Noosa Biosphere reserve Grants Round - 2017/18
Six small projects under $20,000 and three large projects share in a total fund of $330,000.
| PROJECT PROPONENT | PROJECT | AMOUNT | PROJECT SUMMARY |
| Marine Ecology Education Indigenous Corporation | Noosa Cultural Learning Trail | $19,500 | Development of a knowledge bank focussed on understanding the culturally significant landscapes and iconic species within the Noosa
Biosphere Reserve.
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| Peregian Beach Community Association
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Pandanus Preservation Project
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$20,000 | Protecting Noosa’s iconic Pandanus palm and coastal biodiversity the project aims to halt widespread cases of dieback caused by leafhopper
Jamella australiae.
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| Sunshine Beach State School P&C Association | Bush Tucker Garden and Outdoor Classroom | $2,500 | Establishing a native bush tucker garden and revitalising the outdoor learning space while providing better management of the Noosa
National Park section within the school.
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| Tourism Noosa | Noosa Trail Master Plan | $19,500 | A detailed action and implementation plan for the Noosa Trail Network – a network of eight hinterland trails passing through diverse
areas within the Noosa Biosphere Reserve.
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| Project partners - Noosa Parks Association & Tourism Noosa | Winning World Heritage Recognition
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$20,000 | A scoping study on the how, what, when and why of the Noosa Biosphere Reserve becoming UNESCO World Heritage recognised on modern cultural
heritage grounds.
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| Zero Emissions Noosa (ZEN) | Roadmap to 100% Renewable Energy
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$19,800 | Identify the most efficient mix of renewable energy and energy efficiency measures needed to eliminate CO2 emissions arising from electricity
consumption in Noosa by 2026.
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| University of the Sunshine Coast | Koala Forever Noosa | $40,000 | Securing the future of wild koalas and wild koala eco-tourism, this project focuses on vegetation corridors within the Noosa Biosphere
Reserve.
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| Noosa & District Landcare Group | Keeping on Keeping it in Kin Kin
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$123,700 | A Noosa catchment priority erosion remediation program to continue to support water quality in the Noosa river system.
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| Country Noosa | Noosa Hinterland Rural Enterprise Plan
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$65,000 | Developing an environmentally and economically sustainable plan for the Noosa Hinterland to improve land productivity and sustainable
farming practices.
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