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  • Sustainable Agriculture
    Double Celebrations For Community Stewardship Grants

    The successful 2021 State NRM Community Stewardship Grants were announced by Hon. Alannah MacTiernan last month and we were thrilled to have two Wheatbelt projects awarded.

  • Aboriginal NRM
    Expert Advice For Seed Collection Project

    This week, our Noongar Boodjar Rangers are out on Country in Kokeby collecting seed for a significant commercial contract.

  • Healthy Environments
    Why Did The Malleefowl Cross The Road?

    The 2021 harvest is kicking off one of the peak Malleefowl sighting periods. We’re asking anyone driving around the Wheatbelt, or spending time in harvested paddocks, to keep an eye out for these birds.

  • Healthy Environments
    Community Support Is Critical To Protect Threatened Species

    Last week, the Australian Government released its list of 100 priority species as part of the 2021-2031 Threatened Species Strategy.

  • Sustainable Agriculture
    Ready To Build Beetle Highways?

    The Building Beetle Highways activity is now underway following its debut event at Dowerin Field Day.

  • Aboriginal NRM
    Seed Collection Levels Up

    The arrival of a new seed cleaner has seen our Noongar Boodjar Rangers’ seed collection efforts enter the next level. The team has been working with the team at Kimseed to hone their skills and add another aspect to our seed collection enterprise.

  • Healthy Environments
    Planting Season Supports Our Eucalypt Woodlands

    It’s no secret. The combination of habitat loss and increased exposure to a variety of threats across the Wheatbelt has meant that our Eucalypt Woodlands, Malleefowl, Black-cockatoos and many other species are facing challenges that they’re not equipped to deal with.

  • Community Engagement
    Welcomes and Goodbyes at Annual General Meeting

    More than 50 people attended our Annual General Meeting on 21 October at Bridgeley Community Centre in Northam.

  • Sustainable Agriculture
    Do You Know The Wheatbelt’s Next Soil Health Champion?

    One of the country’s most prominent soil health conferences, Talkin’ Soil Health, is making its biennial return to York on 17 and 18 March 2022 with the theme of “Soil Health for Climate Resilience”.

  • Sustainable Agriculture
    Why Is Soil Carbon Such A Big Deal?

    We continually hear agronomists, researchers, farmers and natural resource management professionals (such as us!) talk about ‘soil health’ and ‘soil carbon’, but what does it actually mean? And why is it important?

  • Sustainable Agriculture
    Minister Supports SWARM Carbon Tool Workshop

    More than 20 people, including Minister Alannah MacTiernan, came along to our recent SWARM Carbon Tool workshop in Wickepin.

  • Community Engagement
    2021 Moorditj Boodjar Awards: The Search Is On For School-Based Landcarers

    Nominations for the 2021 Moorditj Boodjar Environmental Awards are now open.