incorporating the expertise, experiences, and aspirations of First Nations people into the delivery of our policy, program and regulatory work creating a culturally supportive environment for First ...

The new SPRAT beta website includes improved search, navigation and accessibility. Explore information on species and ecological communities protected under the EPBC Act. Australia is home to between ...

Round 9 (2026–27) of the Australian Heritage Grants program is due to open in late 2026. Visit GrantConnect for the Forecast Grant Opportunity and to register for updates when the round opens. The ...

Since 2018–19, we have invested up to $5.3 million each year in the Australian Heritage Grants program. This program helps to strengthen recognition, management, conservation and public engagement ...

We are increasing Australia’s capacity to adapt to the climate crisis. Adapting to climate change means adjusting to current or expected climate change and its effects. We are working to adapt at the ...

The Directory of Important Wetlands in Australia (the Directory) was first published in 1993. The Directory was compiled with the cooperation of conservation agencies and other resource managers in ...

We are committed to improving packaging sustainability. This includes the co-regulatory arrangement to reduce the environmental impacts of packaging. In 2021, an independent review examined ...

The Water Act 2007 (the Act) was introduced following Australia’s millennium drought. It establishes the framework for managing water resources in the Murray–Darling Basin through cooperation between: ...

Subject to water accounting adjustments. Slight discrepancies may exist due to rounding. Allocations of water against entitlements held in regulated systems are made periodically and will depend on ...

shipwrecks sunken aircraft other underwater heritage sites across Oceania and Southeast Asia. The AUCHD is also a register of protected artefacts from these sites. These are protected under the ...

First Nations Peoples hold a deep connection to Country. They are the Traditional Custodians of the land, sky and waters of Australia. First Nations Peoples share an ancestral connection to ...

Round 1 of the Game On grants, with $17.6 million available in funding, opened for applications on 1 July 2026 and closed on 13 July 2026. Funding outcomes were expected to be notified in October 2026 ...