The Enviroplan Levy is funded by ratepayers of Ipswich. Council uses the funds to implement the Ipswich Enviroplan Program and its associated projects and initiatives that protect and maintain vital ecosystems and natural environmental values.
The levy provides funding for a range of initiatives, programs and projects that protect and maintain vital ecosystems and natural environmental values, including:
- Purchasing and protecting significant nature conservation land
- Engaging and supporting the community
- Building our understanding through research, planning and management activities
- Delivering on-ground environmental projects and programs within conservation estates and reserves.
Guiding documents
The levy assists in the delivery of the strategy’s actions through a range of activities that protect and maintain vital ecosystems and natural environmental values.
The Ipswich Enviroplan Program is guided by the Natural Environment Policy (PDF, 399.4 KB), which provides direction for decision-making, prioritisation and implementation actions.
Ipswich City Council has adopted the Ipswich Enviroplan Policy (PDF, 407.3 KB), which informs the allocation of revenue generated from the levy and outlines the management of funding through Enviroplan.
Acquisitions
As of April 2024, the Enviroplan Levy has funded the purchase of 76 land parcels comprising a total of 5970.8 hectares which has been set aside for nature conservation. Over a 28 year period, about $12.69 million of Enviroplan funds has been invested in purchasing land.
Annual Progress Report
The Ipswich Enviroplan Annual Progress Report showcases the achievements for each financial year
Current report
View previous reports
- 2021/2022 Ipswich Enviroplan Annual Progress Report
(PDF, 3.2 MB) - 2020/2021 Ipswich Enviroplan Annual Progress Report (PDF, 2.7 MB)
- 2019/2020 Ipswich Enviroplan Annual Progress Report (PDF, 2.5 MB)
Highlights from the 2022/2023 financial year
- Increase in hazard reduction burn activity across multiple estates
- Investment in creating and maintaining fuel reduced areas
- First landholder support day since the re-launch of the Landholder Conservation Partnerships Program
- Significant investment continued with flood recovery works in estates and building resilience to future floods
- More than $95,000 in Nature Conservation Grants provided
- Experience Nature '40 ways in 40 days' campaign engaged more than 1145 people in face-to-face activities
- Flora and fauna surveys, including Brush-tailed Rock Wallabies and Flinders Plum
- More than $469,510 on natural area maintenance
- Two new public walking trails at Purga Nature Reserve