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  • Sustainable Agriculture
    Summer Fodder across the wheatbelt

    The sustainable industries team has been out finalising the ground over assessments for our optimising fodder project finishing this June.

  • Aboriginal NRM
    Hardworking Wheatbelt Natural Resource Management Aboriginal Rangers Efforts Recognised

    Wheatbelt Natural Resource Management (WNRM) is celebrating a great outcome for its Noongar Boodjar Rangers team.

  • Sustainable Agriculture
    Native Perennial Pasture journey

    Newdegate's Nick Kelly has begun his native perennial pasture journey by planting kangaroo grass, Themeda triandra. It was sown on 25 March 2023 with serradella.

  • Healthy Environments
    Black Cockatoo Crisis – Inspiring Community Action

    In April and May, Wheatbelt NRM supported Black Cockatoo Crisis screenings in York and Toodyay inspiring around 200 community members to help protect local black-cockatoos from racing towards extinction.

  • Sustainable Agriculture
    Winners are Grinners

    So goes the saying for Tarin Rock farmers Ron and Christine Willock and sons Sam and Lindsay (pictured).  The family mixed farming business has just received a boost from being drawn as t

  • Sustainable Agriculture
    Bushfire Recovery, a Step Closer, thanks to Fencing Works

    More than a year since the devasting fires that ravaged the Corrigin and Narrogin regions, work is underway to fence unprotected remnant bushlands on private farmlands.

  • Sustainable Agriculture
    Liming applications, weather stations and drones

    Our sustainable Agriculture team supported Living Farm Agri-Tech Demo day on Friday March 31st. Alice Butler, a DPIRD research Scientist shared her findings from an on-farm soil acidity and nutrient management project that was in collaboration with Central Wheatbelt Growers.

  • Healthy Environments
    Landholders across the Wheatbelt are installing nest boxes to improve habitat for native species

    Land-use change has reduced the natural habitat for hollow-nesting animals throughout the agricultural regions of Australia.

  • Sustainable Agriculture
    Building Community Resilience in a Changing Climate

    Wheatbelt Natural Resource Management (WNRM) is excited to announce it will be the lead organisation for the Central Wheatbelt region to assist communities plan and prepare for a drying climate by activating funds through the Helping Regional Communities Prepare for Drought Initiative – Community Impact Program.

  • Aboriginal NRM
    Rangers Continuing to Upskill

    With the upcoming spray season nearly upon us we thought it would be a good idea to do a “refresher” course and ensure the safety of our Rangers plus give them the confidence and skills they need when applying and handling chemicals.

  • Sustainable Agriculture
    Carbon Farming site assessments are underway for potential sequestration projects across the Wheatbelt.

    Carbon Farming site assessments service available. Wheatbelt NRM is providing consultant services for potential sequestration projects across the Wheatbelt for landholders who received vouchers under the State Government’s Carbon for Farmers Voucher Program.

  • Healthy Environments
    One Last Look at 2022

    The Wheatbelt community and our Healthy Environments team have been hard at work this year looking after the region’s black-cockatoos, malleefowl,