Kangaroo Island On-ground Works Funding supports individuals, farm businesses and community groups to protect and enhance Kangaroo Island’s natural environments and waterways. It is funded through the project: Recovering the Kangaroo Island Narrow-Leaved Mallee Woodland Threatened Ecological Community through local landscape action.

Eligible projects include:

• Fencing to protect remnant native vegetation in blocks and along watercourses from livestock.
• Fencing to support ecological restoration of old and/or senescent native vegetation.
• Fencing to protect revegetation from livestock and native browsers.
• Planting native trees and shrubs to extend existing vegetation or create or strengthen vegetation corridors.
• Water point relocation to move stock watering points out of watercourses to minimise in-stream sedimentation and eutrophication.
• Constructing stock and/or vehicle crossings to minimise in-stream eutrophication and sedimentation and to improve connectivity of aquatic ecosystems.

Applications open on 11 July 2022 and close at 5pm on 5 August 2022. Funding may still be available after the closing date. Please contact the Narrow-leaved Mallee Project Officer to request a late application.

Projects are prioritised. If you need any assistance completing your application through SmartyGrants, please contact the Narrow-leaved Mallee Project Officer on 8553 2476 during business hours or you can email us at ki.landscapeboard@sa.gov.au