Get to know Renata Paliskis, Wheatbelt NRM’s visionary CEO, who’s leading the way in sustainable agriculture and environmental innovation. With a passion for balancing farming and nature, Renata’s leadership is already driving change and creating lasting impact across the Wheatbelt and beyond.
Join us in welcoming Alex Johnson, Project Manager at Wheatbelt NRM. With expertise in environmental management, he’ll lead the Wheatbelt Land-use Paradigms project, exploring new industries in the low carbon and natural capital era, with support from key partners.
The Eucalypt Woodlands of the WA Wheatbelt are critically endangered, facing threats from habitat loss and environmental changes. Wheatbelt NRM is offering support to landholders to protect and restore these vital ecosystems—learn how you can help!
Success! We are excited to share that Carnaby’s black-cockatoo chicks have been observed in artificial nesting tubes and natural hollows in the Avon River Basin. Read on to learn how you can contribute to the survival of this endangered species and complete our black-cockatoo survey if you spot them on your property.
Australian native grasses can be beautiful and productive. As they are well adjusted to Australian soils and climate they make a hardy addition to both revegetation projects and forage systems.
Wheatbelt NRM are excited to announce an upcoming opportunity for mixed farmers. “Forage for Nature” is supported by the Australian Government through funding from the Natural Heritage Trust under the Climate-Smart Agriculture Program. See our website for details. Expressions of interest will be open in January 2025 so stay tuned for the cue to apply.
New saltbush carbon metrics could be a gamechanger for saline land restoration and carbon accounting in Australia.
Applications close Monday 16th March 2025
Building on the success of our Optimising Fodder for Mixed Farming project, Wheatbelt NRM will work with farmers in the Avon River Basin to create biodiverse forage systems that enhance soil health and farm productivity. Demonstrations will highlight methods to boost productivity and natural capital, with workshops and case studies sharing this knowledge across the wheatbelt.
Expressions of Interest Applications open now.
Application period closes 1st March 2025.
This project supports private landholders to protect and improve the habitat values of Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo breeding and foraging sites, which also benefits Wheatbelt Eucalypt Woodland Threatened Ecological Communities (TEC) where they co-exist. Project actions include revegetating with key food plants, improving nesting habitat through controlling stock access, regeneration, pest management, and erecting artificial nesting structures. The project will work with community and landholders to further contribute to improving our knowledge and management of Black-Cockatoos by surveying for undiscovered sites and mapping critical habitat.
Expression of Interest Applications open now.
Application period closes 1st March 2025.
This project focuses on the critically endangered Eucalypt Woodlands of the Western Australian Wheatbelt Threatened Ecological Community (TEC), a vital and iconic part of the Wheatbelt landscape. Continued work in partnership with landholders and our community will improve the condition of the Eucalypt Woodland TEC through establishing conservation agreements and implementing priority actions. These include revegetation, stock exclusion fencing, weed control and feral animal management. This project will also trial appropriate fire management techniques to encourage natural regeneration, focusing on wide ranging woodland sub-communities in degraded condition. The secondary focus for this project is identifying Chuditch distribution in priority areas and implementing management actions such as feral animal control and the installation of artificial dens to increase their long-term viability.
Wheatbelt NRM has secured funding through the Western Australian Government’s State NRM program to support community events under the Red Card for Rabbits and Foxes initiative.
With environmental markets rapidly emerging there are opportunities for genuine transformational change in land-use practices within a drying climate. Wheatbelt NRM are committed to building a foundation of integrity that generates optimum production landscape and nature repair outcomes. The project aims to conduct grower-led research that informs farm business decision-making about whether to participate in environmental market projects, and if so, to determine the most appropriate project and partnership for each farm business.
The pilot ‘Wheatbelt land-use paradigms – navigating new industries in the low carbon and natural capital era’ is supported by the Australian Government through funding from the Climate-Smart Agriculture program under the Natural Heritage Trust.
Gingin Date: 18 February 2025
Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm
This face to face workshop covers how to use this freely available computer software to make more efficient supplementary feeding decisions for your beef herd. Also suitable for advisors. Interactive format with practical sessions and time to work on your own farm plans
Date: 13th March 2025
Time: 8:30am-5:30pm
Cocktail Party to follow
Featuring an incredible lineup of renowned guest speakers and local farmers, spotlighting cutting-edge agricultural practices focused on improving soil health and how to capture your investment in soil management.
