The Planning component of the Strengthening Basin Communities Program enabled local government bodies in the Murray-Darling Basin to apply, either as an individual local government, a consortium of local governments or an established regional organisation of councils, for grants. The funding rounds were designed to systematically assess the risks and implications associated with climate change, with a particular focus on water availability, and then to review existing plans or develop new plans to take account of these risks and implications.
This programme is closed and no future funding rounds are planned at this time.
Second round of funding
The second funding round for the Planning component resulted in the allocation of $5 million to 38 councils in the Basin to conduct 26 separate projects.
Round 2 successful projects, announced 10 November 2010
| Local government(s) |
Project title |
Funding granted $ |
|---|---|---|
|
Western Downs Regional Council |
Preparation of Case and Option Studies Considering Sustainability Variations of Water Supplies Adversely Impacted by Climate Change |
170,000 |
|
Hay Shire Council |
Tackling Climate Change & Water Security – Hay Shire's Strategic Approach |
123,000 |
|
Queanbeyan City Council |
Queanbeyan River Corridor Plan of Management and Platypus Awareness Conservation Plan |
95,000 |
|
Palerang Council |
Palerang /MDB Water Sustainability Snapshot and Adaptation Planning |
200,000 |
|
Moree Plains Shire Council |
Adaptation Planning for a Sustainable Future for Moree Plains Shire |
200,000 |
|
Cowra Shire Council |
Planning for Climate Change: Water Re-Use in Cowra |
110,000 |
|
Broken Hill City Council |
Strengthening Broken Hill - Climate Proofing Future Water Supply |
200,000 |
|
Bourke Shire Council |
Strengthening Bourke's Community: Planning for a sustainable water supply |
197,250 |
|
Wakool Shire Council |
Transformation for Resilient Landscapes, Livelihoods and Communities in the Wakool Shire |
200,000 |
|
Carrathool Shire Council - offer was declined by Council |
Building resilience against climate change |
70,000 |
|
Albury City Council |
Securing alternative water supplies for recreation reserves and other activities |
80,000 |
|
Central Darling Shire Council |
Integrated water cycle management and living with climate change - a plan for the Central Darling Shire Council |
167,000 |
|
Wellington Shire Council |
Climate change adaptation in the Wellington LGA |
195,000 |
|
Tamworth Regional Council |
Tamworth Regional Council - Water Optimisation Survey and Design Project |
200,000 |
|
Loddon Shire Council |
Living with less water adaptation strategies for the new dryland |
600,000 |
|
Mount Alexander Shire Council |
A new way forward for Baringhup |
25,000 |
|
Hindmarsh Shire Council |
Integrated Adaptation into Local Development Processes |
200,000 |
|
City of Greater Bendigo |
Adaptive Stormwater Management in Bendigo and Castlemaine |
400,000 |
|
Greater Shepparton City Council |
A Future Without Water Entitlements: Effects on a Changing Climate on Farming Communities in the Greater Shepparton Area |
190,000 |
|
Swan Hill Rural City Council |
Securing our Economic Future - Adapting to a Changing Environment |
185,250 |
|
Strathbogie Shire Council |
Strengthening Strathbogie in a Changing Climate |
172,500 |
|
City of Wodonga |
Water in North East Victoria - Socio economic Adaptation Planning |
800,000 |
|
Coorong District Council |
Climate Change Implications for the Coorong District Local Action Plan |
69,480 |
|
Coorong District Council |
The Coorong District Council Tourism and Economic Development Plan 2011-2015 |
69,000 |
|
Mid Murray Council |
Integrated Water Management Planning - Phase 2 - Regional Council of Goyder and Mid Murray Council |
161,000 |
|
Rural City of Murray Bridge |
Mt Barker - Murray Bridge Recycled Water Pipeline Feasibility Study |
132,000 |
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