❓ (1) For each of the following programs, State NRM – Community Stewardship Grants; State NRM – Feral Cat Management Grants; Riverbank Funding (Swan Canning Riverpark); Community Rivercare Program; and

(1) For each of the following programs, State NRM – Community Stewardship Grants; State NRM – Feral Cat Management Grants; Riverbank Funding (Swan Canning Riverpark); Community Rivercare Program; and the Coastwest Grants Program:(a) Is funding allocated to the program in the 2026–27 State Budget forward estimates and, if so:(i) for what period are the allocations made; and(ii) how does the level of funding compare to CPI for the relevant period;(b) How much funding is allocated to the program in the forward estimates and for how many years is the program planned to operate;(c) If funding is not allocated to the program in the forward estimates, does the Government intend to discontinue the program and, if so, what are the detailed policy reasons for the proposed discontinuance;(d) What new priority environmental initiatives will be added to these community-led programs and how much additional new funding, not reallocated from existing sources, will be provided for each initiative? Please list each initiative and the amount of new funding allocated; and(e) How many community groups received funding under the program in:(i) 2023-24;(ii) 2024-25; and(iii) 2025-26?(2) Does the Government intend to maintain, reduce, or increase the total amount of State funding available for community-led environmental restoration and rivercare programs in 2026–27 compared to 2025–26?(3) What assessment has been undertaken by the Department regarding the social, environmental and climate resilience benefits delivered by community volunteer environmental programs?(4) What additional funding targeted at maximising water harvesting and storage in the ground is planned across the forward estimates? (1) For each of the following programs, State NRM – Community Stewardship Grants; State NRM – Feral Cat Management Grants; Riverbank Funding (Swan Canning Riverpark); Community Rivercare Program; and the Coastwest Grants Program: (a) Is funding allocated to the program in the 2026–27 State Budget forward estimates and, if so: (i) for what period are the allocations made; and (ii) how does the level of funding compare to CPI for the relevant period; (b) How much funding is allocated to the program in the forward estimates and for how many years is the program planned to operate; (c) If funding is not allocated to the program in the forward estimates, does the Government intend to discontinue the program and, if so, what are the detailed policy reasons for the proposed discontinuance; (d) What new priority environmental initiatives will be added to these community-led programs and how much additional new funding, not reallocated from existing sources, will be provided for each initiative? Please list each initiative and the amount of new funding allocated; and (e) How many community groups received funding under the program in: (i) 2023-24; (ii) 2024-25; and (iii) 2025-26? (2) Does the Government intend to maintain, reduce, or increase the total amount of State funding available for community-led environmental restoration and rivercare programs in 2026–27 compared to 2025–26? (3) What assessment has been undertaken by the Department regarding the social, environmental and climate resilience benefits delivered by community volunteer environmental programs? (4) What additional funding targeted at maximising water harvesting and storage in the ground is planned across the forward estimates?