Western area fixed price offer

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The fixed price offer schedule sets out NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust payments, per hectare, per year, for eligible local government areas across the Western Division of NSW. To find out more about land capability classes, visit DCCEEW Land and Soil Capability Mapping for NSW.

True at 12 March 2024

Schedule of fixed priced offers [.PDF]

To submit an expression of interest you must be:

• an Owner of the land, as defined by the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (NSW); and,
• an Australian citizen, registered for tax purposes in Australia and holding an Australian bank account, or an Australian registered company, registered for tax purposes in Australia, registered for GST and holding an Australian bank account; and,
• a fit and proper person to enter into an in-perpetuity conservation agreement with the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust.

Eligible conservation sites are those:

• within the western NSW fixed price offer boundaries
• a minimum 500ha of native vegetation, or,
• a minimum 20ha of a Threatened Ecological Community*, or,
• contain an important wetland*

* You do not need to know if you manage Threatened Ecological Community or important wetlands to submit an expression of interest. Our field staff and ecologists will assess your proposed conservation area.

Submitting an expression of interest is a two-step process:

1. Complete the EOI form.
2. Map your proposed conservation agreement area. You will receive a link to do this after submitting the EOI form. Please open the link and set area boundaries within 10 days of receiving the link.
3. After you submit an expression of interest in a fixed price offer with the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust, the proposed conservation area will be assessed by our staff. If your proposed conservation area is prioritised by the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust for a site assessment, you will be contacted to arrange this assessment.
4. Following our assessment, you will be provided with a draft conservation management plan to apply for a fixed price offer.
5. Landholders with conservation sites that offer the best value for money will be offered the opportunity to enter an in-perpetuity agreement.
6. Landholders enter an agreement and receive annual conservation management payments once the agreement is registered on the land’s title. Payments are at a fixed price ($/hectare/year).

Eligible landholders can express interest in a fixed price offer at any time, with EOIs assessed annually.

The current batch closes to expressions of interest on 1 March 2026.

View landholder guide [.PDF]

Before you get started

To submit an expression of interest, we recommend you have the following information available:

• the property owner's name, as registered on the property's title
• the ABN or ACN and business name of the property (if applicable)
• the size of your proposed conservation area (in hectares)
• the Lot and DP number of your proposed conservation area – you can find this on your Council Rates Notice, normally under the heading Property Location and Description. 

Submit an expression of interest