Caring for our Country

The goal of Caring for our Country announced by the Commonwealth is ‘an environment that is healthy, better protected, well managed, and resilient and provides essential ecosystem services in a changing climate’.

The Commonwealth announced that it would allocate $2.25 billion in funding for the first five years of Caring for our Country, over $700 million of which will be allocated to the regional delivery of Caring for our Country throughout Australia.

Topic(s)
Environment
Department/Agency
Agriculture
State/Territory
All
Total funding
$2500.00m
Agreement type
Other Agreement Type
Start date
1 July 2008
Expired agreement
Yes