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Communitygroupsworkingto protect
Victoria’scoastlinewill benefitfroma
$260,000fundingboostfromthe State
Government.
The 2019CoastcareCommunityGrants
Programhas alreadyfunded28 volunteer
groupsto help deliversmall-scaleprojects
involvingrevegetation,monitoring
shorelinewildlife,and protectingcultural
sites.
This year’sgrantrecipientsinclude
communityorganisationsin Bellarine,
Bayside,St Kilda,EastGippsland,
Mallacoota,WilsonsPromontory,
NorthGeelong,Jan Juc, Torquayand
Warrnambool.
Establishedin 1995,CoastcareVictoria
workswith hundredsof communitygroups
to look afterVictoria’scoastalassetsand
to fostercommunityawarenessof coastaland marinemanagement.Fundingof up to
$10,000is availablefor one-yearprojects
and up to $15,000for projectsovertwo
years.
The typeof projectsthat attractfunding
includethosethat protector rehabilitate
coastalhabitats,waterwaysand wetlands;
establishor contributeto ‘citizenscience’
programsfor monitoringcoastalor marine
environments;protectcriticalnesting
sitesor feedinggrounds;enhancecoastal
culturalheritagesites;reduceor control
marineplasticpollution;or benefitpublic
land.
For moreinformationaboutthe program
and how to makean applicationfor
funding,visit https://www.marineandcoasts.
vic.gov.au/coastal-programs/coastcare,
or contactyourRegionalCoastcare
Facilitator:- Bellarineand SurfCoast
P(03) 5220 2012
[email protected] - PortPhillipBay and Westernport
P(03) 9450 8793
[email protected] - EastGippsland
P(03) 5152 0473
[email protected] - Far SouthWest
P 0427 316 324
[email protected] - WestGippsland
P(03) 5183 9116
[email protected] - Statewide
P (03) 5233 5593
E [email protected]
Finding boost for coastcare groups
AUTONOMOUS VESSEL FORUM
Canberra will host the Australian Autonomous
Vessel Forum this September, bringing together
policy makers and industry experts for a series of
presentations and discussions.The event will explore opportunities, challenges
and priorities regarding the regulation of autonomous
vessel design and technology.
Key speakers include Captain Marko Rahikainen,chief advisor to the Finnish Transport and
Communications Agency, who will speak on Finland’s
goal of establishing the world’s first autonomous
maritime transport system by 2025.