Listing of projects approved by Cabinet
STATE NRM PROGRAM – COMMUNITY PROJECTS 2012-13 – APPROVED PROJECTS
PROJECT TITLE
PROJECT SUMMARY
PROPONENT
FUNDING
RECOMMENDED
Ensuring the ongoing protection of endangered and
threatening species at Karakamia Wildlife Sanctuary
Upgrade the barrier fence at the Karakamia Wildlife Sanctuary to
better protect the Woylies, Tammar Wallabies, Quenda, and
Ringtail Possums from foxes and feral cats.
Australian Wildlife
Conservancy
$48,485
Restoration of the ecological integrity of the Marine Park
foreshore in Alfred Cove - stage 1
Weed removal, re-establishment of bush corridor and reduce
pollutants by planting sedges in a foreshore strip of the Swan River
in Alfred Cove
Swan Estuary Reserves Action
Group Inc
$21,089
Control and containment of Bellyache Bush on Lake
Kununurra
Bellyache Bush is located at the top of the catchment so if not
contained will likely spread. Bellyache Bush has taken over where
Leucaena has been removed.
Ord Land and Water
$17,000
Protection and preservation of the natural assets in priority
locations on the Canning Stock Route
Protection of Windich Springs, Weld Springs and three wells on the
Canning Stock Route.
Track Care WA Inc
$50,000
Extension of urban forest weed control
Removal of lotus and couch grass infestation in Canning River
Regional Park
Canning River Regional Park
Volunteers
$18,220
Rehabilitation of the upper Lesmurdie Falls
3ha site along the upper Lesmurdie Creek to the falls - remove
woody weeds, feather grass, kikuyu, cotton bush, morning glory
and Watsonia
Jillara Giants
$24,275
Community action to restore biodiversity to the central
wheatbelt of WA
Wadderin Sanctuary is a 430 ha reserve - where DEC has reintroduced fauna. Maintain area fox and feral cat free; continue
monitoring; re-introduce at least one other threatened species;
interpretive signs
Wadderin Group
$29,737
Maintain and upgrade a 600m portion of the barrier fence across a
tidal area, 1200m of the fence top due to metal fatigue, monitor
bettongs on the Heirisson Prong at Useless Loop, Shark Bay
Useless Loop Community
Biosphere Project Group
$34,000
Cape Tulip control and eradication in Bush Forever site 325
Cape Tulip weed control by hand weeding to continue previous
work on this site.
Friends of North Ocean Reef Iluka Foreshore
$13,470
Weed mapping along the Chapman River
Target sections of the Chapman River previously identified as
having a high weed problem map these areas to determine the
amount of weeds such as prickly pear, castor oil plant, agave,
peppers, grasses that are in these areas to contribute to a Shire plan
to systematically control environmental weeds.
Shire of Chapman Valley
$12,000
Building community involvement in protecting the
internationally threatened shorebirds of Roebuck Bay
Protection of threatened migratory shorebirds in Roebuck Bay by
working with the community by educating them in minimising their
impact on the birds, and the need to look after them.
Broome Bird Observatory
$10,940
Revegetation and habitat rehabilitation within Bibra Lake
Habitat restoration for the Oblong Turtle in Bibra Lake through
weed control, then revegetation by collecting, propagating and
planting local species. It will also include some education through
involvement of school children.
Cockburn Wetlands Education
Centre Inc
$24,205
Mullaloo dune rehabilitation stage 2
Continue with weeding and revegetating the Mullaloo dunes that
has been ongoing from various funding sources for the last six
years.
Mullaloo Beach Community
Group
$10,000
Lake Claremont revegetation extension
Revegetation of the Lake Claremont precinct - this is stage 3 and
will concentrate on the northern section of the reserve by
revegetating 2 ha.
Friends of Lake Claremont
$50,000
Demonstrating erosion control on susceptible soils in the
East Kimberley
Control of erosion through construction of check banks; use the
works as demonstration for other landholders
Station is in the catchment of the Ramsar wetland site and soil
erosion impacts on this site.
