Protected Area Logistics
Services
PAL works with IRP and IPA hosts across Australia, from setting up a new program to supporting an established one through transition. Services can be engaged individually or as a coordinated package.
Running the program
Part-time coordination support
A set number of days each month covering the Annual Project Plan and Budget, NIAA and DCCEEW liaison, ranger scheduling, stakeholder meetings, and progress reporting. PAL works to your program's needs without requiring a full-time hire or a coordinator based in your community. Scales from one day per week upward.
Best for: new hosts, programs between coordinators, small to mid-sized organisations
Transition support for new IRP and IPA hosts
The first six months of a funded program are the hardest. PAL helps new hosts understand their obligations, set up their first APP&B, prepare for the initial NIAA or DCCEEW engagement, and get governance structures in place before the first site visit.
Best for: newly funded IRP Expansion organisations, first-time IPA hosts
The paperwork
Reporting and acquittal support
Annual reports, milestone acquittals, IAS Performance Reports, and financial declarations: prepared accurately, on time, and in the format NIAA and DCCEEW expect. PAL works from your existing data and records, not from scratch.
Best for: programs behind on reporting, organisations without dedicated admin capacity
Grant application support
NIAA IRP Expansion rounds, PBC Capacity Building Grants, and state Aboriginal ranger programs. PAL supports organisations to identify the right opportunity, write the submission, and prepare budgets. This includes organisations applying for funding for the first time.
Best for: organisations applying for first-time funding, renewal, or expansion rounds
Planning
Management plans and Healthy Country Plans
Plans of management under the DCCEEW IPA program, Healthy Country Plans using the Open Standards approach, and ranger group operational plans. Written in consultation with your community and leadership, and built to be implemented, not shelved.
Best for: new IPA hosts, programs due for plan review
Strategic planning facilitation
Direction-setting workshops, action planning, governance reviews, and partner alignment for ranger programs and governing boards. Structured and practical, focused on decisions and actions.
Best for: governing boards, programs at a direction-setting point
All PAL services are eligible under NIAA capacity building grants. If your program includes a capacity building allocation, these services are exactly what that funding is designed for. Get in touch →
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