and soils on Kangaroo Island, and Implementing bioregional marine pests management actions in Gulf St Vincent Y
Anvil Capital 453,000 Facilitate installation of rooftop solar hats and sun hoods as part of a tri-generation system and facade upgrading at 1 King William St Y
Northern and Yorke Natural Resources Management Board 450,000 Managing biodiversity through increased community capacity and landholder participation Y
Eyre Peninsula Natural Resources Management Board 444,000 Implementing landscape scale biodiversity management to protect the Coffin Bay coastal wetland system, Eyre Peninsula, and Implementation of high priority WildEyre Conservation Y
Milang and District Community Association 329,850 Asparagus weed control Finniss, Milang and Point Sturt region Y
Friends of Parks Inc. 235,110 Biodiversity Blitz—Yorke Peninsula, Coffin Bay Parks native plant revegetation project, Biodiversity Management Action Plan for Anstey Hill Recreation Park, protecting Kangaroo Island's Little Penguin colonies, Stonyfell Creek restoration project, Coolatai grass control in Cobbler Creek Recreation Park, woody weed control in Mylor Conservation Park, selective veldt grass control in ASCP 2012, Wottons Scrub Biodiversity Action Plan—Year 4, woody weed and Periwinkle removal in Belair National Park, restoring Bandicoot habitat through Erica control, strategic vegetation management in Moana Sands Conservation Park, restoration of Eucalyptus microcarpa grassy woodland, restoration at Mutton Cove Conservation Reserve, Tapanappa Road, roadside weed management project, and Department of Environment and Natural Resources' Volunteer Support Grants to encourage and support volunteer participation in managing the environment and heritage by assisting Friends of Parks groups and Departmental volunteers to undertake small projects. Y
SA Arid Lands Natural Resources Management Board 232,000 Improving management of pastoral lands for ecological & productivity benefits, and a model for applying significant environmental benefits in the arid region Y
Alinytjara Wilurara Natural Resources Management Board 216,000 Bringing back Warru: long-term conservation through building a Warru 'Pintji' Y
Conservation Council of SA Inc. 213,879 Facilitating non-government organisation engagement in SA regional natural resource management processes Y
Maralinga Lands Unnamed Park Group 200,000 Annual grant to implement the Co-Management Agreement between Maralinga Tjarutja, Pila Nguru and the State of South Australia Y
Local Government Association of SA 200,000 To develop state-wide capacity and capability to undertake sustainable, effective and integrated adaption to climate change Y
Nature Foundation of SA Inc. 185,000 Grant of capital funding to the Land Purchase Fund SA Y
Salisbury Council 124,641 Hosting of SA Urban Forest—Million Trees Programme Project Officer, and Projects—Edinburgh Biodiversity Corridor MT-602 and Dry Creek Biodiversity Corridor MT-650 Y
Adelaide City Council 118,000 Tainmundilla Riparian Revegetation Project (Stage 4) and Park Lands Infill Plantings 2011-12 Y
University of Adelaide 80,000 Salary support for Professor of Plant Conservation of Biology. Year 2 of 5. Y
Flinders University of SA 72,087 Supporting collaborative research initiatives to fill knowledge gaps that support policy and management priorities Y
Eco Insights 71,650 Supporting collaborative research initiatives to fill knowledge gaps that support policy and management priorities Y
University of Adelaide 137,000 Salary support for HBS Womersley Chair in Systematic Botany Y
Riverland West Local Action Group 62,110 Supporting education of youth in sustainable water management, increase the profile and awareness of volunteering in Natural Resources Management, supporting Regent Parrot Recovery Project volunteers, increasing participation and community awareness of biodiversity activities, and raising cultural awareness with an interpretive indigenous garden Y
University of Adelaide 60,575 Funding to support Marine Botanist, specialising in marine Plan Systematics and Conservation Y
YP Alkaline Soils Group Inc 57,870 Facilitating adoption of modern farming techniques, improved condition of Southern Yorke Peninsula Woodlands with grass & shrub under stories, and understanding soil carbon in sustainable farming systems Y
Aboriginal Lands Trust 56,300 Protecting Stony Plains chenopod shrub land, and protecting Eastern thick-billed grass wren habitat Y
Nature Glenelg Trust 55,000 WetCAT Project: Field verification and review of a method for assessing wetland condition in the South East Y
Lower Eyre Pest Management 54,560 Controlling Rhamnus at Coffin Bay Y
Alexandrina District Council 52,000 Support to the council in removal of Aleppo Pines in the Clayton area, identified as a threatening weed species Y
Nature Foundation SA Inc. 50,000 The first of two 2011-12 CEO Management Subsidy Grants Y
