About the Land Restoration Fund
The Queensland Government’s Land Restoration Fund is expanding carbon farming in the state by supporting land-sector carbon projects that deliver additional environmental, socio-economic and First Nations co-benefits.
The LRF supports landholders, farmers and First Nations peoples to generate new, regular income streams through carbon farming projects whilst providing valuable co-benefits such as healthier waterways, increased habitat for threatened species, and more resilient landscapes.
The Land Restoration Fund invests exclusively in projects that maintain or create additional benefits beyond carbon abatement – like expanded habitat for threatened species and increased water quality for a healthier Great Barrier Reef.
The Land Restoration Fund has announced its third funding round open to applications with up to $50 million available for high-quality carbon farming projects and up to $10 million available per project.
Applications close Friday 2 June.
Read more about the Land Restoration Fund here.
April Land Restoration Fund workshops
Workshops – both virtual and in-person – have been held throughout April to help people navigate this latest round of Land Restoration Fund. The workshops covered:
- Identify additional benefits on your property
- Learn about how to put together a successful application
- Get to know the eligibility criteria
- Have your questions answered
- Get tips from previous successful applicants
- Hear from experts from the Land Restoration Fund and the Clean Energy Regulator who can advise on technical details.
A recording of the virtual workshop is available now.
Workshop |
Date and time |
| Landholder online webinar | 12:30pm–3:00pm, Monday 17 April 2023 |
| Cairns region workshop | 8:30am–2:00pm, Wednesday 19 April 2023 |
| Charters Towers workshop | 8:30am– 2:00pm, Thursday 20 April 2023 |
| Gin Gin workshop | 8:30am– 2:00pm, Thursday 27 April 2023 |
| Carbon project developer online webinar | 1:30pm–3:00pm, Friday 28 April 2023 |
Land Restoration Fund Information for landholders
If you’re a landholder wanting to apply to the Land Restoration Fund, you can read up on all of the key information you need to assess your property’s readiness and develop your application here. You can also check out the case studies on previous successful applicants.
You can also register for an individual information session. For those needing technical assistance to finalise their application, registrations for individual online information sessions are now open. Daily sessions will run over two weeks from Monday 8 – Friday 19 May. Go to registration page.
Land Restoration Fund information for carbon project developers
Carbon project developers can access a summary of changes from Investment Round 2, including what’s new in the eligibility criteria and the updates to the Co-benefit Standard here.