2022 GALLAGHER LANDCARE ELECTRIC FENCING GRANTS
ELIGIBLE GRANT PROJECTS
Grant applications are open for projects that align with one or both of the below priority areas:
- Grazing management
Electric fencing has revolutionised pasture management techniques meaning better profitability for farmers. Permanent or portable systems are used to subdivide pastures for more effective grazing, keeping the grass fresh, short, high energy and palatable which ultimately leads to increased milk and meat production; and/or
- Conservation fencing
Installing electric conservation fencing can help exclude threats to valuable native plants and animals, such as: Browsing or trampling by herbivores (such as stock, rabbits or kangaroos); preventing damage from people; or even to keep out introduced pests.
WHO CAN APPLY
The grants provide funding to undertake fencing projects, using Gallagher products
Ideally, project locations should be within approximately 100km radius from a *Gallagher Territory Manager location to ensure that our team are able to assist during all stages of the project from initial consult through to design and installation.
The Gallagher Landcare Electric Fencing Grants 2021 are open to:
- Landcare, Coastcare and Junior Landcare groups;
- Volunteer-based farming systems, community and environment groups; and
- Individual landholders, farmers, agriculturalists and graziers.
*Gallagher Territory Manager locations: Albury, Leongatha, Dubbo, Mareeba, Perth, Mt Gambier, Warwick, Wallan, Launceston, William Bay, Murwillumbah, Mount Compass, Quirindi, Wagga Wagga and Ballarat. See map
HOW TO APPLY
How to apply for a Gallagher Landcare Electric Fencing Grant
Check to see if your project is within approximately a 100km radius from a Gallagher Territory Manager location. View map
- Download and read the Grant Guidelines and Criteria and FAQs
- All applications must be developed in consultation with your local Gallagher Territory Manager. Before you start your application, please call 1800 425 524 and speak with a Gallagher Customer Service Representative (CSR) to discuss your project eligibility. On-site visits need to have been secured prior to COB Friday, 26th March – no further visits can be booked after this date.
- Login or register and start your grant application on the Landcare Australia Grant Site (this is a new portal).
- Submit your application by Friday, 9th April (3pm AEST).
After reading the Guidelines and Criteria and determining if your project is within a 100km radius from a Gallagher Territory Manager location, if you have any questions, please call Landcare Australia on 1800 151 105 or email.
Grant applications are open for projects that align with one or both of the below priority areas:
- Grazing management
Electric fencing has revolutionised pasture management techniques meaning better profitability for farmers. Permanent or portable systems are used to subdivide pastures for more effective grazing, keeping the grass fresh, short, high energy and palatable which ultimately leads to increased milk and meat production; and/or - Conservation fencing
Installing electric conservation fencing can help exclude threats to valuable native plants and animals, such as: Browsing or trampling by herbivores (such as stock, rabbits or kangaroos); Preventing damage from people; or even to keep out introduced pests.
Below are links to a few of 2019 Gallagher Landcare Fencing Grant projects showing how grant recipients have used Gallagher Electric Fencing for grazing management and conservation.
- A safe space for the southern brown bandicoot: A new system of fencing is helping protect biodiversity while also helping to save a precious threatened species.
- A small Tassie school with big agtech ambitions: This made it possible for the school to implement responsible grazing practices.
- Striking a balance between cultivation and conservation Gallagher Electric Fencing was used to section off large areas of the riverbank to keep the cattle out of the riparian zone, reducing soil loss and erosion as well as the trampling of native vegetation.
- Regenerative agriculture case study Fencing plays a key role in the strategies on this property as part of a series of projects aimed at improving pasture health, soil ecology and more.
- To learn more about how Gallagher Electric Fencing solutions can help you achieve your grazing management and conservation fencing goals, head along to a Gallagher Roadshow event. Find an event near you here.
Geographic location for grant applicants
Ideally, applicants and project locations should be within 100km radius from a Gallagher Territory Manager location.
How to apply for a Gallagher Landcare Electric Fencing Grant
- Download and read the Grant Guidelines and Criteria.
- If you have a project in mind, call and speak with a Customer Service Representative (CSR) to discuss your project and to find your nearest Gallagher Territory Manager (more details are provided in the Guidelines and Criteria)
- Register as a user on the Landcare Australia Communities Portal and click on Gallagher Landcare Electric Fencing Grants 2020 to start your application and/or get an idea of the type information you will be required to provide.
- Submit your application by Friday, 15th May (3pm AEST).
