Program snapshot
Amounts: Total of $5,031,000 awarded over two rounds
Eligible organisations: Local councils and regional waste groups as listed in Appendix A of the Program Guidelines
Contact: localgovernmentprograms@dpie.nsw.gov.au
Status: Applications are now closed. All funds have been awarded.
Managed by: NSW EPA.
Aims
This Program forms part of the Alternative Waste Technology Transition funding package for the AWT industry and affected local councils to minimise cost and disruption to services. The funding package was created as a response to the EPA’s decision to revoke the general and specific Resource Recovery Orders and Resource Recovery Exemptions for the application of Mixed Waste Organic Outputs (MWOO) used as a soil amendment on agricultural, mining rehabilitation and forestry land.
The aim of the Local Council Transition Fund is that eligible local councils provide sustainable, reliable and affordable kerbside services to their communities that maximise recovery from the red-lid bin and recirculation safely back into the productive economy.
The $5 million Fund supports strategic planning, options assessment and the transitioning to sustainable waste management services that maximise the amount and quality of organics recovered.
This grant provides targeted support for:
- strategic planning and options assessment
- increasing the recovery of organics:
- transitioning to new organics collection services and minimising recoverable products and hazardous materials in the red-lid bin, or
- improving recovery of organics in existing services and minimising recoverable products and hazardous materials in the red-lid bin
What will be funded?
The types of projects that will be funded are those that set out to achieve the program aim and objectives, including:
- strategic planning, options assessment, project management, business case development, waste composition and service performance assessment, social research and community engagement
- tendering and new service rollout
- projects to increase participation, reduce contamination and improve householder awareness and understanding
Recipients
Round 2
A total of $540,000 has been awarded to three local councils for strategic planning, options assessment and increasing the recovery of organics.
| Recipient | Grant Amount | Project Focus |
|---|---|---|
|
Georges River Council |
$180,000 |
Strategic planning and options assessment Transitioning to new organics collection services |
|
North Sydney Council |
$180,000 |
Strategic planning and options assessment |
|
Northern Beaches Council |
$180,000 |
Strategic planning and options assessment |
Round 1
A total of $4.491 million has been awarded to 24 local councils and five regional waste groups for strategic planning, options assessment and increasing the recovery of organics.
| Recipient | Grant Amount | Project Focus |
|---|---|---|
|
Blacktown City Council |
$180,000 |
Strategic planning and options assessment |
|
Randwick City Council |
$180,000 |
Transitioning to new organics collection services |
|
Port Stephens Council |
$180,000 |
Strategic planning and options assessment |
|
Liverpool City Council |
$180,000 |
Transitioning to new organics collection services |
|
Cumberland City Council |
$180,000 |
Strategic planning and options assessment |
|
City of Parramatta Council |
$180,000 |
Strategic planning and options assessment |
|
Bayside Council |
$180,000 |
Strategic planning and options assessment Transitioning to new organics collection services |
|
Inner West Council |
$180,000 |
Strategic planning and options assessment Transitioning to new organics collection services |
|
Macarthur Strategic Waste Alliance (MSWA) |
$200,000 |
Strategic planning and options assessment |
|
Wingecarribee Shire Council |
$75,000 |
Strategic planning and options assessment |
|
Woollahra Municipal Council |
$100,000 |
Improving recovery of organics in existing services |
|
Lane Cove Municipal Council |
$180,000 |
Strategic planning and options assessment |
|
City of Sydney Council |
$156,000 |
Strategic planning and options assessment Transitioning to new organics collection services |
|
Willoughby City Council |
$180,000 |
Strategic planning and options assessment |
|
Ku-ring-gai Council |
$180,000 |
Strategic planning and options assessment |
|
Hunter’s Hill Council |
$180,000 |
Strategic planning and options assessment |
|
Fairfield City Council |
$180,000 |
Strategic planning and options assessment |
|
MidWaste |
$720,000 |
Strategic planning and options assessment Improving recovery of organics in existing services |
|
Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (WSROC) |
$180,000 |
Strategic planning and options assessment |
|
City of Ryde Council |
$180,000 |
Strategic planning and options assessment |
|
Penrith City Council |
$180,000 |
Strategic planning and options assessment Improving recovery of organics in existing services |
|
Northern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (NSROC) |
$180,000 |
Strategic planning and options assessment |
|
Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (SSROC) |
$180,000 |
Strategic planning and options assessment |
Program guidelines
More information
- Local Government Programs Team - Circular Economy Programs
- Engagement Education and Programs Division
- Email localgovernmentprograms@dpie.nsw.gov.au