Nominations are being sought for The Advisory Committee for the Regional Environment (ACRE). ACRE is an advisory/consultative group of up to 15 members who sometimes attend Waikato Regional Council meetings, and liaise with staff and councillors and make submissions on the council’s environmental policies and plans.Read More »
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Over $1 million in grants from Waikato Regional Council to Coromandel groups for predator control
Waikato Regional Council (WRC) has granted over $1 million to 3 Coromandel community groups working on landscape scale predator control projects.Read More »
Waikato gets $5.5m in funding to improve fresh water
Waikato Regional Council has secured $5.535 million in Government funding for quick-start restoration projects, including $2.825 million towards creating a green corridor along the lower Piako River from the Kopuatai wetland to the Hauraki Gulf. This project is expected to create 47 new jobs.
Applications Open for Waikato Regional Council Environmental Initiative Funds
Waikato Regional Council is inviting applications to its Environmental Initiatives Fund. The purpose of the fund is to provide grants to community projects that directly benefit the environment or provide environmental education. Funding up to $40,000 is available. Projects may be funded for up to three years. Applications are open this month and close 5 pm 27 July 2020. Funding up to $40,000 is available. Projects may be funded for up to three years. Applications are open this month and close 5 pm 27 July 2020.
Waikato Regional Council Seeks $60M Funding For Kauri Dieback, Goat Control, Clean Streams, Harbour Plans in Thames Coromandel Hauraki and Elsewhere
Waikato Regional Council has submitted a bid to central govt for environmental projects that would benefit from govt stimulus package.
Total cost: $96M Total funds requested: $59M. Total employment: 273+ Full Time Equivalent Jobs (FTE’s)Read More »
Denis Tegg - Representing Thames Coromandel on Waikato Regional Council 