Grants to support coastal land managers and community organisations to undertake projects to rehabilitate, restore and enhance coastal sites.

Grants between $5,000 and $60,000 are available to support:

• the implementation of local and regional coastal plans and strategies, especially those devised in accordance with State Planning Policy 2.6: State Coastal Planning Policy (SPP 2.6)
•  encourage and support coastal management actions that reduce exposure to coastal hazards and risks to preserve Western Australia's beaches and foreshores.
• foster sustainable recreational and tourist use of the coast by assisting in the maintenance of the recreational amenity and provision of public access to the coast.
• build the capacity of Western Australian communities to increase their involvement in coastal zone management activities, through joint coastal research activities, education and training.
• assist in the identification, protection and maintenance of environmental values, aesthetic qualities, biodiversity and water quality in the coastal zone.

Each project is required to address Coastwest objectives by undertaking one or more of the following activities. High priority will be given to projects that address the causes of problems and are part of a long-term integrated management strategy.

Eligible applicants:

• Community groups:
  • Coastcare or Landcare group
  • regional coastal management group
  • primary or secondary school, TAFE or university
  • local ratepayers' association
  • 'friends-of' group
  • regional natural resource management organisation
  • non-government organisation
  • not-for-profit organisation
  • other local issues-based community-oriented groups.
• Coastal managers:
  • a local government with vested responsibility for coastal management
  • an Aboriginal Corporation or land council with land management responsibilities.

• Phone: 9791 0593
• Email: coastalgrants@dplh.wa.gov.au