Aboriginal NRM

Sandalwood, soap bush, eucalyptus and wattle are just some of the native species collected by a former Brookton lady, making a name for her self specialising in bush medicine. Vivienne Hansen runs Binyaarns Bush Medicines from Kelmscott, a family business with a focus on collecting bush herbs for health remedies.

An interactive website show casing the land management practices Aboriginal people have carried out in the Wheatbelt will be officially launched in Northam on Thursday, March 20 2014.

Aboriginal Elder Denis Hayward is proud of the work his family is doing on their Coobabla Farm at Bakers Hill, about an hour east of Perth.

Nearly $100,000 will be spent over the next couple of weeks improving rivers, creeks, bush land, communities and schools in the WA Wheatbelt.

A drive to help educate school children about the environment and indigenous culture in the Wheatbelt has come to fruition.

Enthusiastic community members got their hands dirty this week at Burlong Pool for a tree planting day coordinated by the Avon Catchment Council (ACC).

Wheatbelt NRM is a finalist for the Awards Australia’s Department of Indigenous Affairs Indigenous Service Awards for WA.

Today is the celebration of a unique partnership between the Aboriginal community and the Avon Catchment Council, reflecting the common goal of seeing our land returned to its former beauty.

Avon Catchment Council Indigenous NRM Facilitators Rod Garlett and Michelle Winmar, recently conducted a Noongar Cross Cultural Awareness Workshop. The workshop was held at the Seabrook Aboriginal Corporation in Brookton, and opened by local elders Janet Collard and Lester Bennell (in noongar), Arthur Slater (Avon Catchment Council) and Gary Clark (CEO – Brookton Shire).

Avon Catchment Council working towards greater Aboriginal involvement in NRM.