Incentives

Incentives Programs

The Central West CMA is responsible for the delivery of funds received from the State and Commonwealth Governments to support landholders in improving the health and management of natural resources within our catchment.

The following incentives are widely available to people wishing to preserve and improve our natural resource assets - land, water, biodiversity and communities.

In addition to these, the Central West CMA is targetting work at specific geographical regions.

Increasing soil carbon

The Central West CMA project, “Land Management Activities for Increasing Soil Carbon”, will engage landholders across the Central West CMA area to undertake, over time, specific land management activities to increase soil carbon on designated areas of their properties. Land management activities known to increase to soil carbon on landholders’ designated areas will be spatially mapped. Soil carbon levels will be benchmarked. Over time, any improvements in soil carbon levels can be linked to land management practices.

The intent of the project is to identify and document land management activities, measure soil carbon levels and over time link improvements in soil carbon levels with specific land management activities. The funding is available to encourage farmers to continue engaging in land management activities that increase
soil carbon levels.

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Small grants

The Central West Catchment Management Authority (CMA) Small Grants Incentive Program is aimed at helping community groups carry out capacity building / educational activities for Natural Resource Management (NRM), including small scale on-ground works that cannot be carried out under other Central West CMA incentive programs.

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Farm Planning Course

During the past 3 years, hundreds of landholders have successfully completed a Central West CMA-sponsored Farm Plan course. This has proven to be a popular and valuable ‘farmer training farmer’ program.

It is now compulsory for land managers receiving Central West CMA funding for ‘on-ground’ Natural Resource Management (NRM) projects, to have a farm plan for their properties. Through the Farm Plan course landholders develop their farm plan. The course allows landholders to holistically view their farm enterprise and assess their impacts on soils, water, vegetation, biodiversity and cultural heritage.

Save up to $3,000 on your Farm Plan course.

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Posted: 3 November 2009

Further Information:

If you would like more information from the Central West CMA please email: cw@cma.nsw.gov.au