The Cairns Regional Council Nature-based Learning Grant supports environmentally focused school excursions to grow student awareness and engagement in sustainable living and the natural world.

Schools can apply for up to $2,000.

There is one grant round per year with the applications open 1 June to 31 July.

Examples of eligible destinations:

• National Parks / Marine Parks / Great Barrier Reef.
• Sustainable Agriculture farms / Community Gardens.
• Wildlife Parks / Environmental Education Centres.
• Habitat restoration / tree planting sites.
• Waterways health / coastal and marine / wetlands / mangroves / seagrass
• Waste / Recycling and Water / Wastewater facilities.
• Bus hire for nature-based excursions. 

To be eligible to apply for this grant , applicants must:

• Be for a school based within the boundaries of the Cairns Regional Council
• List the parents / school’s financial contribution toward excursion costs
• Provide evidence of activity costs, including quotes
• Provide evidence of adhering to the school’s risk management procedures.

• Phone: (07) 4044 8343
• Email: sustainability@cairns.qld.gov.au