{"id":7373,"date":"2022-05-16T05:05:46","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T05:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/indigenous-grants-copy\/"},"modified":"2022-06-22T23:28:30","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T23:28:30","slug":"rainforestaward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/rainforestaward\/","title":{"rendered":"QLD Planning Award"},"content":{"rendered":"[mk_page_section bg_image=”https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/treetopsslider.jpg” bg_position=”center center” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” bg_stretch=”true” enable_3d=”true” min_height=”500″ js_vertical_centered=”true” padding_top=”” padding_bottom=”” section_id=”donate” el_class=”donate-1″ sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”70px”][mk_fancy_title font_family=”none” align=”center”]QUEENSLAND PLANNING AWARD[\/mk_fancy_title][mk_padding_divider size=”67″][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section section_id=”great-1″ sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1563789112768{padding-right: 36px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}” el_class=”great_header_left”][mk_padding_divider size=”100″ visibility=”hidden-nb”][mk_padding_divider size=”15″ visibility=”visible-sm”][mk_padding_divider visibility=”visible-tl”][mk_fancy_title size=”28″ letter_spacing=”4″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none” el_class=”terrain-title-2″]RAINFOREST GRANTS PROJECT AN AWARD-WINNER[\/mk_fancy_title][mk_padding_divider size=”60″ visibility=”hidden-nb”][mk_padding_divider size=”20″ visibility=”visible-nb”][vc_column_text el_class=”sub-head” css=”.vc_custom_1652679409384{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]MAY 2022[\/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider size=”5″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1655940432553{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Four Far Northern enterprises have together won a Queensland award for exploring ways councils can help protect habitat for threatened species.<\/p>\n

Planz Town Planning, Kelly Reaston Development and Property Services, Terrain NRM and the Far North Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils (FNQROC) have won the Planning Institute of Australia\u2019s Queensland Award for Excellence in Improving Planning Processes.<\/p>\n

Judges commended the teamwork involved in \u201call parties stepping outside their usual networks and cross-collaborating to bravely go beyond traditional planning measures\u201d.<\/p>\n

See the \u2018The Role of Local Government in the Preservation and Recovery of Threatened Species and Ecological Communities\u2019.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Terrain NRM\u2019s Tony O\u2019Malley said local governments were playing a valuable role in threatened species habitat protection.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis project was all about bringing together the region\u2019s local government town planners, threatened species recovery teams and traditional owners to share knowledge on the region\u2019s threatened species and on local government\u2019s possible roles in protecting their habitats,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe initiative was funded by Terrain NRM and managed by local government and their consultants, making the outcomes a great fit for local government delivery.\u201d<\/p>\n

The award-winning project includes 11 recommendations for greater involvement by local government, and it identifies possible partners and resources.<\/p>\n

FNQROC\u2019s executive officer Darlene Irvine said the project laid out a clear vision for the region.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy stepping outside traditional land use planning approaches, it gives direction to the entire spectrum of community and local government efforts and actions in the species recovery space, and it will be of great value in guiding future investment and action,\u2019\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n

The project is part of Terrain NRM\u2019s Building Rainforest Resilience Program, which is working with landholders, threatened species recovery groups and all levels of government to improve rainforest habitat in priority areas which are home to endangered southern cassowaries, Mabi forest or littoral rainforest.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1563789122720{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 34px !important;}” el_class=”great_header_right”][mk_padding_divider size=”206″ visibility=”hidden-sm”][mk_padding_divider size=”50″ visibility=”hidden-sm”][vc_separator][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1652682280115{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\"\"[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1655940344930{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Its learnings and recommendations will be transferable to other species and ecological communities, such as lowland tropical rainforest.<\/p>\n

Mr O\u2019Malley said the Rainforest project focused on strategic revegetation, weed management and habitat protection. Landholders and organisations working in priority areas receive grants through the program.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most effective and lasting outcomes come from sharing knowledge across sectors and supporting land managers to design their own solutions,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

“This local planning project, in a place of global biodiversity significance, reflects that approach.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Building Rainforest Resilience project is supported by Terrain NRM through funding from the Australian Government\u2019s National Landcare Program.<\/p>\n

\u2018The Role of Local Government in the Preservation and Recovery of Threatened Species and Ecological Communities\u2019 project was also a finalist in the Planning Institute of Australia\u2019s national awards.<\/p>\n

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