State NRM Program Community Grants
Successful projects - November 2013
Northern agricultural region
Proponent
Project title
Funding
City of Greater Geraldton
Chapman River wildlife corridor community awareness and regeneration experience project
$49 875
Conservation of Candy's Bush Reserve through traditional and ecological knowledge sharing
$32 450
Planting feed species for the endangered Carnaby's black-cockatoo in the northern Swan Coastal Plain
Important Bird Area
$45 000
Reconnecting fragmented Malleefowl (Leipoa Ocellata) habitat near Maya, WA
$36 325
Revegetation the Moresby Stage four
$50 000
Protecting waterways and remnant vegetation in the Chapman River catchment area
$50 000
Invasive species plan implementation in the western third of Chapman Valley
$47 000
Saltland stabilisation using NyPa (salt loving forage grass) to control erosion and improve soil drainage
$27 000
Protecting on-farm remnant vegetation to enhance wildlife habitat, in the West Midlands area- stage two
$50 000
Pest control to protect our sensitive vegetation in the West Midlands
$33 165
Moora Catchment Council
Shire of Chapman Valley
West Koojan - Gillingarra LCDC
West Midlands Group
Perth region
Proponent
Project title
Funding
Active Greening
The greening project - pilot project
$20 000
Ardross Primary School Parents &
Citizens Association
Protecting bats in Melville through providing habitats and education
$9 000
Armadale Gosnells Landcare Group
Palomino seasonal damp land stage two
$12 000
Bannister Creek Catchment Group
Nicholson Road bushland restoration and weed management (Bushforever site 456)
$25 000
Bungendore Park Management
Committee
Dieback treatment and weed control Bungendore Park and adjacent land
$18 000
Canning River Regional Park Volunteers
Urban weed control revision
$13 250
City of Armadale
Cilantro parkway conservation wetland
$20 000
City of Belmont
Improving connectivity of a regional ecological linkage, Ascot/Rivervale foreshore
$13 347
City of Canning
Ranford bushland environmental study and rehabilitation, Canning Vale
$28 000
City of Kwinana
Revegetation and erosion control in the Tuart woodland of Thomas oval bushland, Kwinana
$13 367
City of South Perth
Expanding the Collier Park golf course sanctuary
$24 000
Dawson Park Primary School
Dawson Park Primary School threatened ecological species conservation project
$10 000
Ellen Brockman Integrated Catchment
Group
Management of two invasive species (pigs and foxes) in the Ellen Brockman region
$46 900
Friends of Bugle Tree Gully Reserve
Bugle Tree Gully restoration and community engagement
$12 000
Friends of Gidge Reserve
Gidge Reserve (2145) and FR Berry Reserve management plans project 2013-14
$15 000
Friends of John Forrest National Park
Control of geophyte, woody and herbaceous weeds in the catchment area of Priest Creek
$23 150
Friends of Lake Claremont
Extension of revegetation to the northern section of Lake Claremont to restore indigenous woodland
$28 000
Friends of Mary Carroll Lake
Revegetation of the islands at Mary Carroll Lake stage two
$11 000
Perth region continued…
Proponent
Project title
Funding
Friends of Piesse Brook
Watsonia control at the Piesse Brook Gorge area
$17 000
Friends of Pioneer Park
Sawyers Road to Lion Street heritage trail project
$13 200
Friends of Queens Park Bushland
Environmental weed management and revegetation in Queens Park regional open space
$35 000
Friends of Talbot Road Nature Reserve
Friends of Talbot Road Nature Reserve weed management
$11 000
Friends of Upper Lesmurdie Falls
Rehabilitation of the upper Lesmurdie Falls
$40 000
Friends of Wireless Hill
Enhancing biodiversity in urban bushland at Wireless Hill
$34 000
Glen Forrest Primary School
Rehabilitation and protection of Jarrah forest at Glen Forrest Primary School
$17 688
Helena College Junior School
The Waabiny project
$20 000
JMH Action Group
To revegetate an area of unused land on Como Secondary College for biodiversity conservation purposes
$30 000
Mt Henry Peninsula Conservation
Group
Control weeds, feral animals and dieback fungal disease for conservation of flora and fauna biodiversity
$14 845
