Landowners on Queensland’s Fraser Coast, who enter into voluntary conservation agreements, may be eligible for rates concessions of up to 25 percent, with no maximum dollar concession amount, due to an amendment to Fraser Coast Regional Council’s Conservation Area Concession Policy.
Councillor, David Lewis, said the policy offered a financial incentive to protect, preserve and restore the natural environment on private property.
“This policy allows Council to offer rate concessions to private land owners who share our commitment to protecting and preserving natural environments.
“Eligible land owners enter into a formal conservation agreement with Council to manage a portion or the whole of their land for conservation purposes.”
Rates concessions of between 10 and 25 percent are available for approved land owners who enter into a ‘Voluntary Conservation Agreement’ or ‘Nature Refuge Agreement’.
Cr Lewis said a range of categories were eligible for assessment.
“Land owners might dedicate land for use as ecological corridors and wildlife habitats or allocate portions of melaleuca wetlands.
“Alternatively eligible land may be used to preserve scenery within
our local area.”
