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.
Newdegate's Nick Kelly has begun his native perennial pasture journey by planting kangaroo grass, Themeda triandra. It was sown on 25 March 2023 with serradella.
In April and May, Wheatbelt NRM supported Black Cockatoo Crisis screenings in York and Toodyay inspiring around 200 community members to help protect local black-cockatoos from racing towards extinction.
So goes the saying for Tarin Rock farmers Ron and Christine Willock and sons Sam and Lindsay (pictured).The family mixed farming business has just received a boost from being drawn as t
More than a year since the devasting fires that ravaged the Corrigin and Narrogin regions, work is underway to fence unprotected remnant bushlands on private farmlands.
Our sustainable Agriculture team supported Living Farm Agri-Tech Demo day on Friday March 31st. Alice Butler, a DPIRD research Scientist shared her findings from an on-farm soil acidity and nutrient management project that was in collaboration with Central Wheatbelt Growers.
Wheatbelt Natural Resource Management (WNRM) is excited to announce it will be the lead organisation for the Central Wheatbelt region to assist communities plan and prepare for a drying climate by activating funds through the Helping Regional Communities Prepare for Drought Initiative – Community Impact Program.
With the upcoming spray season nearly upon us we thought it would be a good idea to do a “refresher” course and ensure the safety of our Rangers plus give them the confidence and skills they need when applying and handling chemicals.
Carbon Farming site assessments service available. Wheatbelt NRM is providing consultant services for potential sequestration projects across the Wheatbelt for landholders who received vouchers under the State Government’s Carbon for Farmers Voucher Program.
We kicked off January 2022 with the new Aboriginal NRM Action plan, Koort Boodjar Mia Boodjar (my Heartland my Homeland), and Steph, the new Project Coordinator, started with the team.