Native plant and pollinator rebates in Queensland

36 programs

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  Ipswich Nature Conservation Grant for Conservation Agreements

  Ipswich City Council

  Nature Conservation Grant up to $8,000 per year, plus free plants; covenant holders can also get a Voluntary Conservation Covenant Bursary of up to $2,000 per financial year

  Up to $10,000 per household

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  Redland Koala Ecosystem Enhancement Program (KEEP)

  Redland City Council

  $450 (0.4 to 1 ha koala habitat area), $750 (1 to 2 ha) or $1,000 (over 2 ha) per financial year, excl. GST

  Up to $1,000 per household

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  Redland Land for Wildlife Grants

  Redland City Council

  $250 to $750 (excl. GST) per property per financial year

  Up to $750 per household

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  Redland Rural Support Program

  Redland City Council

  $250 to $750 per property per financial year

  Up to $750 per household

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  Redland Your Backyard Garden Program

  Redland City Council

  One-off option: up to 30 free native plants from IndigiScapes Native Nursery. 12-month option: up to $500 in financial assistance for tubestock, mulch, contractor help (up to $250), a nest box, and a worm farm or compost bin once planting targets are met

  Up to $500 per household

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  Brisbane Free Native Plants Program

  Brisbane City Council

  2 free native plants per residential property per financial year; 4 plants as a one-off for homes built in the past 12 months in eligible suburbs; up to 20 plants for lessees on Council-leased land

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  Brisbane Land for Wildlife

  Brisbane City Council

  Free native plants and nest boxes, a property management plan, workshops and reference books, access to grants, plus a rebate on the Bushland Preservation Levy (amounts not published)

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  Gold Coast Land for Wildlife

  City of Gold Coast

  Free membership with a toolkit and herbicides to start a restoration project, and free native plants for suitable bushland restoration projects (quantities not published)

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  Gold Coast Voluntary Conservation Agreements

  City of Gold Coast

  50% to 95% rate donation depending on how much of the property is protected; $7,000 at signing as first-year seed funding; up to $7,000 a year reimbursed for contractors and approved management

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  Gympie Free Trees for Ratepayers

  Gympie Regional Council

  2 free native tubestock plants per rates notice (4 per year)

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  Ipswich Free Plant Program

  Ipswich City Council

  Each financial year: 6 plants for residential properties, 15 for acreage, 30 for peri-urban, 15 extra for riparian properties, a one-off 25 plants for new builds under 12 months old, 20 native tubes for Habitat Gardens members

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  Ipswich Habitat Gardens

  Ipswich City Council

  Up to 20 additional native tubestock plants each financial year, plus advice and workshops

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  Ipswich Land for Wildlife

  Ipswich City Council

  Free native plants (number set by your property management plan), property management plan, workshops and site visits

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  Logan Habitat Connections Free Native Plants

  Logan City Council

  Free native plants each year (quantity not published), plus a fence sign, advice and workshops

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  Logan Land for Wildlife

  Logan City Council

  Free annual incentive package (choice of native plants, land management items and nest boxes, subject to availability)

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  Logan Voluntary Conservation Agreements and Covenants

  Logan City Council

  Annual Council conservation grants (amount not published on the current page), Environmental Levy rates exemption, and the Land for Wildlife annual incentive package

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  Logan Voluntary Restoration Agreement

  Logan City Council

  Annual Council grants (amount not published on the current page) and free native plants

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  Mackay Free Native Plant Program

  Mackay Regional Council

  Up to 4 free native plants per rateable property per year; Gardens for Wildlife members get an extra 10 plants per residential property

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  Mackay Land for Wildlife

  Mackay Regional Council

  20 free native plants per property per year, plus a property visit, sign and workshops

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  Moreton Bay Free Native Plant Voucher

  City of Moreton Bay

  One voucher per financial year for 4 tubestock plants, 2 plants in medium pots, or 1 plant in a large pot

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  Noosa Land for Wildlife

  Noosa Shire Council

  Free property visit, gate sign and tailored report; members can apply for incentives such as native plants and environmental weed training, and borrow fauna cameras

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  Noosa Voluntary Conservation Agreements

  Noosa Shire Council

  Council pays the costs of setting up the covenant or Nature Refuge, prepares an environmental management plan and provides ongoing financial assistance to carry it out (amounts not published)

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  Redland Voluntary Conservation Agreement Incentives

  Redland City Council

  Yearly grant for the first 10 years of up to 66% of the property's annual general rates; Council pays survey and covenant lodgement costs and provides a management plan, sign and training

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  Scenic Rim Voluntary Conservation Agreement Rates Rebate

  Scenic Rim Regional Council

  Rates rebate of up to 50% of the general rate for the area covered by the agreement

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  Sunshine Coast Land for Wildlife

  Sunshine Coast Council

  Free incentives including seedlings, weed control induction and nest boxes, plus free property visits, workshops and a Land for Wildlife sign

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  Sunshine Coast Voluntary Conservation Agreements

  Sunshine Coast Council

  Annual financial incentive based on the size of the conservation area, mostly for on-ground conservation work with part possibly available as a rate rebate; Council covers surveying and agreement costs

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  Toowoomba Free Plant Voucher

  Toowoomba Regional Council

  2 free plants per voucher; vouchers sent with the general rates notice to every address

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  Fraser Coast Native Plant Donations for Land for Wildlife Members

  Fraser Coast Regional Council

  Up to 200 native plants per application for a registered Land for Wildlife member (100 for Community Environment Program volunteers)

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  Mount Isa Free Plant Day

  Mount Isa City Council

  Free plants for registered residents (quantity not published)

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  Rockhampton Region Free Native Plant Program

  Rockhampton Regional Council

  Free native plant (giveaway quantity set at each event)

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  Gold Coast Nature Conservation Assistance Program

  City of Gold Coast

  Grants of $4,500 to $13,500 a year; up to 3 grants totalling no more than $30,000

  Up to $30,000 per household

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  Brisbane Community Conservation Assistance

  Brisbane City Council

  Up to $25,000 worth of Council resources and labour per project (not a cash grant)

  Up to $25,000 per household

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  Queensland Nature Refuge Landholder Grants

  Queensland Government, Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation

  Round 6 grants ranged from $2,648 to $25,000 per refuge (ex GST)

  Up to $25,000 per household

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  Sunshine Coast Landholder Environment Grants

  Sunshine Coast Council

  Up to $15,000 per project, matched 50:50 by the landholder (2026/27 round total $330,000)

  Up to $15,000 per household

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  Logan EnviroGrants On-ground Ecosystem Restoration

  Logan City Council

  Up to $10,000

  Up to $10,000 per household

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  Moreton Bay Voluntary Conservation Grant

  City of Moreton Bay

  Up to $2,500 for a Voluntary Conservation Agreement property, $1,250 for a Land for Wildlife property, or $500 for a Backyards for Wildlife property

  Up to $2,500 per household