April 27, 2022
Two South Burnett nature refuges are among 80 across Queensland which will receive grants under the latest round of the State Government’s Nature Refuge Landholder Grants program.
The Resolute Nature Refuge at Nanango will receive $15,425 for road and fence line maintenance, weeding activities, fire management, signs and a flora survey; while the Banks Brigooda Nature Refuge, near Boondooma, will receive $8605.
The funding was announced by Environment Minister Meaghan Scanlon on Wednesday.
She said the grants would fund conservation projects on properties that had been declared as nature refuges for native animals and flora.
“From the southernmost reaches of our State to Cape York in the far north, Queensland is home to 551 private protected areas – the largest private protected area network by land area in the country,” Minister Scanlon said.
“Alone, private protected areas cover more than 4.47 million hectares of land.
“We created the Nature Refuge Landholder Grants program to support private landholders who are doing their bit to support the environment.”
Minister Scanlon praised Queensland’s nature refuge landholders, saying their work would protect critical land for future generations.
