Our Healthy Environments team has a new Project Delivery Officer, welcome Cenyce Vincent.

Cenyce has an Environmental Biology and Commerce degree from Curtin University as well as hands-on experience with field research, project coordination and has volunteered with Kanyana Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre and the Kaarakin Black Cockatoo Conservation Centre.

We are excited to introduce our new Aboriginal NRM project Manager Divya Labrooy.

Divya brings to the team strong experience in environmental science, Indigenous engagement and conservation project management.

Having recently worked in koala habitat restoration projects in NSW, Divya is passionate about supporting Aboriginal communities, strengthening biodiversity outcomes and building capacity for sustainable land management.

The Wheatbelt NRM Noongar Boodjar Ranger team have been busy over the past month continuing their important work within the community including preparing the Northam cemetery in the lead up to ANZAC day 2025.

The task is one the Ranger team is proud to be a part of, ensuring those who had served our country are given this small token of remembrance.

We honour those who gave so much to those of us who do grow old in this fantastic country we call home.  May they rest in peace.

On a poignant note, Wheatbelt NRM is farewelling Carla Swift, our current Business Development Manager.

Carla’s work within and through Wheatbelt NRM has spanned several decades starting out in a Landcare role as an environmental science graduate in 1999 working throughout the Nungarin-Merredin district.

Our staff feature of the month is Alex Griffiths, Wheatbelt NRM’s Healthy Environments Manager. Alex has been with WNRM for the past seven years, starting out as a Project Support Officer in 2018. She saw working with WNRM as an opportunity to use her Conservation Biology and Botany degree, moving to the region and falling in love with everything the Wheatbelt has to offer.

Our staff feature for the month of April is Dr Dimity Boggs, our Sustainable Agriculture Manager who is working hard to protect the Wheatbelt and ensure this beautiful country and community that raised her will prosper into the future.

We’re thrilled to welcome Zoe Crouch as our new Executive Liaison Officer, supporting the CEO office with her incredible knack for keeping things running smoothly. Hailing from South Australia, Zoe’s practical skills and can-do attitude make her a brilliant addition to the Wheatbelt NRM team!

Get to know Carla Swift, Wheatbelt NRM’s Business Development Manager who is instrumental in providing leadership and support for our Communications and Aboriginal NRM portfolios as well as overviewing an innovative project navigating new industries in the low carbon and natural capital era.

A team of seven Wheatbelt NRM Noongar Boodjar Rangers recently underwent Bushfire Safety Awareness training, a combination of online theory, classroom theory and practical scenarios with Northam Bush Fire Brigade captain Justin Fox.

Get to know Renata Paliskis, Wheatbelt NRM’s visionary CEO, who’s leading the way in sustainable agriculture and environmental innovation. With a passion for balancing farming and nature, Renata’s leadership is already driving change and creating lasting impact across the Wheatbelt and beyond.

In 2024, Wheatbelt NRM celebrates its’ 30 year legacy of stewardship. Evolving from the initial combined Swan-Avon Integrated Catchment Group into the Avon Working Group, Avon Catchment Council, and then Wheatbelt NRM, our ethos and core values have held strong.

Our environmental brand has gained momentum across 30 years of leadership and working with the community to manage natural resources across the region…