The focus of Weed Action Fund Stage 3 is on six major projects worth a total of $1,190,000.

The focus of WAF Stage 3 is on six major projects worth a total of $1,190,000.

The six projects cover priority weeds and specific regions of the state and include established and emerging agricultural and environmental weeds.

The WAF is a State Government initiative and aims to:

• provide a strategic and targeted approach to tackling high priority weeds impacting valuable agricultural and environmental assets
• improve the productive value of agricultural land and protect Tasmania's natural values through removing the harmful effects of serious weed threats
• support and co-invest with landowners, government agencies (including local government) and the broader community to take sustainable, long-term, and effective actions to address high priority weeds with eradication as a key objective
• encourage the concept of "shared responsibility" for weed management and biosecurity in general.
• Two WAF stages have been delivered, Stage 1 (2019-20) and Stage 2 (2021-25). Stage 2 is in the final stages of delivery, concluding 30 June 2025. $1.4 million has been allocated for WAF Stage 3 and will be used to support targeted weed projects across two years, commencing in 2025 and focusing on several priority weeds and weeds in priority regions.

Funds can be used for all items and costs directly associated with delivering Project components, including (but not limited to):

• Project administration (to a maximum 10% of Project costs)
• Project staff / contractor costs.
• Planning and reporting associated with Project components
• Implementing specific Project components, including on-ground weed controls, education and awareness activities and weed management plans and strategies.

To be eligible, applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Be a Tasmanian-based business or organisation or have an established, affiliated branch in Tasmania.
• Be an external body separate from the Tasmanian State Government.
• Have rural land management and / or conservation management as its core or majority business emphasis.
• Have a proven record of delivering similar projects and achieving project outputs and outcomes, including strategic resource allocation, coordinating on-ground works, delivering educational components and meeting project reporting deadlines and requirements.
• Have the capacity to complete all components of the Project (including any purchases) within the designated timeframe.
• Accept in full, all reporting requirements associated with the Grant Program.
• Be capable of entering into a legally binding and enforceable agreement with the Tasmanian Government.
• Have a currently active Australian Business/Company Number (ABN/ACN) and be registered for the purposes of GST.
• Have an account with an Australian financial institution.
• Be able to produce a financial viability letter from a registered accountant.

• Email: weeds.action.fund@nre.tas.gov.au