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Spring into Pest Control
As the weather warms up and Spring is upon us, it’s time to spring into some action and protect the bushland on your property. With the many birds and animals that call your place home, it’s an important time of year for fox, cat, rabbit and weed control.
Aboriginal NRM

Rangers Strive for Quality with Seed Collection
Collecting seed may seem like an easy process, and it is true, anyone can walk along and pick it off a tree, however as our Noongar Boodja Ranger team develop a growing seed enterprise they are focused on ensuring we meet industry standards for seed collection.
Licencing, provenance, species ID and record keeping are our focus. We want all clients to be confident in the product we supply and having quality systems in place which supports that.
Healthy Environments

Community Free Tree Events
Our Community Free Trees days, held in July throughout the Wheatbelt, saw over 200 people come down to say hello and grab some free trees, and we gave out over 4000 seedlings! It was great to see so many people excited about planting natives and it also gave us the chance to chat about how we could support the work they’re doing or planning to do on their properties.
Community Engagement

Come See Us at Dowerin Field Days!
The countdown is on to Dowerin Field Days and our mega tent is always a popular stop. This year, Dowerin is on 24 and 25 August and our collective will feature everything from cuddly animals through to community projects and agricultural innovations. We’d love you to stop by.
Sustainable Agriculture

Announced - Soil Health Champions 2022
After our Talkin’ Soil Health Event, our Soil Health guests were invited to attend our “Regional Soil Health Champions” awards for a cocktail dinner. For the first time, all seven state NRM regions were represented. A Big CONGRATULATIONS to our very own Wheatbelt Soil Health Champion, Rob Hetherington from Lake King. See his inspiring video here and find out who our other WA Soil Champions were.
Sustainable Agriculture

Talkin’ Soil Health Conference Draws Record Crowd – an Indicator of Change?
York was the place to be last week with tickets selling out for the State’s premier soil health conference, Talkin’ Soil Health where 200 delegates converged at the Town Hall to hear about ‘building resilience from the subsoil up.’ Thirteen presentations covered a wide range of tools and management approaches to building soil health, plus our WA Regional Soil Health Champions for 2022 were announced.
Community Engagement

Do you know the story of Mulka’s Cave?
Mulka was the illegitimate son of a woman who fell in love with a man with whom marriage was forbidden, according to tribal law.
Sustainable Agriculture

Foot and Mouth – What can we do?
As most of you have no doubt heard, the threat of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is right upon Australia’s doorstep.
Sustainable Agriculture

Talkin Event is selling fast, have you got your tickets?
Our upcoming soil conference on 11 August, Talkin’ Soil Health with the theme, “Building Resilience from the Subsoil Up” will bring together farmers, researchers and industry professionals to provide practical tools and advice that farmers can use to build resilient soils.
Healthy Environments

State of the Environment - Report encourages action
The latest State of the Environment (SOE) report has just been released by the Federal Government.
Sustainable Agriculture

Keynote Speaker Announced for Talkin’ Soil Health Conference
Our Keynote speaker has been announced for the upcoming Talkin’ Soil Health Conference in York on 11 August.
Healthy Environments

Black-Cockatoo Breeding in the Wheatbelt
The time has come for black-cockatoos, Carnaby’s in particular, to head back into the Wheatbelt ahead of their breeding season.

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