Ord Land and Water
$18,000
Ord Land and Water
$20,000
Conserving threatened wildlife at Heirisson Prong, Shark
Bay
Mesquite control on Nicholson Station
Mesquite infests 16,000ha of the southern extremity of the Ord
River catchment. Control work on Nicholson Station will halt the
spread as it straddles the Nicholson River. This will be done both
mechanically and with chemical
Jam Patch protection
Protection of a 202ha remnant by restricting access and establishing
pathways in a patch of bush that is well used by Lake Grace
residents.
Lake Grace LCDC
$40,250
Gascoyne Junction flood recovery
Serious erosion occurred as a result of the 2010 and 2011 floods.
Mesquite has spread as a result of these events. Basal spaying will
be used to control mesquite in areas that have already been mapped.
Revegetation will use already collected native seed from the area as
well as purchased.
Shire of Upper Gascoyne
$45,000
Survey for the endangered red-tailed phascogale in the
eastern wheatbelt of WA
Farmers in the Hyden area have reported siting the phascogale. 36
nest boxes will be placed where they have been detected. Fox
control will also be included.
Further work is proposed to search for phascogale in suitable
habitat.
Hyden Progress Association
$40,000
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PROJECT TITLE
PROJECT SUMMARY
PROPONENT
FUNDING
RECOMMENDED
Qualeup Lakes improvement
Fence Qualeup Lake and surrounds to prevent stock access and then
revegetate the area. The endangered Australian Bittern uses the lake
as well as other species. The asset is located on private land
Blackwood Basin Group
$29,700
Removal/realignment of cycle trails from Reservoir
protection area and access trails to disease risk area
Remove and realign a popular cycle trail away from the RPZ and
remove access to DRA. Revegetate the old trail.
Western Australian Mountain
Bike Association
$44,200
Advancing weed control and community involvement at
Dunns Swamp
Continue on ground works for Dunn Swamp - previously funded by
NRM program funds. Weed control (focus on bridal creeper),
educational activities, signage
Ravensthorpe Agricultural
Initiative Network
$15,980
Celebrating 30 yrs of Landcare in the Fitzgerald Biosphere
Acknowledge, engage and inform community on 30 yrs of
Landcare, as well as continue the landcare effort in the
Chittowirrup creek system
Fitzgerald Biosphere Group
$33,000
Integrated NRM in the Quairading, Tammin and Cunderdin
shires
Establish an NRM program that includes revegetation of
agricultural land with fodder crops, weed control and fox and rabbit
control
Shire of Quairading
$50,000
Development and implementation of the Calgardup Brook
action plan
Engage landholders across all tenures to better understand the
condition of Calgardup Brook and upland and protect and connect
areas of remnants. Foreshore condition of the Brook will be
assessed and landholders provided with an action plan.
Activity will be prioritised once the assessment is completed.
Cape to Cape Catchments
Group
$50,000
Weed control and dieback treatment, Bungendore Park and
adjacent land.
Weed control in land adjacent to Bungendore Park. Implement
priorities in the Bungendore Park Dieback Management plan
including Dieback Treatment.
Bungendore Park
Management Committee
$18,000
Kalamunda Phytophthora dieback interpretation and
invasive species control
Undertake dieback interpretation and mapping. Undertake a
community education program. Weed control in areas of best
vegetation including planting of native seedlings.
Shire of Kalamunda
$14,873
Biodiversity conservation through the stabilisation of 4WD
tracks within the Lowlands coastal reserve
Access to these popular beaches is by sandy tracks. This project
wishes to stabilise one track with rubber belting to ensure 4WD
vehicles stay on it and do not bush bash. At the same time, the City
will maintain some of the major tracks to try to keep vehicles on
them
City of Albany
$26,000
Revegetation of tuart woodlands, feral bee control and
learning through community engagement and action.
Revegetate 1 ha of Tuart woodland using local seedlings. Weed
control of 6ha in the reveg area. Continuation of the Feral Bee
control program started in 2008. 8 community events and
maintenance of the group's website
Baldivis Children’s Forest Inc
$30,690
“Healthy Habitats” – a national award-winning Stewardship
Program for conservation of biodiversity on private
property
Healthy Habitats - continuation of previous land stewardship
project that encourages landholders to consider rezoning their
properties in the eligible areas to conservation zones. This grant
provides the incentives to do this as well as for activities for land
conservation.
Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale
$49,600
War on Watsonia in John Forrest National Park - protecting
the declared rare flora Diplolaena andrewsii
continuation of work to eradicate Watsonia from the NP in
Clutterbuck Creek to Swimming Dam; and tributaries
Friends of John Forrest
National Park
$24,700
Pilbara freshwater fish education project: a field guide and
underwater documentary
Major resource development in the Pilbara are possibly impacting
on the 13 species of freshwater fish through activities such as
dewatering, dust suppression, groundwater extractions as well as
the potential for introduced pest fish. A field guide will be
produced similar to the one done for the south west; a TV
production and a community education program
Freshwater Fish Group & Fish
Health Unit, Murdoch
University
$35,000
Restoration of the Twertup Field Studies Centre, Fitzgerald
River National Park
Contract a stone mason to supervise volunteers restoring the
previously burnt building; purchase materials
Friends of Fitzgerald River
National park
$40,000
Westonia vermin control stage 2
Follow on from the initial project with more baiting of reserves and
farmer remnants for foxes and rabbits to protect the Mallee Fowl in
the area.
Shire of Westonia
$13,086
Canning River foreshore restoration
Continue the work of foreshore restoration of the Canning River on
4 sites with initial weed control and then revegetate. This project
builds on previous projects.
SERCUL
$50,000
Protecting, maintaining and restoring refuges for aquatic
life within the Yule Brook waterway and Bickley reservoir
Identify and prioritise refuge hotspots for fish, turtles, birds,
mussels, crayfish and macro-invertebrates within the Bickley
Reservoir and Yule Brook. What will the results be used for and
how will it change behaviour on the ground?
SERCUL
$40,300
Invasive species management and restoration works on the
Moresby Ranges
Implement stage 3 of a project to control weeds, revegetate and
protect priority areas of the Moresby Ranges
Shire of Chapman Valley
$50,000
Planting feed species for Carnaby's Black Cockatoo in the
Moora and Koobabbie Important Bird Areas
Moora supports up to 60 breeding pairs and Koobabbie 32 pairs of
Carnaby's. This project will increase the area of suitable feed
habitat
Moore Catchment Council
$45,000
Catchment management of the Chapman River and its
tributaries
Fencing to protect 115 ha of revegetated are, bush, hilltops and
waterways to protect the Chapman River and tributaries. 5 ha of
revegetation.
Shire of Chapman Valley
$50,000
Saving a keystone species and the integrity of the
ecosystem
Develop a telephone app that describes the marri, what canker
looks like, a spreadsheet to pick up GPS location and detail of trees,
and download photos of trees and canker.
Map the severity of canker from data collected from app, undertake
community education and trial treatment.
EMRC
$50,000
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PROJECT TITLE
PROJECT SUMMARY
PROPONENT
FUNDING
RECOMMENDED
Malkup Brook restoration
Implement the management plan with weed control targeting Spike
Rush and Bridal Creeper; then revegetate the area with seedlings
grown from locally collected seeds. Interpretive signs will be put in
place.
Shire of Toodyay
$16,582
Sustainably managing the catchments surrounding the
Dumbleyung Lake
10 landholders will plant 56,000 seedlings and erect 5 km fence to
increase the biodiversity of the area.
Dumbleyung LCDC
$45,000
Shire of Kulin revegetation and native bushland protection
Two areas in the shire have been identified that require
management - Dudinin Golf Course that has not been used for 10
yrs and 10ha on the edge of Kulin town. Dudinin will be planted
with native species and bushland fenced
Shire of Kulin
$23,000
Jane Brook foreshore reserve rehabilitation
Rehabilitation of the riparian zone with weed eradication and then
planting with native species - 11,000 seedlings
Jane Brook Community
Association
$50,000
Biodiversity management of Beeliar Regional Park
Removal of veldt grass at 3 sites, then revegetate; removal of dead
pine trees (a priority as it is within the European House Borer area);
fence 4 ha of pines on campus and contract watering of 2000
previously planted seedlings.
Murdoch Environmental
Restoration Group
$48,000
Understanding population influences and continuing to
control feral pigs in the Shire of West Arthur
Analysis of DNA collected in a previous project to understand pig
movement across the shire.
Establish a transect to monitor, before, during and after control.
