Biosecurity: Spatial Distribution of Priority Environmental Pests

Investment:                    $280 816

Delivery organisations: GHD & Wagin Woodanilling Landcare

On-ground achievements

  • 15 on-ground projects to manage foxes, rabbits, cape tulip, thistles and freesias

Community engagement and capacity building

  • Co-funded part time regional coordinator for state-wide Red Card for the Red Fox program
  • Community workshops in the Shires of Nungarin, Quairading, Toodyay and with the Aboriginal community on the spatial distribution of pests and input into local pest management documents
  • Engaged local governments and communities to initiate community coordinated fox control programs

Publications

  • GHD Pty Ltd (2006) Pest Management in the Avon River Basin - Volume II (Project SI-01), GHD Perth
  • GHD Pty Ltd (2007) Pest Management in the Avon River Basin - Volume I (Project SI-01), GHD Perth

Did you know?

  • The Red Card for Red Fox project attracted outside sponsorship from an agricultural company manufacturing stock tags that saw over $40,000 donated to the Royal Flying Doctor Service as a result of a bounty set for foxes culled through community fox shoots.

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