Enviroplan Levy
The Enviroplan Levy is funded by ratepayers of Ipswich. Council uses the funds to implement the Ipswich Enviroplan Program and its associated projects and initiatives that protect and maintain vital ecosystems and natural environmental values.
The levy provides funding for a range of initiatives, programs and projects that protect and maintain vital ecosystems and natural environmental values, including:
- Purchasing and protecting significant nature conservation land
- Engaging and supporting the community
- Building our understanding through research, planning and management activities
- Delivering on-ground environmental projects and programs within conservation estates and reserves.
Guiding documents
The levy assists in the delivery of the strategy’s actions through a range of activities that protect and maintain vital ecosystems and natural environmental values.
The Ipswich Enviroplan Program is guided by the Natural Environment Policy,(PDF, 399KB) which provides direction for decision-making, prioritisation and implementation actions.
Ipswich City Council has adopted the Ipswich Enviroplan Policy,(PDF, 407KB) which informs the allocation of revenue generated from the levy and outlines the management of funding through Enviroplan.
In 2025, Council endorsed a new 10-year strategy to further increase our city's green future through Enviroplan. The Ipswich Enviroplan Strategic Investment Plan(PDF, 4MB) considers how the levy can continue to meet ecological standards, legislative obligatons and community expectations, as well as exciting opportunities to extend into related areas of natural environment management.
Acquisitions
As of March 2025, the Enviroplan Levy has funded the purchase of 78 land parcels comprising a total of 6067 hectares which has been set aside for nature conservation. Over a 29 year period, about $13 million of Enviroplan funds has been invested in purchasing land.
Annual Progress Report
The Ipswich Enviroplan Annual Progress Report showcases the achievements for each financial year
Current report
View previous reports
Highlights from the 2024/2025 financial year
- Acquisition of 32 hectares at South Ripley. The property is a vital link between Flinders-Goolman and White Rock - Spring Mountain conservation estates
- Landholder incentives included workshop, 40 nest boxes, 16,575 free plants, and the addition of on-site demonstrations of weed management techniques
- The signing of Ipswich’s first Voluntary Conservation Covenant ensuring permanent protection of a koala habitat restoration area.
- Experience Nature campaign from March to May 2025 to highlight Enviroplan estates and reserves and conservation actions in the community
- Fire management included more than 60km of fire trail maintenance and fuel reduction across 10 estates/reserves, and two hazard reduction burns
- $560,453 on conservation works including lantana control, Six Mile Creek revegetation, cats claw creeper control and dry vine forest revegetation
- $107,629 for damage caused by ex-TC Alfred across seven estates/reserves
- Demolition of the house at Purga Nature Reserve