Cash to help cope with climate change

MORE money has been made available by the State Government to help communities deal with the effects of climate change.

An extra $1 million has been tipped into the Community Climate Change Adaptation Grants program, also known as 3CA.

Wendouree MP Juliana Addison said the grants range between $25,000 and $75,000 and are for initiatives that go towards the ability of communities to cope with climate change.

The projects must include involvement of municipal government, Aboriginal owned corporations, community groups or not-for-profits.

Ms Addison said 3CA is about supporting project types with a spread of investment across the state.

“The Community Climate Change Adaptation Grants program is about backing local ideas and supporting resilient communities like Ballarat as we combat climate change,” she said.

“There is great work being done across the Ballarat region to prepare for the impacts of climate change and this grants program will ensure the good work continues into the future.”

Funding is available for two project categories. One that builds “adaptive capacity” and another that delivers “tangible actions.”

The grants are being delivered under the State Government’s Supporting our Regions to Adapt program and close on March 31st, 2019.

For more information visit climatechange.vic.gov.au/3CAgrants.