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  • Healthy Environments
    Help is on its Way for Fire-Affected Farmers

    Work is progressing on the first round of support to help farmers who lost remnant vegetation in the Wickepin and Corrigin fires last February. This round, the focus will be on protecting recovering remnant stands in cropping paddocks.

  • Healthy Environments
    Native Vegetation Accounting in the Wheatbelt NRM Region

     The Wheatbelt Regional NRM Strategy highlights that the majority of the Wheatbelt falls below the target of 30 % native vegetation cover required to maintain an ecologically viabl

  • Aboriginal NRM
    Team of 10 Noongar Boodja Rangers Assist in Lupin Trial

    Our Noongar Boodja Rangers have been busy assisting AGT (Australian Grain Technologies) with the removal of weeds and diseased plants in a lupin breeding trial, conducted in Bolgart.

  • Healthy Environments
    Are you a Farmer and a Keen Bird Watcher?

    WA Woodland Birds Team would like to be able to contact people that are interested to participate in the “Birds on Farms Project” in Western Australia. It could be either as a volunteer to carry out surveys, as someone that owns a property and wants to register their farm for surveys or if you are just interested to knowing more about the project. Read more or complete the form here.

  • Community Engagement
    Nominations for the 2022 Moorditj Boodja Environmental Awards are Now Open

    Nominations for the 2022 Moorditj Boodja Environmental Awards are now open. The awards recognise Wheatbelt school students who embody the values of Mooditj Boodja (Strong Country) through their involvement in environmental projects.

  • Community Engagement
    National NRMA Conference held in WA

    From 31st October to 2 November, our Wheatbelt team travelled down to beautiful Margaret River to attend the National NRM Knowledge Conference. It was few days of learning, collaboration, inspiration and networking!

  • Healthy Environments
    10 Year Threatened Species Action Plan has been published

    The Threatened Species Action Plan 2022-2032 maps a pathway to recovery for our nation’s threatened wildlife, spanning terrestrial, marine and freshwater environments. It presents a vision to drive practical on-ground efforts and identifies critical action for the recovery of threatened species and ecological communities guided by experts and the Australian public. Read the Action Plan.

  • Governance
    AGM: Held 20th October

    Over 30 people attended our Annual General Meeting on 20 October at Bridgeley Community Centre in Northam. Helen Shanks and Chris Marris were successfully reappointed to the Board. Our 2021-2022 Annual Report is now available and can be found here.

  • Aboriginal NRM
    More Noongar Boodja Rangers join our Team!

    Recently our Noongar Boodja Rangers team was involved in training new rangers on how to identify and record flora. They visited a reserve at Kokeby, where they learnt how to identify plants through the soil they're in, the shapes of their leaves, size of the plant and its fruit. It's vital that we are accurate when seed collecting for our revegetation projects. Find out more here.

  • On Kane and Paula’s leased property in East Brookton discussing the mixed fodder plantings
    Sustainable Agriculture
    Soil Ambassador Visit

    Recently we were given the opportunity to host the National Soil Advocate, Hon. Dr Penny Wensley AC, on a field trip in the Wheatbelt, along with scientists, students and farmers. The day took us to Masonville Farm in East Brookton where Pingelly farmers, Kane and Paula Page lease the family owned property. For Kane, leasing the property provided him with a great opportunity to trial some different farming systems. Find out more here.

  • Healthy Environments
    Looking to plant native vegetation in 2023?

    If you’re looking to plant natives in 2023, now is the time to get your seedling orders in.

  • Sustainable Agriculture
    Wheatbelt NRM helping Farmers Assess their Carbon Farming Future

    We have been working with a number of Wheatbelt farming families to assess the potential for carbon sequestration on their properties through the State Government’s $15M Carbon Farming and Land Restoration Program.

    The Program provides farmers with support to work with expert consultants to develop Land Management Strategies and in June 2022, 67 successful applicants were announced for the Carbon for Farmers Voucher Program.