Mullaloo Beach Community Group
Mullaloo dune revegetation project year three
$10 000
Murdoch Environmental Restoration
Group
Restoration and habitat protection for endangered flora and fauna
$46 000
Nature Reserves Preservation Group
Crumpet Creek project, Mundy Regional Park and Rocky Pool creek line, Kalamunda National Park
$10 000
North Swan LCDC
Bushland protection and restoration in Bullsbrook
$10 757
Nursery & Garden Industry of WA
Building capacity to respond to biosecurity issues identified- Perth metro phase one
$36 450
Perth region continued…
South East Regional Centre of Urban
Landcare
Swan Estuary Reserves Action Group
Restoring the Bickley Brook upstream of the Bickley Reservoir
$17 050
Blackberry removal and the restoration of Bull Creek Reserve
$36 000
Protection and enhancement of the biodiversity of Booragoon Lake Reserve
$28 000
Construction of bird hide and interpretive signage for the Beckenham Open Space
$16 570
Canning River foreshore restoration
$50 000
Post-fire restoration in the Canning River Regional Park
$50 000
Conservation and restoration of remnant vegetation sites in Bush Forever Site 331
$26 600
Fern Road East revegetation
$20 000
Mills Street Stream- weed management in revegetated area
$10 500
Castledare revegetation and Wilson living stream
$20 000
Kent Street conservation loop
$20 000
Yellagonga Regional Park Woodvale revegetation enhancement project (Stage two)
$25 000
Wilson Wetland Action Group
Woodvale Water Land Owners
Association
Rangelands region
Proponent
Project title
Funding
Control of significant outlier infestations of strategically important WoNS weeds
$47 000
Carnarvon WoNS control partnership 2014
$50 000
Cactus control Marrilla (project one); cactus control Mardathuna (project two)
$20 000
Central Desert Native Title Services
Protecting the biodiversity values of Windich Springs and its catchment through collaborative land
management on the Canning Stock Route
$45 400
ECOCEAN
Reviewing the impact of tourism on the whale shark population off the Ningaloo coast
$30 000
Goldfields Land and Sea Council
Weed management in the Great Western Woodlands
$25 000
Goldfields Nullarbor Rangelands
Biosecurity Association
Mertondale / Menzies invasive cactus roundup
$40 000
Nicholson Range Management
Committee
Protecting the ecologically significant Nicholson Range in the Murchison from total grazing pressure
$50 000
Tackling invasive WoNS in the Ashburton catchment
$50 000
Tackling weeds on the Yannarie River
$48 250
Rangelands Fibre and Produce
Association
Control of significant outlier infestations of strategically important WONs weeds
$40 000
Southern Gascoyne Group
Improving condition and reducing rainfall run off from stations surrounding the Shark Bay World Heritage Area
$45 500
Track Care WA
Bringing life back to Katjarra
$50 000
Upper Gascoyne LCDC
Upper Gascoyne erosion and sediment control demonstration
$37 500
Carnarvon Rangelands Biosecurity
Association
Pilbara Mesquite Management
Committee
South coast region
Proponent
Project title
Funding
Albany Community Environment Centre
Yakamia Creek Community weed control and revegetation project
$10 020
Banjelungup Aboriginal Corporation
Biodiversity planting to protect and connect Bitter Water Creeks/wetlands in the Fitzgerald
$22 000
Denmark Weed Action Group
Protection of biodiversity in public reserves in the Shire of Denmark by on-ground action and community
education
$15 000
Flinders Park Primary School
Bush tucker trail
$13 900
Friends of the Porongurup Range
Declared and environmental weed control in the national heritage listed Porongurup National Park
$50 000
Gondwana Link Ltd
Completing the circle of adaptive management across Gondwana Link
$30 000
Senecio glastifloius eradication
$38 000
Forests to Stirling Gondwana Link: from plans to action
$30 000
King River Weed Control and River
Restoration Group
King River and Willyung Creek weed control and riparian restoration project
$28 000
Moolyall Woodenup Catchment Group
Protection and extension of bushland corridors in the Moolyall Woodenup Catchment
$50 000
North Stirlings Pallinup Natural
Resources
