The EPA will shortly be opening round 2 of the Illegal Dumping Clean-up and Prevention grants for 12 months projects running in 2015/16.

Illegal Dumping Clean-up and Prevention Community Partnership grants are available to community groups in partnership with their local council or a public land manager to carry out a project focused on the clean-up and prevention of illegal dumping.

The workshops focussing on this grant funding will be run by the EPA in March. These workshops will include:

* An overview of the grants and available funding streams

* EOI applications and Monitoring and Evaluation plans

* Case Studies from Round 1 of the Illegal Dumping Clean-up and Prevention grants

* An introduction to the EPA’s illegal dumping database currently being developed * Overview of the illegal dumping social research conducted in 2014.

When & Where Workshops will run from 10am-2pm   Sydney – Tuesday 17 March 2015

Lunch will be provided.

Who should attend Community groups (i.e Bushcare, 4WD clubs) who are currently dealing with illegal dumping and are interested in applying for grant funding

  Attendance is free and lunch will be provided.

Furher information can be found at the link below. http://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/wastegrants/combat-illegal-dump.htm

To register your attendance please email Amy Withnall Amy.Withnall@epa.nsw.gov.au<mailto:Amy.Withnall@epa.nsw.gov.au> with the location you wish to attend, your name, organisation and job title and the grants that you are interested in applying for.

Amy Withnall Project Officer | Illegal Dumping Coordination| NSW Environment Protection Authority | Phone: (02) 9995 5730 | Email: amy.withnall@epa.nsw.gov.au<mailto:Sarah.Sutton@epa.nsw.gov.au> Available: Mon-Fri Add: Lvl 16, 59-61 Goulburn Street, Sydney, NSW 2000