Future Farm Industries 50,000 South Australian contribution for the Commonwealth Cooperative Research Centre Y
Ninti One Ltd 50,000 Contribution towards the management of the Cooperative Research Centre for Remote Economic Participation Y
Department of Premier and Cabinet 50,000 Contribution towards the World Solar Challenge Y
Royal Zoological Society 49,980 Engaging the Aboriginal Community in Natural Resources Management at Monarto; and Stringybark and South East cocky habitat on-ground works on four South East farms Y
Ngarrindjeri Regional Authority 40,000 Support to the Ngarrindjeri Regional Authority in removal of Aleppo Pines on Hindmarsh Island, identified as a threatening weed species Y
Central Local Government Region of SA 40,000 Provide support for the position of Regional Climate Change Coordinator within the Central Local Government Region of SA Y
Trees for Life Inc. 38,620 Community weed collection task group, AnaBat monitoring on Bush for Life sites, and woody weed control in the Maitland area Y
Mid Murray Local Action Group 34,900 Invasive species management for ecosystem restoration in conservation parks and natural resource management awareness in the Murray Region Y
South Australian No-Till 33,000 Advanced seeding systems for permanent soil cover, and web delivery of sustainable land management e-media Y
Ngopamuldi Aboriginal Group 32,000 Support to the Ngopamuldi Aboriginal Group in removal of Aleppo Pines, Boxthorn and other threatening weed species at the Raukkan Community on Narrung Peninsula, identified as a threatening weed species Y
Agricultural Bureau of South Australia 30,000 State Natural Resources Management Programme Community Grant—Soil health in the west—balanced, innovative & sustainable Y
Birds Australia 30,000 State Natural Resources Management Programme Community Grant—Red-tailed Black Cockatoo community actions in SA Y
SA Native Title Services Ltd 30,000 Far West Coast Natural Resources Management Management Plan Y
Thistle Island Management 30,000 Eradication of exotic rats from Thistle Island—Phase 2 Y
Renmark to Border 29,600 Sustainable water use of the Pike River anabranch Y
Karpinyeri Incorporated Association 29,500 Protection of threatened orchids for Indigenous bush food promotion Y
Sixth Creek Catchment Group Inc. 29,000 Merchants Road riparian zone restoration Y
Mid North Grasslands Working Group 28,500 Restoring grassy woodlands in SA's mid north Y
Angas River Catchment Group 27,500 State Natural Resources Management Programme Community Grant—Restoration of Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 listed Peppermint Box woodland in Strathalbyn Y
Murray Mallee Local Action Group 26,690 Cultivating native grass for sustainable agriculture productivity Y
TAFE SA Regional 26,080 Coastal rehabilitating and dune stabilisation, Upper Spencer Gulf Y
The Climate Group Trust 25,000 Implementation for the LightSavers initiative by advancing LED and Smart Adaptive Lighting solutions in Adelaide. Y
Port MacDonnell Landcare Group 24,500 South East Cooperative Coastal Conservation Imitative—Coastal Community Small Equipment Grants Y
Agriculture Kangaroo Island 21,750 State Natural Resources Management Programme Community Grant—Digging deep for improved land management on Kangaroo Island Y
Nature Foundation SA Inc. 20,000 Final round of the 2010-11 CEO Management Subsidy Grants Y
The Climate Trust Group 20,000 Implement the Electric Vehicle Fleet Work in Australia by increasing awareness and interest in electric vehicles within commercial and government fleets Y
The Climate Trust Group 20,000 Implement an international engagement project in SA enabling South Australian policy makers to interact with international experts in climate change policy Y
City of Charles Sturt 20,000 Project: City of Charles Sturt Biodiversity and Revegetation 2011-12 Y
L Thomson (Two Wells Hardware and More) 20,000 Heritage Agreement Funds provided to individuals for capital works on heritage listed properties Y
Nature Conservation Society of SA 20,000 Support for a Nature Conservation Society Ecologist position Y
Lower Eyre Agricultural Development Association 19,120 Controlling the spread of resistant fence line weeds Y
Barossa Valley Machinery 19,101 Heritage Agreement Funds provided to individuals for capital works on heritage listed properties Y
Mallee Sustainable Farming Inc. 17,900 Trialling forage shrub plantations around Waikerie Y
Friends of Carrick Hill 17,210 Carrick Hill Grey Box woodland restoration project Y
Coorong District Council 16,500 Support to the council in removal of Aleppo Pines in the Meningie area, identified as a threatening weed species Y
Balaklava Area Committee Inc. 16,000 State Natural Resources Management Programme Community Grant—Feasibility study for Balaklava stormwater and wetlands project Y
