Environmental Levy Grants

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Create change in your community! Share in $100,000 worth of grants.

Applications will reopen in April 2027.

We’re looking for projects that protect bushland, engage communities and reduce emissions.

What you need to know before applying

Environmental Conservation Grants

  • Project description – what you will do, how it will be delivered, timeline and how success will be measured.

  • Project location – address, map or Google pin.

  • Written approval from the land manager (Council, NPWS, school, private landowner etc.).

  • Project budget

  • Who will deliver the work (contractors and/or volunteers).

  • Promotion or engagement plan (if relevant).

  • Volunteer details (if volunteers are involved).

  • Supporting material such as quotes, photos or maps.

Net Zero Communities Grants

  • Project description – works, delivery method, timeline and outcomes.

  • Project budget

  • Who will deliver the work (contractors and/or volunteers).

  • Promotion or engagement plan (if relevant).

  • Volunteer details (if applicable).

  • Supporting material such as quotes, photos or maps.

Assessment criteria

Conservation projects should:

  • Increase understanding of environmental issues.

  • Encourage community action.

  • Improve bushland or protect native plants and animals.

Net Zero projects should:

  • Support waste reduction, reuse and recycling.

  • Increase understanding of Net Zero and emissions reduction.

  • Encourage action to reduce emissions in energy, waste or transport.

All applications should demonstrate:

  • Evidence the project is needed.

  • Benefits to the Ku-ring-gai environment and community.

  • Partnerships with local groups or community members.

  • Consideration of diversity and inclusion.

  • A clear plan to achieve project outcomes.

Read the application guidelines 

Successful 2026 grant applicants

Net Zero Communities Grants

Organisation

Grant project

Grant awarded
Energyze North Shore Incorporated MIT En-ROADS Climate Simulator Workshops, Energy Efficient Workshops, Electric Vehicles Workshops $3,000
Net Zero Champions Kids Clothes, Toys and Book Swap Events $2,500
Gordon West Public School P&C Gordon West Waste Warriors (Return & Earn, Soft Plastics, Worm Farm and Education) $4,518
Killara Public School P&C Association Circular School Economy $18,000
St Ives Public School School Garden Expansion Program $5,059
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Garden Project $7,200
Highfields School  Community Veggie Garden $1,800
St Lucy's School The Green Seat Project $3,415
Knox Grammar School Small Acts Big Impact Project, Knox Grammar School Boarding $3,000
Gordon Pymble Uniting Church Bike Rack for Gordon Pymble Uniting Church Patrons $1,512

Conservation Grants

Organisation

Grant project

Grant awarded
University of Sydney Beetle Boxes: Restoring Homes for Ku-ring-gai's Amazing Invertebrates $5,000
Vernon Street Bushcare Vernon Street Bushcare $5,000
St Ives Pre School Kindy Exploring and Protecting our Local Habitats Stage 2 $1,000
Darri Track Bushcare Group Darri Track Sewage Overflow Rehabilitation $5,000
Turpentine Forest Bushcare Volunteers Turpentine Forest Bushcare Targeted Weed Removal $5,000
Princes Park Bushcare Group Princes Park Vine Removal $5,000
Australian Plants Society North Shore Group Signage at The Knoll, Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden $5,000
Hammond Reserve Restoration Volunteers Hammond Reserve Restoration $5,000
Turramurra High School LEOs Club Improve flora and fauna at Turramurra High School $3,000
Gordon West Public School Pollinators Paradise, Front Garden Regeneration and Cultural Planting Day $3,000
Phillip Game Reserve Volunteers Phillip Game Reserve, Little Blue Gum Creek $5,000
Bicentennial Park Volunteers Bicentennial Park Small Bird Habitat $5,000

Contact us

For more information please contact:

Net Zero Grants: Karen at sustainability@krg.nsw.gov.au or 9424 0000.

Environmental Conservation Grants: Alex at bushcare@krg.nsw.gov.au or 9424 0000.

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