Metropolitan councils now have the opportunity to apply for a share of up to $1.5 million in round 4 of Green Adelaide’s Cooler, Greener, Wilder Grants. The funding will support greening and cooling projects across Greater Adelaide and work towards the outcomes in the Urban Greening Strategy for Metropolitan Adelaide.
Now in its fourth year, the grants program has contributed to a wide range of environmental initiatives across most metropolitan councils.
Projects funded in Round 3 include:
- City of Tea Tree Gully creating a water sensitive carpark and improving biodiversity in a reserve in Banksia Park
- City of Onkaparinga installing greenery and a rain garden to cool Symonds Reserve
- City of Charles Sturt’s streetscape upgrade turning asphalt into green space adding tree canopy, and rain gardens at Renown Park
Other project highlights include:
- City of Holdfast Bay continuing their Sturt River biodiversity corridor at Shannon Avenue
- City of Salisbury greening a former railway corridor with native grasses endemic to the area.
- City of Marion constructing a rain garden and native revegetation of the reserve at the southern entrance to the Tonsley Innovation District.
Green Adelaide Presiding Member, Professor Chris Daniels, said the program’s ongoing success is a testament to councils’ commitment to cooling, greening and wilding their areas.
“Our vision for a cooler, greener, wilder Adelaide depends on collective action, and metro councils play a key role. High interest in this grants program to date shows there is a strong appetite from councils to support our vision,” said Professor Daniels.
Councils will have the opportunity to receive matched funding of up to $500,000, with 4 years to complete their projects.
Professor Daniels described the grants as a valuable opportunity for councils to fund meaningful environmental work.
“Local government projects play a vital role in making Adelaide greener. We’re excited to support councils in building on their impactful work through these grants.”
The grants support integrated projects that demonstrate multiple benefits across:
- Urban greening
- water-sensitive urban design (WSUD)
- biodiversity-sensitive urban design (BSUD).
Eligible projects may include:
- Greening and cooling through the planting of biodiverse vegetation (trees, shrubs and grasses) at the site, streetscape or public precinct scale
- installation of water-sensitive urban design infrastructure, including stormwater inlets, tree pits, rain gardens, permeable paving, constructed wetlands or other stormwater management solutions that contribute to urban greening.
Applications for the Cooler, Greener, Wilder Grants close on 31 October 2025.
for a copy of the guidelines and to apply for a grant please see our grants webpage.