NSW DPI Fisheries is inviting groups to apply for a fuel card grant. A fuel subsidy is offered to assist groups undertaking fish stocking and habitat rehabilitation activities.
Non-government and not-for-profit groups involved in DPI approved fish stocking and habitat rehabilitation activities in their local area. A maximum of one application per group is permitted. A group includes a fishing stocking club, a fish acclimatisation society branch, or a fish habitat rehabilitation club. This grant is not available to Fishcare volunteers eligible for fuel card subsidies under a separate program.
A decision on the value of the fuel cards allocated to groups will be determined based on information provided within the application. Fuel cards may need to be rotated between groups annually, to ensure an even spread amongst those involved.
Applications will be reviewed by an assessment panel against a number of criteria including:
• distance travelled to fish stocking / fish rehabilitation sites
• numbers of fish stocking/habitat rehabilitation sites
• number of people involved in the fish stocking/habitat rehabilitation project
• evidence of car-pooling and implementation of risk management practices
For further information about the Fuel Card Grant Program click HERE, please phone Nathan Reynoldson at the Albury Fisheries Office on (02) 6051 7766, or email fish.stocking@dpi.nsw.gov.au