National Trust of SA 16,000 Threatened species habitat restoration on National Trust Reserves in the Adelaide Mt Lofty Ranges and the SA Murray-Darling Basin Y
Wetland Habitats Association Inc. 16,000 Protection of Paiwalla wetland's threatened, protected and endangered species Y
Deakin University 15,995 Filling the knowledge gaps and measuring performance of the People and Parks Visitor Strategy Y
Willunga High School 15,630 Willunga High School community Indigenous garden Y
Tulka Progress Association 15,000 Managing the spread of environmental weeds from Tulka Y
Environmental Defenders Office 15,000 Funding towards the continuation of projects to benefit the environment and heritage of SA Y
Stockport Community Association Inc. 14,900 Gilbert River system restoration Y
S. Schwert 14,855 Heritage Agreement Funds provided to individuals for capital works on heritage listed properties Y
T. Greenrod 14,300 Heritage Agreement Funds provided to individuals for capital works on heritage listed properties Y
Waikerie Primary School 14,090 Waikerie Primary—outback garden Y
Tamrae Pty Ltd 14,000 Facilitate the design and construction of a west-facing solar facade at 164 Fullarton Road Dulwich Y
Easter Hills & Murray Plains Catchment Group Inc 13,130 Enhancing Malleefowl food stocks at Monarto South and Bat monitoring at Monarto Zoo Y
Port Neill Progress Association Inc 13,000 Winning the war on weeds at Port Neill Y
Bicycle SA 10,500 State Natural Resources Management Programme Community Grant—Environmentally sustainable trail management—Cudlee Creek Y
District Council of Robe 10,091 South East Cooperative Coastal Conservation Initiative—Coastal Protection Grant Y
City of Marion 10,000 Heritage Agreement Funds provided to individuals for capital works on heritage listed properties Y
Burra Regional Art Gallery 10,000 Heritage Agreement Funds provided to individuals for capital works on heritage listed properties Y
T. & W. Fawcus 10,000 Heritage Agreement Funds provided to individuals for capital works on heritage listed properties Y
Hildabuilt Pty Ltd 10,000 Heritage Agreement Funds provided to individuals for capital works on heritage listed properties Y
N. Hoskyns 10,000 Heritage Agreement Funds provided to individuals for capital works on heritage listed properties Y
District Council of Mallala 10,000 Heritage Agreement Funds provided to individuals for capital works on heritage listed properties Y
Mannahill War Memorial Inc 10,000 Heritage Agreement Funds provided to individuals for capital works on heritage listed properties Y
K. McCallum 10,000 Heritage Agreement Funds provided to individuals for capital works on heritage listed properties Y
District Council of Peterborough 10,000 Heritage Agreement Funds provided to individuals for capital works on heritage listed properties Y
Two Wells Regional Action Group 10,000 Heritage Agreement Funds provided to individuals for capital works on heritage listed properties Y
Arid Recovery Ltd 10,000 Assistance of PitGrid Survey within the Olympic Dam Special Mine Lease Y
Finniss Catchment Group 10,000 Finniss River riparian improvement Y
Friends of the Parnkalla 10,000 Rhamnus alaternus control & revegetation, Parnkalla Walking Trail Y
Marine Discovery Centre 10,000 Three new coastal signs Y
Regional Development Australia 10,000 To deliver a stage 1 integrated vulnerability assessment for the Adelaide Hills, Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island regions Y
TOTAL: 11,881,997


Department for Environment and Natural Resources—Administered

Name of Grant/Contribution Recipient Amount of Grant/ Contribution ($) Purpose of Grant Subject to grant agreement (Y/N)
Royal Zoological Society 5,700,000 Annual funding grant Y
SA Murray Darling Basin Natural Resources Management Board 3,062,182 SA Murray-Darling Basin Natural Resources Management Board 2010-11 Business Plan Y
South East Natural Resources Management Board 2,389,000 South-east Natural Resources Management Board 2011-12 regional base level investments Y
Adelaide & Mount lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board 2,209,000 Restoring rural landscapes in the Adelaide and Mt Lofty Ranges region Y
Alinytjara Wilurara Natural Resources Management Board 1,751,000 Alinytjara Wilurara Regional Natural Resources Management Programme 2010-13 Y
SA Murray-Darling Basin Natural Resources Management Board 1,674,760 SA Murray-Darling Basin Natural Resources Management Board 2010-11 BP regional base level investment Y
Northern and Yorke Natural Resources Management Board 1,567,000 Northern and Yorke Natural Resources Management Board 2011-12 BP regional base-level investments Y
Adelaide City Council 1,385,000 Water offset grant Y
Eyre Peninsula Natural Resources Management Board 1,191,400 Ecological and cultural landscape restoration on Eyre Peninsula Y
