# Community Rivercare Program

From Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (Western Australia). Listed on naturefunding.org, a free directory of nature restoration and conservation funding where every fact is read from the funder’s own page or the organisation that runs the programme for it.

- Status, from the check on 2 November 2026: Open: apply by 11 December 2026, 16:00 (Australia/Perth). The funder gives the deadline as “4pm Friday 11 December 2026”.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: $3,000 to $10,000 AUD
- Who can apply: Community groups
- Where: Swan Canning Catchment, Western Australia: Australia
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read
- Restoration approach (our classification): Rivers and lakes, Community conservation and Natural regeneration
- Last checked: 2 November 2026. Every quote below was read on or after this day.

How to apply, who can apply and where are our categories, from the funder’s words; the quotes are below.
- Listing: https://naturefunding.org/p/wa-community-rivercare/
- Funder’s programme page: https://dbca.wa.gov.au/management/swan-canning-riverpark/community-rivercare-program-funding

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Recurring rounds of small grants for community volunteer groups doing on-ground waterway work in the Swan Canning catchment around Perth: foreshore revegetation, weed control, bank stabilisation and habitat improvement.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Community Rivercare Program, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “It is strongly recommended that applications are submitted online via the SmartyGrants portal: Community Rivercare Program Round 10.”

Source: https://dbca.wa.gov.au/management/swan-canning-riverpark/community-rivercare-program-funding, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/wa-community-rivercare/#access

**Community Rivercare Program, amount:** $3,000 to $10,000 AUD

> “Grants of between $3,000 and $10,000 (ex GST) in total for the duration of the project will be provided to community volunteer groups”

Source: https://dbca.wa.gov.au/management/swan-canning-riverpark/community-rivercare-program-funding, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/wa-community-rivercare/#amount

**Community Rivercare Program, where:** Swan Canning Catchment, Western Australia: Australia

> “Projects must be in the Swan Canning Catchment or other catchments that feed into the Swan and Canning rivers.”

Source: https://dbca.wa.gov.au/management/swan-canning-riverpark/community-rivercare-program-funding, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/wa-community-rivercare/#geography

**Community Rivercare Program, who can apply:** Community groups

> “Grants of between $3,000 and $10,000 (ex GST) in total for the duration of the project will be provided to community volunteer groups”

Source: https://dbca.wa.gov.au/management/swan-canning-riverpark/community-rivercare-program-funding, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/wa-community-rivercare/#applicant_types

**Community Rivercare Program, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “Round 10 Open Monday 26 October 2026 Closing 4pm Friday 11 December 2026”

Source: https://dbca.wa.gov.au/management/swan-canning-riverpark/community-rivercare-program-funding, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/wa-community-rivercare/#window

**Community Rivercare Program, co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/wa-community-rivercare/#co_finance_required

## The call

### Round 10 (projects from July 2027)

Call page: https://dbca.wa.gov.au/management/swan-canning-riverpark/community-rivercare-program-funding

**Community Rivercare Program, Round 10 (projects from July 2027), status:** Open

> “Round 10 Open Monday 26 October 2026 Closing 4pm Friday 11 December 2026”

Source: https://dbca.wa.gov.au/management/swan-canning-riverpark/community-rivercare-program-funding, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/wa-community-rivercare/#call-round-10-status

**Community Rivercare Program, Round 10 (projects from July 2027), opens:** 26 October 2026

> “Round 10 Open Monday 26 October 2026 Closing 4pm Friday 11 December 2026”

Source: https://dbca.wa.gov.au/management/swan-canning-riverpark/community-rivercare-program-funding, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/wa-community-rivercare/#call-round-10-opens

**Community Rivercare Program, Round 10 (projects from July 2027), deadline:** 11 December 2026, 16:00 (Australia/Perth) (the funder writes “4pm Friday 11 December 2026”)

> “Round 10 Open Monday 26 October 2026 Closing 4pm Friday 11 December 2026”

Source: https://dbca.wa.gov.au/management/swan-canning-riverpark/community-rivercare-program-funding, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/wa-community-rivercare/#call-round-10-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Community Rivercare Program, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/wa-community-rivercare/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Community Rivercare Program”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/wa-community-rivercare/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

## Something wrong?

Report a problem: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Problem+with+Community+Rivercare+Program&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fwa-community-rivercare%2F%0A%0AWhat+is+wrong+%28deadline%2C+amount%2C+eligibility%2C+link%E2%80%A6%29%3F%0A%0A%0AWhere+did+you+see+the+correct+information%3F+A+link+to+the+funder%E2%80%99s+own+page+helps+most.%0A&labels=listing-problem
Funders can correct their listing: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Funder+correction%3A+Community+Rivercare+Program&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fwa-community-rivercare%2F%0A%0AYour+name%2C+role+and+organisation%3A%0A%0AWhat+should+change%2C+and+the+page+on+your+website+that+says+so%3A%0A%0AWe+change+a+listing+only+after+confirming+it+on+your+own+website.+Listings+can%E2%80%99t+be+bought.%0A&labels=funder-correction