After reading the Guidelines if you have any questions, please call Landcare Australia on
(02) 8440 8819 or email: [email protected]
Following the success of the 2021 grants and our continuing support of projects aligned with priority areas of conservation, grazing management and feral animal exclusion, Gallagher and Landcare Australia are proud to introduce the recipients of the 2022 Gallagher Landcare Electric Fencing Grants:
| Grant Recipient | State/Area | Project Name |
| Swamp Wallaby Farm | VIC/Buckland | Excluding stock from critical hydrological features |
| Wetland Habitats Trust (Paiwalla) | SA/Burdett | Protecting critical turtle habitat |
| M.M Woodward | QLD/Theebine | Fencing for holistic grazing management |
| Kangertong Farming Pty Ld | VIC/Cudgee | Protecting waterways for water health and replanting |
| The Schmidt Family Trust | VIC/Yackandanda | Fencing to protect Stanley Forest, improve soil health and create a biodiverse farm dam |
| Dunkeld Pastoral Company Pty Ltd | VIC/Dunkeld | Conservation fencing and farm dam restoration |
| K.E Vivers & M.L Vivers | NSW/Tingha | Fencing for biological diversity and soil health |
| G.S Ward & C.F Ward | NSW/Rangari | Protecting pastures, riparian areas and dams from pest animals |
| Mulberry Valley Farm | WA/Cranbrook | Fencing for transition to a time-controlled, rotational grazing system |
| B.A McAllister & T.L McAllister | QLD/Tarome | Fencing for soil health and rotational grazing |
| S.L Johnson & B. Sargent | NSW/Corindi Beach | Fencing to enhance pasture diversity and protect environmentally sensitive areas |
| Border Ranges Richmond Valley Landcare Network | NSW/Collins Creek | Increasing habitat connectivity for the local koala population |
| M. Stephenson/East Gippsland Landcare Network | VIC/Glenaladale | Protecting the locally vulnerable Ecological Vegetation Community |
| Hollycott Pastoral | NSW/Cooneys Creek | Fencing for regenerative grazing implementation |
| Wells Ag Pty Ltd | VIC/Elaine | Farm dam restoration for improved wetland habitat for wildlife |
| A. Stewart, H.T Stewart & J Stewart | VIC/Bambra | Farm dam restoration and biolink to an established regenerated bush area |
| M. Dillon | VIC/Tarrawingee | Protecting Hodgkins creek and establishing rotational farming |
For the 2022 grants round, a total pool of $136,000 (ex-GST) of support was made available for up to 17 groups or individuals to receive a 2022 Gallagher Landcare Electric Fencing Grant. Four grants have been provided specifically for farm dam restoration projects.
Recipients receive funding for individual electric fencing project grant valued at up to $8,000 (ex-GST) for fencing materials and cash to support projects, with costs determined in consultation with the local Gallagher Territory Manager.
Gallagher offers a full range of animal management products and integrated solutions, including a range of permanent and portable electric fencing.
Gallagher offers a full range of Animal Management products and integrated solutions, including a range of permanent and portable electric fencing. In 2019, Gallagher and Landcare Australia launched the Gallagher Landcare Fencing Grants to provide support for conservation, grazing management and feral exclusion projects around the country.
Thirteen graziers and Landcare groups in six states were beneficiaries of these inaugural Gallagher Landcare Fencing Grants.
With the success of the 2019 grants and a continuing commitment to support projects aligned with the priority areas of conservation, grazing management and feral exclusion, Gallagher and Landcare Australia are proud to offer the 2020 Gallagher Landcare Electric Fencing Grants.
A total pool of $100,000 (ex-GST) of support is available for the Gallagher Landcare Electric Fencing Grants 2020. Up to 12 grants are planned for 2020. Eligible applicants are invited to apply for an individual electric fencing project grant for up to $8,000 (ex-GST) for fencing materials – with costs to be determined in consultation with your local Gallagher Territory Manager.
Grant submissions close on Friday, 15th May 2020.
The Gallagher Landcare Electric Fencing Grants are open to:
- Landcare, Coastcare and Junior Landcare groups
- Volunteer-based community groups
- Individual landholders, farmers, agriculturalists and graziers
The grants provide funding to undertake fencing projects, using Gallagher products, which MUST have:
- Tangible environmental or sustainable agriculture outcomes;
- Fencing products and a product list developed together with their local Gallagher Territory Manager; and
- Provide knowledge-sharing opportunities through field day(s), site visit(s) or demonstration(s).
