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South West Catchments Council (SWCC) is delighted to announce that it has been appointed as one of eight Regional Node Leads to help local producers and their communities adapt to drought and the changing climate. The Regional Node Leads were selected by the South West WA Drought Resilience Adoption...
DPIRD researchers teamed up with consultancy Integrity Ag in 2020 to develop a carbon emissions footprint for the DPIRD Katanning Research Facility (KRF), a mixed farm that produces grain and sheep products. The analysis takes into account all farm emissions plus upsteam emissions such as the manufacture of agrichemicals,...
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SWCC Threatened Species Program Manager, Dr. Brian Chambers, and Sustainability and Environment Lead, Linda Metz, enjoyed a day out touring project sites with Neil Riches from the Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment earlier this week. The site tour included state forest on the Upper Warren area where new...
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A new strategy funded by the Australian Government launched today to target crucial conservation and environmental management efforts in the South West region over the coming decade. The South West Region Natural Resource Management Strategy was developed by South West Catchments Council (SWCC), following extensive consultation with stakeholders including...
Feedback from farmers completing the Grazing Matcher Program has shown just how valuable the program is at improving grazing management for productivity and environmental benefits. After meeting with consultants seven times since April 2021, a group of South-West farmers attended their eighth and final meeting in Lowden recently where...
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South West Catchments Council (SWCC) is excited to announce a collaboration with ‘Aunty Viv’ Vivienne Hansen to produce a guide on Noongar plant use, aimed at boosting pollination rates and building farm resilience. Vivienne ‘Binyaarn’ Hansen is a Balladong Wadjuk Yorga woman from the Bibbulmun Nation who has published...
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Iluka’s proposed Tutunup Sands Mineral Project involves mineral sands mining, including the development of mine pits, processing plant, dams for water and clay fines management, material stockpiles and associated supporting infrastructure. Up to 4.02 gigalitres of water would be required to support the proposal. Heayy mineral concentrate would be transported...
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South West Catchments Council is calling on our community to get behind farmers affected by bushfires that ravaged the region this month. Until the end of March, all donations to SWCC will be used to support farmers in their efforts to protect and enhance native bushland. Blazes burned out...
In October 2021, SWCC supported the Shire of Kojonup to host a tour of David McFall’s property at Cherry Tree Pool to show how he has integrated nature-based values into a productive farming landscape. In this article he describes his efforts to support greater ecosystem function with trees. My...
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On 25 January, SWCC’s CSR & Communications Manager, Nicki Ledger, attended South West Timber Hub‘s launch of a new decision support tool for landholders considering establishing plantations on their land. The Decision Tree tool, available here, has been designed to rapidly assess the suitability of farms for plantation forestry,...
