Twelve grant applicants across Queensland have secured grants ranging from $10,000 to $25,000, in the first round of the Queensland Biosecurity Grants Program.
These grants will enhance Queensland’s biosecurity preparedness and resilience, bolstering government efforts to protect the state from pests and diseases.
Education
Six organisations will receive grants of $10,000.
Building biosecurity capacity on the Torres Strait Islands — Animal Management in Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities
Weed ID workshops for rangers and land managers — James Cook University
Development of biosecurity competency training unit for Cert IV — Australian Environmental Pest Managers Association
Youth in Action: Strengthening biosecurity awareness and resilience — University of Queensland
Youth biosecurity e-learning course — Plant Health Australia
Biosecurity awareness workshops within Scenic Rim Region — Scenic Rim Regional Council
Innovation
Three organisations will receive grants of $25,000.
Youth biosecurity hub — Plant Health Australia
Enhancing biosecurity through bio-aerosol sampling — Genics
Emerging technologies as a tool to monitor for invasive pathogens — James Cook University
Peacetime exercises
Three organisations will receive grants of $25,000.
Peacetime biosecurity response — Local Government Association of Queensland
Biosecurity planning workshop for the Queensland mango industry — Australian Mango Industry Association
Building response capabilities in the Queensland sugarcane industry — Canegrowers
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