SA Arid Lands Natural Resources Management Board 1,042,000 State Appropriation payment for SA Arid Lands Natural Resources Management Board Y
Kangaroo Island Natural Resources Management Board 926,200 Kangaroo Island Natural Resources Management Board 2011-12 BP regional base-level investments Y
Alinytjara Wilurara Natural Resources Management Board 772,000 Alinytjara Wilurara Natural Resources Management Board Y
SA Arid Lands Natural Resources Management Board 753,000 Improving natural resources management in the arid lands of SA Y
Eyre Peninsula Natural Resources Management Board 667,000 Eyre Peninsula Natural Resources Management Board Y
SA Murray-Darling Basin Natural Resources Management Board 645,732 Improving land management in the SA Murray-Darling Basin Y
Kangaroo Island Natural Resources Management Board 584,000 Kangaroo Island Natural Resources Management Board Y
Northern and Yorke Natural Resources Management Board 511,000 Northern and Yorke Natural Resources Management Board Y
SA Arid Lands Natural Resources Management Board 499,000 Valuing people and building capacity for managing functioning ecosystems in the arid lands Y
SA Arid Lands Natural Resources Management Board 407,000 SA Arid Lands Natural Resources Management Board 2011-12 BP regional base-level investments Y
South East Natural Resources Management Board 335,000 South-east Natural Resources Management Board Y
Eyre Peninsula Natural Resources Management Board 333,040 Protecting threatened flora from rabbits on Eyre Peninsula through skill development and best practice management. Y
Eyre Peninsula Natural Resources Management Board 318,560 A collaborative approach to improving land management outcomes in erosion prone soils on Eyre Peninsula Y
Department of Environment and Natural Resources 281,531 Protecting the ecological character of the Bool and Hacks Lagoons Ramsar site Y
Kangaroo Island Natural Resources Management Board 260,800 Eastern Plains fire trail (Phase 3) Y
SA Murray-Darling Basin Natural Resources Management Board 246,298 Rehabilitation of the Pike Mundic Wetland complex (PMWC) floodplain Y
Kangaroo Island Natural Resources Management Board 163,000 Large scale restoration to increase Kangaroo Island threatened plant habitat Y
District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula 151,700 Coast Protection Board—North Shields Seawall Y
Adelaide & Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board 150,000 Conserving healthy habitat and nationally threatened species Y
Aboriginal Lands Trust 138,649 Native Vegetation Council—Willow removal works and pest and weed control Y
Greening Australia 133,000 Native Vegetation Council—restoring the Southern Flinders Grey Box Y
Department of Primary Industries and Resources 128,000 Weeds of National Significance coordination—SA—PIRSA Y
SA Murray-Darling Basin Natural Resources Management Board 110,618 Engage farming groups involved in Natural Resources Management Y
Adelaide Hills Council 103,967 Native Vegetation Council—Upper Torrens Management Project Y
SA Arid Lands Natural Resources Management Board 100,000 Protecting the Diamantina River wetland refuge from feral pig damage Y
SA Murray-Darling Basin Natural Resources Management Board 97,403 Destruction of the feral pig population on the Riverland Ramsar wetlands Y
Bush Heritage Aust 91,300 Native Vegetation Council—Boolcoomatta reserve—final milestone payment Y
Department of Environment and Natural Resources 90,000 Landscape scale aerial fox control for the nationally threatened Andu Wallaby Y
Department of Environment and Natural Resources 71,400 Investigating and communicating lessons of past climate change Y
Department of Environment and Natural Resources 69,300 Landscape scale reduction in risk of soil erosion in the Flinders- Olary bioregion Y
Bush Heritage Aust 68,100 Native Vegetation Council—Bon Bon Y
Woodcutters Rd Environmental Protection Society 68,000 Native Vegetation Council—Significant Environmental Benefit Community Conservation Enhancement across a landscape Y
Trees for Life 60,688 Native Vegetation Council—Bush Action teams—sustain on-ground bushcare Y
Trees for Life 60,688 Native Vegetation Council—Taheny Para Wurle Basin rehabilitation Y
Friends of Moores Road Inc. 60,000 Native Vegetation Council—Significant Environmental Benefit Morialta to Coralinga biolink project Y
Trees for Life 55,000 Native Vegetation Council—Significant Environmental Benefit Building landowner capacity to restore landscapes Y
Alinytjara Wilurara Natural Resources Management Board 50,000 Phase 1—bioregional assessment—Alinytjara Wilurara Y
Eyre Peninsula Natural Resources Management Board 50,000 Phase 1 Bioregional assessments—Eyre Peninsula Y
Northern and Yorke Natural Resources Management Board 50,000 Phase 1 Bioregional assessments—Northern and Yorke Y
SA Arid Lands Natural Resources Management Board 50,000 Eradication of priority national boneseed outlier infestation in arid lands SA Y