West Arthur Declared Species
Group
$25,000
Palomino seasonal damp zone
Establish a seasonal damp zone within the Palomino Reserve on the
Wungong River. This will recreate an area of the river back to its
original form of discontinuous wetlands
Armadale Gosnells Landcare
Group
$48,600
Reducing the threats in the nationally significant
Brickwood Reserve Byford
Repair eroded firebreaks by laying limestone along 1 km. It will
also apply phosphite to the dieback infested area; control Watsonia
and revegetate a highly degraded area.
Landcare SJ Inc
$10,000
Construction and erection of bat/possum boxes to be used
in the JTC LfW site
Bat box kits will be prepared to DEC specifications and the
Bushrangers will construct them. The students will also be educated
about bats and possums. The boxes will be attached in the LfW site
at the college with the Bushrangers then monitoring and recording
bat/possum use of the boxes.
John Tonkin College
Bushrangers Cadet Program
$10,000
Combined communities control of creepy WONS
A further stage of the bridal creeper control projects that have been
previously funded. Majority of funds for a contractor with some
public awareness campaigns
Katanning LCDC
$45,000
Developing a photo identification software for individual
recognition of Australian Sea Lions through a community
based approach
The endangered sea lion occurs in small and widespread colonies.
This project will identify individual mammals through photography
which is a less invasive method than previously used. Professionals
and community will be engaged in this project.
Centre for Marine Science and
Technology
$16,864
Restoring the Bickley Brook foreshore upstream of the
Bickley Reservoir
Weed control (Watsonia, blackberry, and others) and revegetation
through plantings and natural regeneration in the Bickley Brook
area upstream from the Reservoir. A plant brochure will also be
produced of commonly found native species in the area. The
planting activity will involve children and there is a training
component.
SERCUL
$32,900
Distribution and abundance survey of Aboriginal medicine
tree B acuteangula along the Fitzroy River
Determine the sustainable wild harvest levels and protocols for
harvesting Freshwater Mangrove which has cultural and spiritual
significance to local Aboriginal groups
Jarlmadangah Burra
Aboriginal Corporation
$50,000
North Swan Park species richness
A 5ha reserve previously used for grazing; has Arum Lily and a
variety of grasses on it. This project will manually removed Atrium
Lily from 5000m2 and then replant with native species. A second
area will be revegetated, and a third 500m2 area of invasive grasses
will be solarised along 100m of creek line and planted with sedges.
Blackadder/Woodbridge
Catchment Group Inc
$21,500
Conservation and restoration of flora and fauna at the Jack
Mears Park spring, Collie
Restore and protect the unique and fragile environment around the
spring through weed control and revegetation
Ngalang Boodja Council
Aboriginal Corporation Inc
$40,500
A Nobleman's Folly - revegetating and protecting Cockatoo
Creek Catchment
Fence 3.8ha of Cockatoo Creek with 3 km fence to protect existing
remnants and reverse rising water tables
Southern Dirt
$15,000
Protecting the biodiversity and integrity of the Torndirrup
Nature Reserve from environmental weed threats
Control of 40 ha of Golden Wattle and Victorian Tee Tree on the
eastern boundary of the reserve including racing club land and
adjacent boundaries
Albany Racing Club Inc
$38,250
Control of significant weeds on Paganoni Rd's southern
road reserve ecological corridor
Control Geraldton Carnation, Perennial Veld grass and Fleabane as
well as annual weeds on the road reserve through initial mapping
and herbicide spraying
Friends of Paganoni Swamp
Sponsor SERCUL
$17,000
Gascoyne River catchment conservation, restoration and
rehabilitation
The floods in 2010 caused severe erosion. Repairs via riparian
restoration and earthworks; and control of mesquite. This will
reduce sedimentation and improved water quality.
Upper Gascoyne LCDC
$25,000
Restoring the Warradarge Creek to increase landscape
connectivity in the West Midlands region.
Works will be conducted in the Warradarge tributary that runs into
the Hill River. Works include fencing incentives to protect riparian
vegetation and revegetation, weed control, monitoring
West Midlands Group
$49,830
Revegetation of Nangip catchment to reduce threats of
salinity in Nangip Reserve
LfW site affected by flooding, silting and weeds from landholders
upstream. Project will fence and revegetate riparian areas. The
school and Friends of group will continue the works in the reserve
of weed control, revegetation etc.
