Grants are available only for the costs of:
- expert advice
- conservation and restoration of heritage places or representative buildings to conserve original elements or reinstate the original appearance and the maintenance
- management of eligible trees.
All conservation work funded by a Council grant must be undertaken by suitably qualified and licensed contractors. Funding is not available for the removal of trees or for inappropriate lopping, pruning or “tree damaging activity” as defined by the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016. All tree pruning work funded by a Council grant must be supervised by a suitably qualified arborist at the applicant’s expense.
Please read the full Conservation Grants Policy(PDF, 139KB), including the Eligibility section and Grant Conditions, before applying.