Irrigation With A Plan

Jemalong Land and Water Management Plan Vegetation Strategy

Guidelines for Funding

New Plantings

Species

Only native tree species will be planted.  Species that will be planted are those that are recommended in the Mid Lachlan Regional Vegetation Management Plan (MLRVMP). 

Only tubestock are to be planted.  Trees need to be ordered 12 months in advance to guarantee supply from nurseries.

Site Preparation

The site must be deep ripped and kept weed free for a minimum of 6 months prior to planting order to conserve moisture. All fences must be erected before trees are planted.

Planting Density

It is recommended that plantings consist of a minimum of 5 rows of trees.  Trees within rows are to be spaced a minimum of 5 metres apart with 5 metres between rows.

To encourage the planting of trees in irrigation paddocks, the JLWMP will allow a variation in the minimum number of rows of trees in irrigation paddocks only.

The landholder must replace losses if these constitute more than 20% of plantings.

Fencing Requirements

A “standard” fence or one of similar stock proof capabilities must be constructed. A “standard fence” is assumed to be 7:90:30 prefabricated fencing, 1 high tensile barb, 1 steel post every 8 metres, 4 clips/post, 1 in line strainer per kilometre and 2 end assemblies. Strainers and end assemblies must be of sturdy construction and designed to last.

Each new tree planted should have a staked tree guard placed around it at planting.

Grazing

The site is to be excluded from stock for a minimum of 7 years, when after inspection and approval by the Implementation Officer it can be control grazed only.  This can include temporary shelter for stock in bad weather after shearing or during lambing.

Funding

The incentive provided by the JLWMP is capped at $13 per hectare of Holding, be it for Fencing Natives, Enhancing Natives or New Plantings. That is for a 1000 hectare holding the JLWMP will provide $13,000 towards the cost of the vegetation project.  Funding will still be subject to annual availability and will be approved on a first in best-dressed basis.

Funding is available by application to the Implementation Officer, after the landholder has completed the required section of an IDMP or a vegetation project and satisfied all of the funding criteria for the vegetation strategy. Each landholder will, in effect, have a “vegetation funding account” operated by the implementation officer (e.g. Table 1 below), which they can draw down on once their projects are approved.

Table 1

LANDHOLDER - Dodgey Bros       AREA - 1000ha            AVAIL. FUNDING - $13,000

YEAR	APPROVED FUNDING	BALANCE
1	$5,000	$13,000
2	$0	$8,000
3	$2,000	$6,000
4	$2,000	$4,000
5	$4,000	$0

Funding will still be subject to annual availability and will be approved on a first in best-dressed basis.

Table 2 below outlines the break up of costs between the JLWMP and Landholders. Funding for fencing is capped at $1,000 per hectare of trees fenced or $2/metre whichever is less.  The Plan will only fund fencing on three sides of a rectangle ie one long side and two short sides. Vegetation funding is also available for the purchase of trees, guards, and stakes. This funding is capped at $1.50 per tree with a guard and stake. 

Table 2

PLAN FUNDED	LANDHOLDER FUNDED
Fencing - 3 sides (1 long and 2 short) - capped at $1,000/hectare of trees fenced or $2/metre whichever is less.	Erect fencing, rip and spray tree lines prior to planting.
Trees, Tree Guards and Stakes - capped at $1.50 for tree, tree guard and stake	Planting of Trees. Replacement of trees if greater than 20% losses
	All maintenance of fences and trees.

Landholder Contribution

All other costs associated with a vegetation project, such as ripping, spraying, fence erection, planting, planter hire and labour are to be covered by the landholder and are considered as their contribution to the strategy.

Each case will be judged on its own merits and approved at the discretion of the Implementation Officer and the Implementation Committee.