Stabilisation of the creek which may by installing a culvert after a
hydrologist assesses the area.
Friends of Nangip Creek
$50,000
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PROJECT SUMMARY
PROPONENT
FUNDING
RECOMMENDED
Regenerating the Wattle Creek catchment
3 landholders in the Wattle Creek catchment will fence and enhance
remnant vegetation, while another wishes to fence and revegetate a
saline creek. 12.5km fencing and 4500 seedlings.
Blackwood Basin Group
$50,000
Maximising environmental value of remnant native
vegetation: a blueprint for landholders
Compile a comprehensive condition overview of the catchment to
develop a list of recommendations to maximise the environmental
value of the land including landholder attitudes, resource condition
of remnants across various land tenures to ensure that all remnants
are mapped and categorised
Warren Catchments Council
$50,000
Sydney wattle eradication pilot on Torndirrup Peninsular
Pilot project to educate community and treat infestations of Sydney
Wattle in the Torndirrup NP
Green Skills
$50,000
Helping the Helena - water quality monitoring of pollutants
for linkages in fish and mussel decline
This is a follow on from an earlier project that looked at
invertebrates' and the result which recommended some information
was required on pollutants. The result will be some
recommendations and strategies to conserve freshwater fish in the
Helena.
EMRC
$37,500
Restoration of Poison Point and access restriction
Restoration of the riparian zone at Poison point using a walk trail
and restricting vehicle access within the reserve
Shire of Denmark
$18,000
Restoration of Ferguson River vegetation in the locality of
Wellington Mills
Phase 3 of a long term project at a 2ha site at Wellington Mills.
This phase will control weeds, revegetate and install interpretive
signs and construction of trail
Wellington Mills Community
Association
$26,942
Protection of endangered species at Paruna Wildlife
Sanctuary through feral animal control
Purchase bait stations, pig traps, sand plots, infra-red cameras and
cat cage traps to expand the current feral animal control program at
Paruna.
Australian Wildlife
Conservancy
$23,033
Yellagonga Regional Park Woodvale revegetation
enhancement
Restoring a section of the vegetation in Yellagonga Regional Park
to enhance bird habitat and improve water quality.
Woodvale Waters Land
Owners Association Inc
$10,000
Detailed Phytophthora dieback assessments and bushland
condition mapping in the Town of Kwinana's natural areas
Project will assess areas of bushland that have already been
determined as interpretable. Other bushland areas will have their
condition assessed
Town of Kwinana
$25,646
Forests to Stirling Gondwana Link - from plans to action
This area has been identified as a significant wildlife and nature
corridor. Blackberry control, dieback control, roadside vegetation
surveys, weed control, wetland monitoring and control of
increasing alkalinity; protection and enhancement of remnant
vegetation.
Green Skills Inc
$30,000
Gynudup Brook and Tren Creek River Action Plan review
and strategic fencing
Review of the original river action plan for the Gynudup Brook and
Tren Creek River that was prepared in 2004. The review will
inform landholders of the current health of the Gynudup Brook and
Tren River, as well as provide funds for fencing riparian areas to
exclude stock
Geographe Catchment
Council
$34,000
Riparian management on recovery streams in the
Geographe Catchment
Fencing to exclude stock from the rivers and streams that contribute
nutrients and sediment to the Vasse Wonnerup system.
Geographe Catchment
Council
$36,000
Revegetation of the Cohn Creek section and exhausted
gravel reserves in Merredin
Revegetate 6 ha of degraded Cohn Creek and 3ha of old gravel pits
with 10,000 seedlings
Shire of Merredin
$10,000
Control of blackberry and arum lily, and site revegetation
on the Serpentine River
Remove a large infestation of arum lily and blackberry on the river.
These sites will be revegetated both naturally and through plantings
after the weeds have been removed.
Serpentine Jarrahdale LCDC
$15,400
Communities working together to control feral pests for
environmental conservation
Three connecting shires will work together to control feral animals
particularly to control the Black Flanked Rock Wallaby. It will link
with the Red card program.