Protecting and linking on farm corridors to existing remnant vegetation in north east Ongerup
$25 000
Wellstead Community Resource Centre
Strategic control and community education of Sydney golden wattle control in Wellstead
$50 000
Eastern States Wattle control in Denbarker phase two
$13 000
Implementing the management plan for Mondurup Reserve
$12 000
Restoring the Govie Dam Reserve
$13 000
Eastern States Wattle control in Redmond
$18 000
Green Skills
Wilson Inlet Catchment Committee
South west region
Proponent
Project title
Funding
Blackwood Basin Group
On-ground Salinity Management Work for the Gnowangerup/Scott's Brook
$25 000
Bush Heritage Australia
Kojonup Reserve Biodiversity Enhancement
$10 000
Capel LCDC
Arum Lily eradication Capel Tuart forests at Ludlow and Mininup stage two
$20 000
Darling Downs Residents Association
Clean up and revegetation of Darling Downs wetlands
$11 140
Dumbleyung LCDC
Continuing to sustainably manage catchments surrounding Dumbleyung Lake
$35 000
Freshwater Fish Group & Fish Health
Unit, Murdoch Uni
Conserving the unique aestivating freshwater fishes in the wetlands of the south-coast of WA
$41 350
Reducing nutrients leaving priority urban and peri-urban areas of the Vasse-Wonnerup catchment
$40 000
Western ringtail possums in our schools and community
$30 000
Geographe Primary School
Geographe Primary School - outdoor classroom
$17 500
Jarrahdale Heritage Society
Gooralong Brook restoration, Jarrahdale
$15 000
Native vegetation for the Carrolup
$17 000
Attacking Badgebups salinity
$33 000
Environmental care on the eastern flats
$22 000
Supporting enthusiastic farmers, Katanning
$5 000
Bridal creeper and WoNS wars - spreading the word
$37 000
Weed control for improving the health and resilience of threatened ecological communities in Serpentine
Jarrahdale and north Murray
$30 000
Geographe Catchment Council
Katanning LCDC
Landcare SJ
South west region continued…
Mountain bike facility creation to reduce impact on threatened ecological communities
$40 000
Environmental assessment of trails in national park with surrounding threatened ecological communities
$40 000
Ngalang Boodja Council Aboriginal
Corporation
Restoration of native vegetation in public areas through partnerships and plant salvage
$42 100
Origins Centre
Weed control, reclamation and revegetation of community native remnant bushland
$9 000
Serpentine Jarrahdale LCDC
Feral animal control for increasing biodiversity on agricultural land in the coastal Peel-Harvey catchment
$40 000
Healthy habitats stage three
$30 000
Ephemeral wetland construction in Serpentine National Park
$38 000
Community awareness and control of Bridal creeper in the Kojonup Shire
$25 000
Extending on landcare activities in the Kojonup Shire
$24 000
Warren Catchments Council
Dung beetles address soil fertility and environmental health issues
$26 482
Freshwater Fish Group; Fish Health
Unit; Estuarine Research Group;
Murdoch University
Movement and abundance of key fishes in the Vasse-Wonnerup estuary following a substantial fish kill
$50 000
Margaret River Off Road Cycling
Association
Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale
Southern DIRT
Wheatbelt region
Proponent
Project title
Funding
Avondale Farm Project Association
Avondale flora and fauna plan implementation stage two
$14 000
Avongro Wheatbelt Tree Cropping
Revegetating saltland with selected Casuarina obesa & nitrogen fixing Frankia: freer nutrients, more pasture
$25 000
Men of the Trees
Revegetation of the east Beverly region WA
$30 000
Millennium Kids
A classroom without walls
$20 000
Shire of Koorda
Feral pest eradication with use of 1080 and monitoring
$24 450
Shire of Mt Marshall
Using biodiversity corridors to augment and connect existing remnant vegetation in Mt Marshall
$25 000
Shire of Trayning
Protecting Trayning biodiversity
$19 580
Shire of Westonia
Sandford rocks bird-hide
$29 500
Shire of York
Invasive species control in Beverley, Brookton, York
$11 000
Solomon Yulgan Catchment Group
Solomon Yulgan catchment Landcare revegetation project 2013-14
$18 000
LCDC – Land Conservation District Committee
WoNS – Weeds of National Significance