Reef Trust Tender – Wet Tropics New funding available for Nitrogen Use Efficiency The Reef Trust Tender - Wet Tropics is a new $5m Australian Government initiative to help improve Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) on sugar cane farms in the Wet Tropics natural resource management region. It is a four year Programme in the Wet Tropics that offers financial incentives of up to $500,000 to sugar cane farmers to improve their NUE and farm sustainability. The Programme is a component of the Australian Government’s Reef Trust Programme and is delivered in partnership with Terrain NRM. It aims to address nitrogen discharge from the Wet Tropics, one of the biggest known risks to the Great Barrier Reef.
How to apply Sugar cane farmers in the Wet Tropics can apply to improve their NUE through a market-based competitive tender. Successful tenders are awarded based on the best value for money in improving nitrogen use efficiency on farm. Successful applicants will receive annual payments equal to their tender until 2018.
For more information Fact Sheets - Go to Terrain NRM’s website to have your questions answered (www.terrain.org.au/Projects/Agriculture-and-Innovation/Reef-Trust).
Guidelines - Go to the Australian Government’s Reef Trust website for detailed application guidelines (www.environment.gov.au/reef-trust-tender).
Contacts and links To find out more, contact Terrain NRM at reeftrust@terrain.org.au or call 1800 357 755. For more information about Reef Trust Programme, go to the Department of Environment’s website www.environment.gov.au/reef-trust. Detail of the Reef Trust Tender – Wet Tropics can be found at www.terrain.org.au/Projects/Agriculture-and-Innovation/Reef-Trust. Please visit these webpages regularly to stay informed of the Programme’s updates.
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Reef Trust Tender – Wet Tropics Critical Steps and Deadlines 1 Expressions of Interest – closes 18 December 2pm Register expression of interest online at www.environment.gov.au/reef-trust-tender or call Terrain and we can help you complete your expression of interest. Only applicants who register their interest will be eligible to lodge a tender.
2 Workshops 1- 5 December To find out more detail about how to develop and submit a Tender Application Terrain NRM will be holding five workshops throughout the region from 1-5 December 2014. Workshops details are as follows: Date
Region
Venue
Time
1 Dec
Mossman
Bally Hooley Hall at Mossman mill, Mossman
7.30am
2 Dec
Cairns
Mulgrave Rambler, Gordonvale
7.30am
3 Dec
Innisfail
Sugar Heritage Museum, Conference Room, Mourilyan
3.00pm
4 Dec
Tully
Mill Hall, Tully
4.00pm
5 Dec
Ingham
Tyto Centre, Ingham
6.00pm
RSVP by 24 November 2014 to Terrain’s Reef Team at reeftrust@terrain.org.au or call 1800 357 755.
3 Tender Application – Open from 19 Jan – 2pm 19 Feb 2015 A tender application process will follow where farmers who have expressed interest will have the opportunity to complete an online tender application form. When the competitive tender opens, the on-line tender form can be accessed at: www.environment.gov.au/reef-trust-tender or call Terrain and we can help you with access to an application.
Reef Trust Phone: 1800 357 755 Your Registration Number:_____________________
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