Carbon Farming Program EOIs open

The Victorian Government is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) from experienced tree-growing businesses to help regional landowners plant trees and reduce Victoria’s carbon emissions.

The $15.3 million Victorian Carbon Farming Program (VCFP) provides an opportunity for private landholders to reduce emissions and build resilience to a changing climate. This program will support private landholders to:

• plant woodlot, agroforestry and shelterbelt trees
• leverage opportunities available from timber, carbon, or environmental markets
• realise on-farm co-benefits such as shade and shelter for stock, biodiversity values, improved farm aesthetics, among others.

The program will run as a pilot for the first 18 months in the North Central Catchment Management Authority Region. Lessons and outcomes from the pilot will contribute to future funding rounds across the state.

Landowners will be able to access support from a panel of experienced Registered Project Advisors and partner with them to apply for grants from the Victorian Government to plant trees on their properties.

EOIs are open for established plantation/vegetation management businesses to become Registered Project Advisors for the Victorian Carbon Farming Program and help landowners plant trees on their properties.

For more information, head to agriculture.vic.gov.au and search ‘Victorian Carbon Farming Program’.