Community Conservation Grants - Bungendore Park Management Cttee

11/2/98

The Bungendore Park Management Committee, in partnership with the City of Armadale, has received $2,100 under the State Government's Community Conservation Grants scheme.

It is one of 31 volunteer conservation groups from the Kimberley to the south coast that shared grants totalling $165,000.

Environment Minister Cheryl Edwardes said 27 local groups had been awarded $85,000, while four peak organisations - the Conservation Council, Urban Bushland Council, APACE Greenskills and Greening WA - would share a further $80,000.

The grants were designed to help local groups conserve native fauna and flora or for landcare projects that would benefit the State's environment.

The Bungendore Park grantwas to assist the committee with flora protection in the park.

Mrs Edwardes said the grants were part of the Coalition Government's commitment to assisting community groups in undertaking projects that were recognised as important within the local area.

"Many of these smaller projects are integrated into more broadscale initiatives such as whole-of-catchment planning, farm tree crops and nature conservation measures," she said.