SA Arid Lands Natural Resources Management Board 50,000 Phase 1 Bioregional assessments—SA Arid Lands Y
SA Murray-Darling Basin Natural Resources Management Board 50,000 Phase 1 Bioregional assessments—SA Murray-Darling Basin Y
South East Natural Resources Management Board 50,000 Phase 1 bioregional assessment—South-east Y
District Council of Barunga West 50,000 Coast Protection Board—Pt Broughton Seawall Y
Forestry SA 49,200 Native Vegetation Council—Habitat management & rehabilitation of Wandilo Forest Y
Landscape partnership 48,650 Native Vegetation Council—SEB native habitat improvement by landowners Y
Landscape partnership 41,650 Native Vegetation Council—Significant Environmental Benefit native habitat improvement by landowners Y
Goolwa to Wellington Local Action Planning Association Incorporated 39,210 Native Vegetation Council—Prospect Hill conservation cluster bushland restoration project Y
SA Arid Lands Natural Resources Management Board 35,000 Native Vegetation Council—supporting Native Vegetation Council Industrial support officer salary Y
Delta Society Aust Ltd 35,000 Dog & Cat Management Board—Delta dog safe programme Y
Kingston District Council 35,000 Coast Protection Board—Sand replenishment at Wyomi Beach Y
Trees for Life 33,993 Native Vegetation Council—Significant Environmental Benefit bush action teams Y
University of Adelaide 33,570 Native Vegetation Council—restore Grey Box woodland—Waite Conservation Reserve Y
Royal Zoological Society SA 33,300 Native Vegetation Council—Regeneration of native habitat at Monarto Y
Forestry SA 32,800 Native Vegetation Council—Habitat management & rehabilitation of Wandilo Forest Y
Woodcutters Rd Environmental Protection Society 32,000 Native Vegetation Council—Significant Environmental Benefit Community Cons Enhancement across a landscape Y
Naracoorte Lucindale Council 30,000 Native Vegetation Council—Roadside Vegetation survey Y
Port Augusta City Council 30,000 Coast Protection Board—Foreshore protection Y
Goolwa to Wellington Local Action Planning Association Incorporated 26,140 Native Vegetation Council—Prospect Hill Cons cluster bushland restoration project Y
Royal Zoological Society 21,180 Stringybark and South East cocky habitat on-ground works on four South East farms Y
Austland Management Pty Ltd 20,874 Native Vegetation Council—Restoration of Semi- arid woodland Y
Trees for Life 20,572 Native Vegetation Council—Taheny Para Wurle Vegetation rehabilitation Y
University of Western Australia 20,000 Study of long-term changes in the phenology of Australia's temperate marine macroalgae: has climate change impacted the world's most diverse algal flora Y
City of Port Adelaide Enfield 20,000 Coast Protection Board—Western Region climate change vulnerability maintenance Y
Upper Wakefield Catchment Natural Resources Management Group 16,200 Native Vegetation Council—Upper Wakefield catchment improvement Y
Nature Conservation Society SA 15,445 Native Vegetation Council—Assessing impact of regulation 5(1)(lb) Y
City of Victor Harbor 15,000 Coast Protection Board—The Esplanade groyne extension Y
Conservation Council South Australia 14,933 Native Vegetation Council—Fire response of Mt Lofty Southern Emu Wren habitat Y
Bush Heritage Australia 14,000 Native Vegetation Council—Boolcoomatta Reserve rabbit control Y
City of Onkaparinga 14,000 Coast Protection Board—Christies Beach sea wall repairs Y
Nature Foundation SA 13,502 Native Vegetation Council—Buloke Woodland revegetation Y
City of Victor Harbor 13,200 Coast Protection Board—The Esplanade shore parallel geotextile tube Y
Northern & Yorke Natural Resources Management Board 12,827 Native Vegetation Council—Wakefield River revegetation survey Y
Mantung Maggea Land Mgt Group 12,713 Native Vegetation Council—Heritage Agreement mgt grant Y
Nature Conservation Society SA 11,645 Native Vegetation Council—Monitoring grassland recruitment for modelling Y
Conservation Council SA 11,420 Native Vegetation Council—Protecting Fleurieu swamps Y
Flinders University 10,727 Native Vegetation Council—Prioritising reserves to enable resilience to climate change Y
Trees for Life 10,000 Native Vegetation Council—Significant Environmental Benefit Building landowner capacity to restore landscapes Y
Kangaroo Island Council 10,000 Coast Protection Board—works & KI sewer pump Y
Wattle Range Council 10,000 Coast Protection Board—Southend sand replenishment Y
TOTAL: 32,726,067


Environment Protection Authority

Name of Grant Recipient Amount of Grant ($) Purpose of Grant Subject to Grant Agreement (Y/N)
Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) 150,000 Contribution towards research to enhance Australia's industrial, commercial and economic growth through development of sustained user driven co-operative public-private research centres. Y
