This ‘3 Year Plan’ presents strategic direction to ensure Wheatbelt NRM effectively responds to national, state and regional NRM needs. This will be achieved by engaging our community to actively support and progress our strategic objectives. This ‘3 Year Plan’ is supported each year by an Operations Plan that sets out how resources will be allocated and utilised in progressing the strategic objectives in this document.
The Wheatbelt Regional NRM Strategy guides NRM investment priorities within the region. The regional community provided important guidance to the development of the strategy, which reflects their values and understanding of the environment they live in and know.
Australia has an incredible diversity of bird species, with 898 recorded, including vagrants or accidental visitors and introduced species. Of this total, Western Australia has 550 species, 17 of which are found only in Western Australia. The Avon River Basin has a remarkable 224 recorded species - over 25 percent of the national total.
The Coalition Government is undertaking a review of the delivery arrangements of the National Landcare Programme, to ensure it is effective, efficient and continues to target natural resource management priorities.
Wheatbelt NRM and other registered charities in the region will soon benefit from promoting their charity status by displaying the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) Charity Tick.
Over 80 people attended the Wheatbelt NRM Annual General Meeting where several exciting speakers explored the inspiring theme of ‘Making space for the new’.