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  • Business Innovations
    Wheatbelt NRM Announces Closure of Bettongia Santaleuca Sandalwood Products

     

    Wheatbelt NRM announces the closure of Bettongia Santaleuca Sandalwood Products which has contributed to the recognition of sandalwood as a versatile and healthful ingredient. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our stakeholders, partners, and customers who supported us on this journey.

  • Sustainable Agriculture
    Climate-Smart Capacity-Building project launch

    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.

  • Sustainable Agriculture
    Understanding the Polyphagous Shot-Hole Borer: A Growing Concern in Western Australia

    The Polyphagous Shot-Hole Borer (PSHB) is a small yet highly invasive beetle native to Southeast Asia, posing a significant threat to a wide range of plant species.

  • Sustainable Agriculture
    What does it take to be a Soil Health Champion?

    In 2022 Rob Hetherington from Lake Camm was chosen as the Wheatbelt NRM’s regional Soil Health Champion.  Rob is a broadacre cropping farmer on 3000ha, out past Lake Grace.  He was nominated because of his personal vision for healthy soils, sustaina

  • Governance
    Wheatbelt NRM Inc. 2024 Annual General Meeting

     

    It’s AGM time again.

    Our dedicated Project Managers will be available to discuss current projects and business initiatives. Morning tea and light lunch will be provided.

  • Business Innovations
    Insights from the Annual NRM CEOs Forum: WA Leaders Forge New Paths

    Recently, three key CEOs from Western Australia’s Natural Resource Management (NRM) sector travelled to Canberra for the Annual NRM CEOs Forum. This prestigious event brought together over 50 NRM leaders from across Australia, providing a valuable platform for knowledge exchange and strategic discussions.

  • Aboriginal NRM
    A Time for Everything

    With all the lovely rain this Djilba season (Aug -Sept) the Rangers have been hard at work keeping the Northam cemetery grounds under control. Spraying opportunities have been limited, which means whipper snipping and mowing have been the main methods of keeping the area looking tidy.

  • Healthy Environments
    Wheatbelt Win: New Project to Protect Eucalypt Woodlands and Chuditch

    Wheatbelt NRM has been contracted by the Australian Government through the Natural Heritage Trust program to enhance work undertaken under the previous project to conserve the iconic Eucalypt Woodlands of the Western Australian Wheatbelt.

  • Healthy Environments
    Flight to the Future: New project gives boost to Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoos

    The iconic Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo, a well-loved resident of the Wheatbelt, is receiving further funding to enhance and protect their Wheatbelt habitat into the future.

  • Sustainable Agriculture
    Is Avian Influenza an emergency for the Avon River Basin?

    On the back of preparing the Biodiversity and Agricultural Natural Capital Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan for the Avon River Basin, Wheatbelt NRM staff joined a recent webinar capturing the latest expert advice on the likelihood of the high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 reaching Australia.

  • Business Innovations
    Wheatbelt NRM celebrates 30 years!

    Celebrating the 30 year evolution of Wheatbelt Natural Resource Management.

  • Sustainable Agriculture
    Recognition for Farmers! Do you know a soil health champion?

    Wheatbelt NRM would like to celebrate and recognise the hard work farmers put into managing the most fundamental resource of our region – SOIL!  Since 2013 six Wheatbelt Farmers have been recognised as Soil Health Champions, and the time has come again to nominate for the 2025 Soil Health Champion.