National Packaging Covenant Ind Assoc 15,000 South Australia's contribution towards the scheme to manage packaging. Contribution agreed at ministerial level. Y
National Environment Protection Council 13,000 South Australia's contribution to the National Environmental Protection Council Service Corporation. Y
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities 12,000 Contribution towards the 2011-12 AELERT Secretariat Funding. Contribution agreed upon under the COAG agreement. Y
Conservation Council 10,000 Annual Conservation Council contribution as per the agreement reached by the Environment and Conservation Portfolio Chief Executives on a cost sharing arrangement. Y


Zero Waste SA

Name of Grant Recipient Amount of Grant ($) Purpose of Grant Subject to Grant Agreement (Y/N)
ARRB Group (SA) 5,000 Recycled aggregates project Y
Adelaide City Council 8,380 Rundle Mall Precinct 2011 project Y
Adelaide City Council 25,700 Waste Resource Recovery Pilot for High Density Developments Y
Adelaide Hills Recycling 22,500 Adelaide Hills Recycling C&D Resource Recovery Facility Y
Alexandrina Council 9,091 Salvage Shed for the Strathalbyn Transfer Station Y
Amcor Packaging (Australia) Pty Ltd T/A Amcor Recycling SA 30,497 Amcor Recycling at Work Y
Australian Food and Grocery Council 12,000 Quick Service In-store Recycling #NAT 88/10 project Y
Bin IT Waste Removal 25,000 Solid Waste Recycling and Reuse—Mt Gambier Y
Bowden Printing Pty Ltd 4,500 Eco-efficiency Services Project—Stage 2 Y
Central Local Government Region of Councils 30,000 Barossa, Yorke and Lower North—Central Region Waste Strategy Implementation Support Y
Central Local Government Region of Councils 30,000 Southern Flinders—Central Region Waste Strategy Implementation Support Y
City of Burnside 215,050 Ventilated Food Waste System—City of Burnside Y
City of Mount Gambier 12,607 Commercial Food Waste Programme Implementation Y
City of Port Lincoln 85,000 Port Lincoln Transfer Station Upgrade Y
City of West Torrens 4,546 Food Waste Recycling Education Programme—City of West Torrens Y
Clare & Gilbert Valleys Council 7,500 Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council—Clare Waste Transfer Station Y
Clarence Park Community Centre 2,000 It's in your hands community project Y
District Council of Barunga West 6,480 DC Barunga West Kerbside Services Y
District Council of Cleve 7,500 Cleve District Transfer and Recycling Facility Y
District Council of Grant 62,225 Port MacDonnell Waste Transfer Station Y
District Council of Loxton Waikerie 47,500 Ventilated Food Waste System—DC Loxton Waikerie Y
District Council of Loxton Waikerie 132,000 Waikerie Waste Transfer Station Y
District Council of Orroroo Carrieton 3,000 Kerbside Waste and Recycling System—DC Orroroo Carrieton Y
District Council of Robe 85,000 Robe Waste Transfer and Resource Recovery Centre Y
District Council of Tumby Bay 12,000 DC Lower Eyre Peninsula and DC Tumby Bay e-Waste Collection Y
District Council of the Copper Coast 90,000 Kadina Waste Transfer Station Y
Fleurieu Regional Waste Authority (FRWA) 25,489 Fleurieu Regional Co-ordinator, Operations, Education and Contract Management Y
Food Waste Recyclers Pty Ltd 27,885 Food Waste Recyclers Recycling at Work Y
FoodSA 1,200 Sustainable Business in Food Programme Y
FoodSA 23,035 Sustainable Supply Chain Practices for the South Australian Food Industry Y
Foodbank of SA 5,400 Foodbank Energy Audit Y
Innovate SA Inc. 12,200 Forums on the Financial Business Case for Sustainability for SMEs Y
Integrated Waste Services 50,000 Establishment of high quality C&I Materials Recovery and Sorting Equipment at IWS Transfer Station Y
Jeffries Group 910 Jeffries Recycling at Work Y
McLaren Vintners 8,085 McLaren Vintners Eco-efficiency Review 2011 Y
Naracoorte Lucindale Council 13,636 Naracoorte Transfer Station Construction Y
Naracoorte Lucindale Council 16,000 Naracoorte Transfer Station Waste Oil Collection Station Y
Northern Adelaide Waste Management Authority (NAWMA) 255,000 Resource Recovery Centre Y
Northern Areas Council 20,000 Kerbside Waste and Recycling System—Northern Areas Council Y
Onkaparinga Waste and Recycling Management Pty Ltd 26,000 Onkaparinga Waste and Recycling Management Pty Ltd Extensions Y
OzHarvest Adelaide 67,505 Expansion of OzHarvest Adelaide—Vehicle #2 Y
Peats Soil and Garden Supplies 60,000 Green Waste Grinding Project Y
Peats Soil and Garden Supplies 57,500 Kerbside Screening Project—Peats Soil and Garden Supplies Y
Printing Industries Association of Australia, SA & NT Branch 7,250 Develop an Industry Specific Waste & Recycling Contract Quotation/Tender Schedule and Guide Y
Propak Industries Pty Ltd 94,147 Bio-Fill capability and capacity upscale project Y
R.G. Cave Nominees Pty Ltd 84,000 Kerbside Recyclables Baling Facility Y
REDARC Electronics 6,700 REDARC Waste and Recycling Improvement Review 2011 Y
