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Inspiring the Wheatbelt

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Over 80 people attended the Wheatbelt NRM Annual General Meeting where several exciting speakers explored the inspiring theme of ‘Making space for the new’.

From solar farms to greenhouse farming systems, attendees were inspired by the confidence in our community’s resolve, innovative spirit and industry’s ability to overcome the challenges of our region.

The meeting featured Prof Ray Wills of Future Smart Strategies, Ben Cole of Wide Open Agriculture, Ray Wilson of Carbon Neutral, Mark Grogan, Community Pod and Karla Hooper, Wheatbelt NRM Board Director and youth scholarship recipient.

Attendees were inspired by the passion and innovation of these speakers who are working on-the-ground in the Wheatbelt and Western Australia to create a new sustainable vision for the future.

Substantial changes to the Wheatbelt NRM Dashboard were presented as well, including the addition of a Climate Change Portal which brings together specific Wheatbelt data from the CSIRO, UWA, the Bureau of Metereology and the Department of Food and Agriculture.

New Board Member Sarah Hyde joins the seven other community based board members who help drive natural resource management in the region, including Jim Sullivan and Cec McConnell who were re-elected.

Sarah Hyde is the executive officer of Facey Group and has worked in the agriculture sector for over eight years. She has a particular interest in agriculture, natural resource management, sustainability, and knowledge extension.

Sarah sees natural resource management as a key element in agriculture and wants to see more organisations and growers involved in NRM to ensure its importance is continually conveyed.

Sarah hopes to share her experiences and provide a youthful perspective to the Board.

IMAGE:Wheatbelt NRM Board Members - seated from left to right: Sarah Hyde, Natarsha Woods (CEO), Jim Sullivan (Chair), Cec McConnell (Deputy Chair); standing from left to right: Bruce Wittber, Debra Rule, Chris Wyhoon, Colin Cable, Simon Whitehouse, Jan Trenorden.

Resources

Wheatbelt NRM Regional Strategy Dasboard - www.nrmstrategy.com.au

Climate Change Portal – www.nrmstrategy.com.au/climate-change-portal