What We Do

This project will deliver Stage 3 of the Living Lakes initiative which involves implementing innovative engineering solutions and developing activation plans to enhance the amenity, use and visitation of two key lakes in regional Western Australia. The Lakes involved are Yealering and Ewlyamartup (east of Katanning). Working closely with the local communities, this project aims to improve inundation and water quality within the lakes, while building upon existing recreational amenity for a wide range of users including families, water ski enthusiasts and bird watchers. An important flow on effect from the project is to generate tourism and support the local economies of Yealering, Katanning, and the wider region.

Wheatbelt NRM works with landholders to help them improve their property's bushland health and native species populations through the management of feral pests such as foxes, cats and rabbits.

This project will address the poor condition of the catchments of the Mortlock River, Mortlock River East and Mortlock River South, and the Swan/Avon River (into which they flow).

The SaltCap project ran from October 2011 to June 2013. It aimed to help farmers choose what to plant and where in challenging saltland environments. The project worked with farmers in the Shires of Wongan-Ballidu, Bruce Rock, Trayning and surrounding Shires in areas at high risk of spreading salinity.

The Farming Landscapes for the Future – Decision Support for Farmers in Agroforestry project ran from October 2011 to June 2013. This project increased access to planning tools that help landholders add agroforestry to farming systems in the Avon NRM region.

The Regional Landcare Facilitator (RLF) helps build the skills, knowledge and capacity of the Landcare and agricultural community in the Avon Wheatbelt region.

The Biodiverse Agroforestry project ran a 6-month trials program focussed on plantings with both biodiversity and production benefits. Biodiversity can benefit from landscape connectivity, buffering of remnant vegetation, and growing species for wildlife food and habitat. Production benefits include timber and energy production, forage for sheep production, and bush foods.

This project aims to involve young people in their own projects to help them increase their connection with the environment and natural resource management issues.

This project is helping Aboriginal people in the Wheatbelt develop skills in NRM and creating opportunities to work on Country.

The On-Farm Soil Monitoring Handbook was developed for farmers as a tool for monitoring soil health. The handbook was adapted from the ‘Monitoring Soil Science’ resource developed by SPICE. This resource helps teachers introduce scientific methodologies, including soil sampling strategies, to students and provides a platform for ongoing soil-based scientific research. SPICE is a collaborative program between the Western Australian Department of Education and The University of Western Australia.