Remondis Pty Ltd 64,388 REMONDIS Pty Ltd Recycling at Work Y
Restaurant and Catering SA 950 Advice: SA Restaurant & Catering Industry Contract Terms and Guidance Y
SA No Till Farmers Association 3,500 Struvite as a Phosphorus Replacement project Y
SITA Australia Pty Ltd 87,206 SITA Recycling at Work Y
Signal Waste and Recycling Pty Ltd 32,218 Signal Recycling at Work Y
Solo Resource Recovery 17,093 Solo Resource Recovery Recycling at Work Y
TF & MJ Bull 4,705 TF & MJ Bull Recycling Facility Y
The Flinders Ranges Council 6,620 Quorn Transfer Station and Resource Recovery Facility Y
The Garage Sale Trail Pty Ltd 6,000 The Garage Sale Trail Event Y
Transpacific Cleanaway Pty Ltd 68,958 Transpacific Cleanaway Pty Ltd Recycling at Work Y
University of Adelaide 3,748 Review of Waste & Recycling at Roseworthy Campus 2011 Y
Veolia Environmental Services 154,609 Veolia Environmental Services Recycling at Work Y
Visy Recycling 2,031 Visy Recycling at Work Y
Waste Carriers Australia Pt Ltd 84,000 Tatiara Regional Resource Depot Y
Waste Management Association of Australia 65,000 Compost for Soils funding Y
Wattle Range Council 13,636 Construction of 3 Resource Recovery Facilities; Millicent, Penola and Beachport Y
Yorketown Progress Association 1,454 Sort and Save Shed Extension—Yorketown Y


Minister for Water and the River Murray:

Former Department for Water

Name of Grant Recipient Amount of Grant ($) Purpose of Grant Subject to Grant Agreement (Y/N)
Attawood, AJ & AL $26,194.39 Payments for protecting remnant vegetation (significant wildlife habitat) in the Upper South East Region Y
Attorney Generals Department $22,400.00 Contribution to the Kungun Ngarrindjeri Yunnan Agreement Y
Bilyarra Black Pty Ltd $14,511.46 Payments for protecting remnant vegetation (significant wildlife habitat) in the Upper South East Region Y
Brinkworth, TK & PA $13,056.71 Payments for protecting remnant vegetation (significant wildlife habitat) in the Upper South East Region Y
Bureau Of Meteorology $23,472.73 The facilitation of monitoring of essential river-flow data for flood warning purposes Y
Bureau Of Meteorology $58,998.00 Payments made by the department on behalf of the Stormwater Management Authority Y
Bureau Of Meteorology $24,063.00 Return of unspent Monitoring and Extension of Hydrologic Monitoring Systems Programme funding as per project agreements Y
City Meat Co Pty Ltd $13,525.65 Payments for protecting remnant vegetation (significant wildlife habitat) in the Upper South East Region Y
City Of Charles Sturt $16,972,793.11 Contribution to the Stormwater Project—Water Proofing the West (which has the capacity to reduce potable water demand by up to 555 megalitres per year) Y
City Of Marion $1,492,625.00 Contribution to the Stormwater Project—Oaklands Park Y
City Of Onkaparinga $4,747,000.00 Contribution to the Stormwater Project—Waterproofing the South (which has the capacity to reduce potable water demand by up to 1,300 megalitres per year) Y
City Of Playford $6,475,000.00 Contribution to the Stormwater Project—Water for the Future (which has the capacity to reduce potable water demand by up to 640 megalitres per year) Y
City Of Salisbury $2,500,000.00 Contribution to the Stormwater Project—Unity Park (which has the capacity to reduce potable water demand by up to 400 megalitres per year) Y
Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation $5,000,000.00 Funding provided on behalf of the State Government for the Goyder Institute for Water Research Y
Coronary Park Pty Ltd $27,860.94 Payments for protecting remnant vegetation (significant wildlife habitat) in the Upper South East Region Y
Delro Pastoral Ltd $190,128.39 Payments for protecting remnant vegetation (significant wildlife habitat) in the Upper South East Region Y
Department of Sustainability, Environment and Water (Commonwealth) $86,745.45 Contribution to the Water Efficiency Labelling Scheme Y
Department of Sustainability, Environment and Water (Commonwealth) $222,885.00 Jurisdictional contributions for two programmes, the Great Artesian Basin Coordinating Committee and the Lake Eyre Basin Ministerial Forum Y
Department of Environment and Natural Resources -$172,140.60 (*) Return of unspent National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality funding to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources for on-passing back to the Commonwealth who originally provided to the Department for Water for the Salt Interception Scheme Y
Department of Environment and Natural Resources $165,000.00 Environmental Flows and Wetland management project Y
Department of Environment and Natural Resources $2,650,500.00 Contribution to the Stormwater Project—First Creek Adelaide Botanic Gardens (which has the capacity to reduce potable water demand by up to 100 megalitres per year) Y
Department of Environment and Natural Resources $10,000.00 Contribution of funds to assist in resourcing the Natural Resources Management Research & Innovation Network Y
