Natural Resource Management Expansion Program (2025 – 2028)

The NRM Expansion Program is the largest investment ever made by the Queensland Government into regional natural resource management.

This $117.84 million program, which runs from 2025 – 2028 supports practical, on-ground work to improve land and soil; water; and biodiversity across Queensland.

The program is delivered by Queensland’s regional NRM organisations who work with their communities to develop place-based, regional NRM plans, and coordinate on-ground actions with a focus on environmental and economic outcomes.

These activities repair landscapes, manage habitats for biodiversity, boost production and sustainability of agricultural land, improve water quality in our creeks, rivers and coastlines, and build long-term capacity for healthy regional economies and environments.

Over four years, the NRM Expansion Program will focus on outcomes for:

Land & Soil

Water

Biodiversity

How is the NRM Expansion Program being delivered?

The NRM Expansion Program is a collaboration between the Queensland Government and NRM Regions Queensland. Local projects are delivered by regional NRM organisations in partnership with a range of stakeholders including local landcare groups, landholders, primary producers, local governments, scientific organisations, industry, Indigenous Land & Sea Rangers and First Nations groups. (link to NRM boundary maps).

The projects being delivered across the state have been informed by regional NRM Plans developed by regional NRM organisations in collaboration with their communities.

On-ground project locations 2026

NRM Expanion Program News

Coral reefs to cattle farms: NRM funding to enhance Far North Queensland’s native vegetation

The Queensland Government is investing almost $4 million to support the management of natural assets in Far North Queensland. Gulf Savannah NRM and NRM Regions Queensland will receive NRM Expansion Program funding to restore native vegetation and improve wetlands and...

Queensland koala projects supported by new habitat monitoring tool

Projects improving thousands of hectares of key koala habitat will be supported by a new monitoring tool, KoalaCAT, launched on Wild Koala Day (3 May 2026). Koalas remain a priority threatened species for conservation action at federal, state and local levels. Four...

Telling the story of impact: The SWIF Dashboard

Queensland’s State-wide Indicators Framework (SWIF) is a multi-part system for data collection, analysis, collation and visualisation which brings together consistent, evidence-based data on natural resource management program achievements from across the state. Every...

NRM Expansion Program protecting Queensland’s wetlands

Queensland’s freshwater and estuarine wetlands provide vital habitats for a wide range of native and migratory species. They also play an essential role in maintaining water quality by filtering sediments, transforming nutrients and reducing pollutants, while acting...

Ten new projects launched under Queensland’s NRM Expansion Program

The Queensland Government has announced more than $51.1 million in funding for ten new projects under the landmark $117.84 million Natural Resource Management Expansion Program (NRMEP), delivered in partnership with NRM Regions Queensland. From reducing feral pig...

North Queensland secures $10 million NRM Expansion Plan boost to weed out environmental threats

The Queensland Government is investing more than $10 million in the Burdekin Dry Tropics region in North Queensland to reduce weeds, control feral animals and improve land condition. The major investment into NQ Dry Tropics is part of the $117.84 million Natural...

Queensland Government invests $26.5 million in seven new projects under the NRM Expansion Program

Farmers, regional communities, and native species will benefit from seven new projects announced under the Queensland Government’s Natural Resource Management Expansion Program (NRMEP), delivered in partnership with NRM Regions Queensland. FBA, Southern Queensland...

First four projects announced for $117.84 million Natural Resource Management Expansion Program

Queensland’s regional communities are set to benefit from four projects that will share in $6.96 million funding as part of the Crisafulli Government’s new Natural Resource Management Expansion Program – a partnership between the Queensland Government and NRM Regions...