Tamar Action Grants

As part of the River Health Action Plan – Catchment Works Program, Tamar Action Grants are available to support eligible landholders to improve waterway health, by restricting stock access to waterways and improving effluent management on dairy farms.

Projects can be staged over the five year life of the program and can include multiple sites. Eligible activities are those identified by the Launceston City Deal as providing significant potential improvements in water quality in the kanamaluka/Tamar, such as:

• Waterway fencing
• Waterway revegetation
• Provision of alternative stock water
• Stock crossings
• Improved effluent management

The program will run for five years (to June 2024) and is expected to involve a large percentage of grazing farmers and the majority of dairy farmers in the Tamar Estuary and Esk Rivers catchments, including the Meander, North Esk, kanamaluka/Tamar, South Esk, Lake River, Brumbys and Macquarie.

NRM North is currently looking for expressions of interest from landholders in Priority Areas 1, 2, 3 & 4.

Applications demonstrating a higher level of co-contribution will be prioritised in the cost-benefit assessment, where projects are ranked with consideration of their likely impact on the targeted reduction and value for investment.

To apply, please call NRM North to record your interest in the Tamar Action Grants program. An NRM North Catchment Coordinator will contact you to arrange a site visit and to discuss the application process.

To submit an application for funding to make effluent system upgrades, or to register for $1,500 towards engaging effluent designer, see the resources below.