Applications for the North Subregion Round of the State Government’s Community Rivercare Program can be made until Sunday 21 October 2024, with a total of $320,000 in grants available to eligible community volunteer groups. 

The latest round targets project sites in waterways in the North Subregion of the Swan Canning Catchment that flow into the Swan River.

The North Subregion covers parts of the Cities of Bayswater, Fremantle, Nedlands, Perth, Subiaco, Stirling, Swan, Vincent and Wanneroo, and the Towns of Cambridge, Claremont and Mosman Park, and the Shire of Peppermint Grove. 

Eligible applicants can apply for grants of between $12,500 and $100,000 for projects running up to two years from 1 July 2025.  An additional $2,500 is available for Aboriginal heritage consultation or engagement with local knowledge holders. 

Since 2018, the Community Rivercare Program has funded 89 projects across 47 volunteer-based community groups, with the State Government committing a further $4 million over four years in 2021. 

For more information, visit the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions website Community Rivercare Program Funding | Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (dbca.wa.gov.au)