Closed Invited

Communities Combating Pest and Weed Impacts During Drought Program - Biosecurity Management of Pests and Weeds - Round 2

Tender ID: 408956


Tender Details

Tender #:
GO3421  
Status:
Closed
Publish Date:
19 December 2019
Closing Date:
5 February 2020

Tender Description

This Tender is invited by the Issuer.

⁠⁠⁠The Australian Government is inviting local councils via a restricted competitive process to apply to deliver projects under the Communities Combating Pests and Weed Impacts During Drought Program - Biosecurity Management of Pests and Weeds - Round 2 in selected Local Government Areas (LGAs) in 2019–2021.

The objectives of the program are to:

  • stimulate economic activity in areas where projects take place
  • facilitate local employment in areas where projects take place
  • increase farm business profitability
  • assist communities manage the negative impact of pest animals and weeds during drought on agricultural production
  • contribute to the government’s broader biosecurity objectives
  • provide pest animal and weed control benefits to communities where projects take place.

The intended outcomes of the program are:

  • the detrimental economic, social and environmental effects associated with pest animals and weeds during drought is reduced
  • Councils and other groups such as Landcare work together to reduce the impacts of pest animals and weeds in eligible Local Government Areas (LGAs)
  • increasing the use and uptake of innovative natural resource management technologies and best management practices
  • the information, financial and institutional capacity of communities and their participation in natural resource management is increased. 


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