Native plants and pollinator habitat · Queensland
Noosa Voluntary Conservation Agreements
Run by Noosa Shire Council
- What you get
- 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)
- Who qualifies
- Private landowners in Noosa Shire whose property is assessed as environmentally significant (size, threatened ecosystems and species, vegetation age and structure, proximity to reserves).
- Where
- Noosa Shire landowners with environmentally significant bushland.
- Status
- Open. By enquiry.
- Type of payment
- Cost share
What you do
Permanently protect significant bushland on your property under a covenant or Nature Refuge and receive ongoing funding for weed control and revegetation under a management plan.
Requirements
- Conservation area registered on the land title as a covenant and/or Nature Refuge, which stays with the property
- Implement the environmental management plan
How to apply
- 1Contact the Conservation Partnerships Officer at [email protected] or (07) 5329 6500
- 2Initial property assessment
- 3Agree and register the VCA
Sources
- https://www.noosa.qld.gov.au/Environment-and-Waste/Environment/Voluntary-conservation-agreements (official page)
Last checked October 22, 2026. See something out of date? Tell us.
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