Department of Environment and Natural Resources $515,000.00 Department for Water's contribution for purchase of Pike River land Y
Department of Environment and Natural Resources $2,728,000.04 Murray Futures Programme contribution to the Coorong Lower Lakes Early on Works Project (accrued and disclosed under 'Other Grants' in the Department for Water financial statements as at 30/6/12) Y
Department of Primary Industries and Regions, South Australia $826,000.00 Funding provided for the Irrigation research, technology diffusion and education project Y
Environment Protection Authority $289,000.00 Salary & related contingency expenditure for the employment of staff to implement the River Murray Water Quality Improvement Plan Y
Environment Protection Authority $200,000.00 Lower Murray Reclaimed Irrigation Area—Acid Drainage Project Y
e-Water Limited $213,000.00 Contribution to the e-Water Cooperative Research Centre and National Hydrologic Modelling Platform Y
Flinders University of South Australia $125,000.00 Partnership Organisation funding for the National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training Y
Gregory, Helen Dianne $10,324.55 Payments for protecting remnant vegetation (significant wildlife habitat) in the Upper South East Region Y
Mitton, Dr MJ & DS $54,719.54 Payments for protecting remnant vegetation (significant wildlife habitat) in the Upper South East Region Y
Monash University $34,090.91 Contribution to the Cities as Water Supply Catchments programme Y
Murray-Darling Association Incorporated $11,608.35 Funding for the association to maintain the Management Action Database on their website Y
Murray-Darling Basin Authority $319,540.30 State Contribution to the Murray-Darling Basin Authority Salt Interception Scheme Y
Murray-Darling Basin Authority $442,516.00 Return of unspent Murray Futures Programme funding as per agreement Y
Murray-Darling Basin Authority $28,346,000.00 State Contribution to the Murray-Darling Basin Authority Y
National Water Commission $20,461.00 Return of unspent funding for the project—Improving Environmental Water Policy as per the funding agreement Y
Port Pirie Regional Council $427,272.73 Funding provided for a Water Supply Augmentation Preliminary Feasibility Study Y
Regional Development Australia $50,000.00 Develop a vision and high-level framework for the River Murray corridor below Lock 1 Blanchetown Y
SA Murray-Darling Basin Natural Resources Management Board $280,000.00 Funding provided for an Environmental Works & Measures Feasibility Project Y
SA Murray-Darling Basin Natural Resources Management Board $35,868.56 Incorporating cultural water into water planning policy Y
SA Water Corporation $25,000.00 Funding provided for Water Modelling 2011-12 programme Y
SA Water Corporation $3,910,000.00 Contribution to the Stormwater Project—Barker Inlet (which has the capacity to reduce potable water demand by up to 300 megalitres per year) Y
SA Water Corporation $6,090,000.00 Contribution to the Stormwater Project—Adelaide Airport (which has the capacity to reduce potable water demand by up to 270 megalitres per year) Y
South Eastern Water Conservation and Drainage Board $3,300,000.00 Operations and maintenance of the South East Drainage system Y
Struan Valley Pastoral $18,770.33 Payments for protecting remnant vegetation (significant wildlife habitat) in the Upper South East Region Y
University of South Australia $11,700.00 Internship grant—Engineering Student Y
Wetlands & Wildlife $93,765.18 Payments for protecting remnant vegetation (significant wildlife habitat) in the Upper South East Region Y
TOTAL $88,942,256.72
Plus Grants less than $10,000 $36,528.06
TOTAL AS PER 2011-12 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS $88,978,784.78


(*) An amount of $380,937 was accrued in 2010-11 as a recognition of the grant payment anticipated to be made that year. After the finalisation and audit of the project's financial statements, an amount of $208,796.40 was returned to the Commonwealth in June 2012, via DENR. This accounting treatment reflected a negative balance of -$172,140.60 being reported in the Department's 2011-12 financial accounts, in accordance with accounting standards.


SA Water

In 2011-12, SA Water processed grants to over 32,000 recipients.

Name of Grant Scheme Amount of Grant ($) Purpose of Grant Subject to Grant Agreement (Y/N)
Rainwater Tank Plumbing Rebate Scheme 1,343,000 Rebate provided for plumbing a new or existing tank into an existing home N
H2ome Rebate Scheme 2,414,000 Provided to encourage households to achieve greater water saving inside and outside the home N
Standalone Rainwater Tank Rebate Scheme 2,049,000 Rebate for standalone rainwater tanks of 1,000 litres or more N


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