The Swan Canning Riverpark Urban Forest program aims to help improve the Swan Canning Riverpark's ecosystem health, amenity value and use of the connected urban forest landscape.

The program supports public land managers to deliver urban forest restoration projects within the Swan Canning Riverpark (Riverpark) and surrounds (including tributaries and drainage lines) in the Swan Canning catchment. This is a unique opportunity, with funding available for projects that address the following priorities:

• Improved condition, structure and function of urban forest ecosystems in the Riverpark and along its drainage lines and tributaries
• Improved habitat value, connectivity and increased use by native fauna through revegetation
• Improved management of the Riverpark and connected urban forest by State and local government
• Improved quality of water entering the river via the Riverpark
• Enhanced Riverpark amenity and use

The applicant must: 

• Be a State or Local Government land manager responsible for the proposed project site. Partnership projects with community groups are encouraged;
• Be able to match requested funding. Matching contributions can be either cash or in-kind and include contributions from numerous project partners, including community involvement; and 
• Have acquitted any previous Riverbank funding project as required by the documented collaborative arrangement. Failure to do so may result in the refusal to consider any new applications.

Must not: 

• Be a private landholder or community group. Applications received directly from community groups or individuals will not be considered. The payee for successful partnership projects must be a Local or State Government agency, who will be responsible for managing funds and project reporting; or
• Request funding beyond the applicant’s capacity to match.

• Phone: (08) 9278 0900
• Email: riverbank@dpaw.wa.gov.au