Volunteers planting at a project site on Bennett Brook. Photo - Friends of Bennett Brook
The Swan and Canning rivers and their major tributaries are iconic features of Perth’s landscape. They are prized for their natural values, recreational opportunities and cultural and social importance.
The State Government is committed to protecting and enhancing the health of the river system and supporting restoration projects undertaken by community volunteer groups through the Community Rivercare Program.
Round 10
Open Monday 26 October 2026
Closing 4pm Friday 11 December 2026
Through Round 10 a total of $100,000 is available to deliver on-ground projects during 2027-28. Grant funds will be available for one-year projects to enable on ground works by community groups. This program is administered by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA).
One-year projects will be implemented from 1 July 2027 to 30 June 2028.
Grants of between $3,000 and $10,000 (ex GST) in total for the duration of the project will be provided to community volunteer groups to conserve the natural, cultural, and social amenity values of the rivers, tributaries and urban drains within the Swan Canning Catchment.
This will be achieved through projects that deliver:
- Habitat improvement for birds and/or other species dependent on waterways.
- Foreshore revegetation and weed control.
- Weed control to promote natural regeneration.
- Bank stabilisation to repair or prevent foreshore erosion.
- Water quality improvement.
Projects must be in the Swan Canning Catchment or other catchments that feed into the Swan and Canning rivers.
To date, the Community Rivercare Program has funded 126 projects resulting in the revegetation of foreshores and increased habitat for fish, native birds and other species dependent on waterways. It is strongly recommended that applications are submitted online via the SmartyGrants portal: Community Rivercare Program Round 10. For alternative application methods please email rivers.systems@dbca.wa.gov.au.
This initiative is part of the WA Government’s Kep Katitjin-Gabi Kaadadjan (Waterwise action plan 3) to establish leading waterwise communities for Boorloo (Perth) and Bindjareb (Peel) by 2030.
Community Rivercare Round 9
Minister announces fourteen projects approved for funding under Community Rivercare Program Round 9.
| Community Rivercare Program Round 9 approved projects | |||
| Group | Project name | Funds granted | Primary objective |
| Landcare SJ Inc | Wungong Brook Restoration | $24,286.00 | Foreshore revegetation and weed control |
| Friends of Kadina Brook | Kadina Brook Living Stream Phase 2 | $25,880.00 | Bank stabilisation to repair or prevent foreshore erosion |
| Swan Estuary Reserves Action Group Inc | Restoring and caring for the Alfred Cove A-Class Nature Reserve 35066 and the foreshore of the Alfred Cove Marine Park - regeneration of Saltmarsh and Vasse foreshore vegetation | $82,630.00 | Foreshore revegetation and weed control |
| Seaforth Gardens Age Care Centre (SGACC) | Seaforth Gardens Riparian Restoration | $28,300.00 | Foreshore revegetation and weed control |
| Friends of Bennett Brook | Marshall Road Restoration and Habitat Improvement Project | $32,136.00 | Weed control to promote natural regeneration |
| Friends of Banyowla Clifton Hills | Further revegetation and weed control along Wright Brook, Banyowla Clifton Hills | $28,977.90 | Foreshore revegetation and weed control |
| South East Regional Centre for Urban Landcare Inc. | Canning River Regional Park Restoration | $93,655.00 | Weed control to promote natural regeneration |
| Jane Brook Catchment Group | Restoration of dammed sections of Jane Brook between Stoneville Road and Sexton Street | $49,601.20 | Foreshore revegetation and weed control |
| Friends of Jorgensen Park | Spring Road Living Stream Phase 2 | $19,462.20 | Bank stabilisation to repair or prevent foreshore erosion |
| Trillion Trees | Mandoon Bilya Hazelmere Restoration Project | $42,145.05 | Foreshore revegetation and weed control |
| Friends of John Forrest National Park | Geophyte Weed Control Along the Jane Brook in western John Forrest National Park | $20,000.00 | Weed control to promote natural regeneration |
| Friends of Maylands Samphires | Maylands Samphire Flats Integrated Restoration and Resilience Program (2026–2028) | $96,960.00 | Foreshore revegetation and weed control |
| Ellen Brockman Integrated Catchment Group | Rehabilitation of Ellen Brook Riparian Zone in Muchea | $14,600.00 | Foreshore revegetation and weed control |
| Bibbul Ngarma Aboriginal Association Incorporated | BoorYul-Bah-Bilya Caring for Country – Mandoon Bilya Mandjanup | $96,940.00 | Weed control to promote natural regeneration |
| TOTAL $655,573.35 | |||
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