COMMUNITY volunteer groups have been granted $255,055 in funding to assist with the improvement of waterway health in the Swan Canning Catchment.

The funding, which was granted through the seventh round of the state government’s community rivercare program, will go towards 14 projects which will enable weed control, foreshore revegetation and wetland restoration work across key locations.

Grants of between $3000 and $20,000 for projects running up to two years were made available as part of the program’s latest round. The program’s next round will make grants of up to $100,000 available for one-year projects.

Community rivercare grants have been available since 2017, with the state government in 2021 committing a further $4 million to the program over four years.

For more information about the community rivercare program, visit the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions’ website.

Environment Minister Reece Whitby said the state government was committed to safeguarding and enhancing the natural values of the Swan and Canning rivers, and he was delighted to support these community-led initiatives.

“Now in its seventh year, projects delivered through the community rivercare program continue to make a difference and protect our iconic Perth waterways.

“I congratulate all successful recipients and look forward to celebrating the positive environmental and social outcomes of their projects.”

Approved projects include:

Friends of Mandoon Park Darlington Brook Wildlife Corridor rehabilitation project - $10,201.

Habitat improvement for birds and/or other species dependent on waterways Friends of Under the Heritage Trail Jane Brook restoration project $19,465.

Habitat improvement for birds and/or other species dependent on waterways Susannah Brook Catchment Group Burgess Road Creek integrated weed management and habitat $17,449.

Foreshore revegetation and weed control Friends of Darlington Wetland rehabilitation action plan $10,788.

Foreshore revegetation and weed control Braun Family and Harry Hunter Rehabilitation Group revegetation and weed control along a Canning River drainage tributary - Braun Property $19,872.

Habitat improvement for birds and/or other species dependent on waterways Friends of John Forrest National Park weed control along the Jane Brook in John Forrest National Park $20,000

Foreshore revegetation and weed control Lower Helena Association Helena River foreshore revegetation project $19,509.

Habitat improvement for birds and/or other species dependent on waterways Friends of Piesse Brook weed control above the Lower Helena diversion dam $18,400.

For more information about the community rivercare program, visit the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions’ website at www.dbca.wa.gov.au