Good afternoon,

Local community groups looking for funding for an environmental project still have time to apply to Environment Bay of Plenty’s Environmental Enhancement Fund. See the attached media release for further details.

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Steph Twaddle | Community Relations Officer | Environment Bay of Plenty | 6 Rata Street, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand | Ph: 0800 368 267 | DD: 0800 368 288 Extn: 8147 | Web: www.envbop.govt.nz
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MEDIA RELEASE
 

Applications close soon for Environmental Enhancement Fund

For immediate release: Friday 7 August 2009

Local community groups looking for funding for an environmental project still have time to apply to Environment Bay of Plenty’s Environmental Enhancement Fund.  

The fund, which supports projects that directly enhance the environment and involve people in the community, closes for applications on 21 August. .

Applications to the 2009/10 fund round opened on 29 June, with $300,000 available for community groups.

During the past nine years more than three hundred projects have received more than $6 million for a range of environmental initiatives, including wetland restoration, education workshops and pest weed and animal control.

Environmental Enhancement Fund Sub-committee Chairman Malcolm Whitaker said Environment Bay of Plenty councillors and staff are available to discuss projects ideas with community groups and provide advice.

“This year the Environmental Enhancement Fund is targeting three key areas that are particularly important for the region and are a focus of the Regional Council’s Ten Year Plan. They are water quality (streams, lakes and lake margins), harbours and estuaries, and threatened species habitats,” Mr Whitaker said.

Projects involving these elements would receive additional points during the assessment process. First-time applicants, and those who had been unsuccessful in previous years, would also be more favourably considered.

Although the major funding round closes on 21 August applications for less than $5,000 can be made throughout the year, Mr Whitaker said.

If you have a project in mind, contact Environmental Enhancement Fund Officer Sandy Hohepa at the regional council or your local regional councillor to discuss your ideas.
Application packs are available from regional council offices and online. For more information, please contact Environment Bay of Plenty on 0800 ENV BOP (368 267) or go to www.envbop.govt.nz.

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