Working on Country

2008-09 funding now approved

Working on Country funding for 2008-09 has now been approved. Find out more information about the round 3 projects.

Media release: $31.1 million for Working on Country projects

More information can be found on the Caring for our Country web site .

Photographic prize 2008

First prize winner - 'Walkers'. Entrant: Muru-warinyi Ankkul Rangers at Tennant Creek and Anna Cadden

A photographic competition was held during 2008 to explore people and places in Working on Country projects.

Find out more about the Photographic prize and exhibition 2008.

Working on Country funded projects

Select a state or territory from the map or links below, to find out about projects that have been funded through Working on Country.

New South Wales | Northern Territory | Queensland

South Australia | Tasmania | Victoria | Western Australia

Background

Indigenous Australians have long protected and managed land and sea country using traditional knowledge.

Working on Country builds on this history of land management, by contracting Indigenous people to provide environmental services. Their work will help to maintain, restore, protect and manage Australia's environment - the land, sea and heritage.

Working on Country is part of Caring for our Country, the Government's new natural resource management initiative. The goal of Caring for our Country is to have an environment that is healthy, better-protected, well-managed, resilient, and that provides essential ecosystem services in a changed climate.

Caring for our Country is designed as an integrated package with one clear goal, a business approach to investment, clearly articulated outcomes and priorities and improved accountability. It will commence on 1 July 2008.

More information about Caring for our Country

Funding for Working on Country is available from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2013, with $90 million to be invested over the next five years.

Funded project listings

Objectives

Working on Country will:

support Indigenous aspirations in caring for country
protect and manage Australia's environmental and heritage values by providing paid employment for Indigenous people to undertake environmental work on country, and
provide nationally accredited training and career pathways for Indigenous people in land and sea management, in partnership with industry and others.

How were communities able to apply?

For full details about how communities were able to apply for Working on Country funding including guidelines, please visit the Caring for our Country site.