This ‘3 Year Plan’ presents strategic direction to ensure Wheatbelt NRM effectively responds to national, state and regional NRM needs. This will be achieved by engaging our community to actively support and progress our strategic objectives. This ‘3 Year Plan’ is supported each year by an Operations Plan that sets out how resources will be allocated and utilised in progressing the strategic objectives in this document.
The Wheatbelt Regional NRM Strategy guides NRM investment priorities within the region. The regional community provided important guidance to the development of the strategy, which reflects their values and understanding of the environment they live in and know.
Australia has an incredible diversity of bird species, with 898 recorded, including vagrants or accidental visitors and introduced species. Of this total, Western Australia has 550 species, 17 of which are found only in Western Australia. The Avon River Basin has a remarkable 224 recorded species - over 25 percent of the national total.
Perth, Western Australia – 16 July 2024 – Carbon Sync, a Western Australian soil carbon farming project developer, today announced the launch of Australia's first free online carbon credit calculator specifically designed for soil carbon projects. This innovative tool empowers farmers to estimate their potential carbon credit earnings and associated income, fostering greater transparency and informed decision-making in the rapidly growing carbon farming sector.
In the 23/24 financial year, the Noongar Boodjar Rangers spent more than 1364 hours working on Country for Main Roads, 1424 at the Northam cemetery, plus several hundred hours around places such as Northam, Toodyay, Warralakin, and Beverley.