South West Catchments Council participated in the annual Dolphin Festival family event on Saturday 17th October 2020, holding a stall to promote western ringtail possum conservation and related projects in the Greater Bunbury Region. This year stall visitors could enter a draw to win a ‘possum salad bar plant’...
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South West Catchments Council (SWCC) has released a report on the key drivers, as well as barriers and risks, of the uptake of regenerative agriculture practices by farmers in Western Australia. The report recommends to government a series of actions that, if applied, may assist farmer’s in their decision...
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Avocado growers are invited to attend a free webinar on avocado pollination that is taking place on Wednesday August 12. The webinar is being hosted by South West Catchments Council (SWCC) and will detail the projects SWCC and its’ partners are currently undertaking. “There’s lots of work going on...
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There was a buzz of a different kind at WA College of Agriculture – Harvey on Tuesday as more than 50 people attended the inaugural South West Catchments Council (SWCC) Showcase, this year focussing on Remote Piloted Aircraft- drones. The event showcased SWCC’s use of drones in their environmental...
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APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED The Communities Environment Program, first announced by the Federal Government in March 2019, released its Grant Opportunity Guidelines recently. The program provides each electorate throughout the country up to $150,000 to fund small, community-led environment projects that address local environmental priorities. To be eligible, your...
A new app is available for citizen scientists to help monitor native wildlife in Australian cities and towns. The CAUL Urban Wildlife App can be used to record sightings of possums, gliders, butterflies, frogs, and flying foxes. Users from all states and territories in Australia can participate. The data you record about the...
A pre-release facility or ‘Possum Finishing School’ for rehabilitated possums developed near Capel has begun to welcome its first students. The Possum Finishing School is part of a joint research project involving the South West Catchments Council (SWCC), Fostering and Assistance for Wildlife Needing Aid (FAWNA), The University of...
A five-year vision of creating a ‘one-stop-shop’ for environmental information on the South West region has come to fruition for the South West Catchments Council (SWCC). Launched on Friday with help from project partners, the South West Environmental Snapshot is an online resource that provides a contemporary overview of...
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Bunnings vouchers up for grabs as part of the Save the Crabs, Then eat Them campaign. Residents who commit to holding off on the fertiliser till spring will go in the draw to win a $20 Bunnings voucher. As part of the Save the Crabs, Then eat Them winter...
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A Lotterywest grant will support community members and volunteers across Western Australia to participate in the upcoming State Natural Resource Management (NRM) and Coastal Conference on 29-31 August 2017. Dr Garry Middle, chairman of the conference organising committee, announced the opportunity for subsidised conference registration for people who volunteer...