Shire of Kellerberrin
$25,000
Protecting the integrity of the Wellstead and Pallinup
biodiversity from the threat of weed invasion.
Treatment of Sydney Wattle that is impacting on native vegetation
in the area. The wattle has been mapped with much on private
lands.
Wellstead Community
Resource Centre
$43,210
Riparian protection and revegetation on Omaru and
Carragaline properties in the Manywaters catchment
Create a corridor across two properties by riparian fencing and
revegetation. 13km of fencing
Shire of West Arthur
$35,000
Mottram St Reserve returning a significant stream and
forest reserve towards their natural state - stage 3
This project builds on previous work by restoring the remaining
300m of streamline from the end of stage 2 to where the stream
exits the reserve. It will undertake weed control particularly
blackberry and bridal creeper, riffles and planting 4,800 riparian
plants. The community including local Indigenous groups and
school children will be involved
Shire of Manjimup
$49,200
Preston Lake trail upgrade
Surface upgrade for the existing trail at Lake Preston, weed control,
fencing of a revegetation site; installation of interpretive signs.
Activities will involve community and school children
Shire of Waroona
$20,000
Mt Barker urban wetland restoration
Stormwater from the town, Albany Highway and railway flow into
the Pwakkenback Creek and into the Hay River and Wilson Inlet.
The project proposes to construct a series of wetlands to reduce
sedimentation and nutrient discharge and to revegetate and
rehabilitate the surrounds
Shire of Plantagenet
$40,000
Revegetation of Long Bridge Gully tributary
Private property which is the catchment for a major tributary of the
Long Bridge Gully. Staged fencing and revegetation will occur that
will address salinity and return the gully to a revegetated state. A
new landholder keen to do the works. The tributary flows into the
Brockman River.
Chittering Valley LCDC
$20,599
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PROJECT SUMMARY
PROPONENT
FUNDING
RECOMMENDED
Friends of Mortlock and Mortlock South mid-catchment
restoration - Duck Pool to Quailing Gully
Identify areas of the Mortlock River most at risk and implement on
ground activities in the riparian zone via fencing, weed control and
revegetation
Quellington Restoration
Group
$25,000
Phase 2: Centennial Park wetland living stream restoration
Work has already been undertaken to convert a weed infested drain
into a functioning ecosystem. This project will revegetate the area,
reshape the stream banks and install interpretive signage and
pathway
City of Albany
$29,000
SalinitySync - A sub-catchment approach to planning and
implementing large scale saline land rehabilitation
Small scale salinity intervention works have occurred in the area.
This project aims at increasing the number of landholders
implementing solutions. Education including a "contiki tour; testing
of the Pasture Picker database website, technical advice; on ground
incentives and linkages to other farming networks are all included.
Wagin Woodanilling Landcare
Zone
$10,000
Control of mesquite and parkinsonia within the Carnarvon
Rangelands Biosecurity Association
Controlling both mesquite and parkinsonia in the catchment that
feeds into Lake McLeod and Exmouth Gulf
Carnarvon Rangelands
Biosecurity Association
$50,000
Friends of Mortlock and Mortlock South mid-catchment
restoration - Duck Pool to Northam
Identify areas of the Mortlock River most at risk and implement on
ground activities in the riparian zone via fencing, weed control and
revegetation
Meenar Mortlock Catchment
Group
$25,000
Managing salinity in the Dinninup catchment
Builds on a previously funded NRM grant. Devolved grant that will
fence 12km of area that will exclude stock and protect the
revegetation of 5000 seedlings.
Blackwood Basin Group
$50,000
Building community and industry capacity to achieve water
quality outcomes
Continue the Bay OK program with seminars and workshops for
both urban and rural communities as well as expand the Bay
friendly Businesses and schools program.
Geographe Catchment
Council
$42,700
Weed control, habitat protection and environmental
education program Mardo Reserve and road verge around
Mundaring Primary School
Weed control and revegetation to protect the Donkey Orchid.
Installing bird hollows for birds, habitat boxes for Mardos
Education through interpretive signage and a website to educate
community on fauna and flora of the area
Mundaring Primary School
$23,750
Busselton urban wetland restoration
Weed control and revegetate the wetland system of the New River
which acts as a biofilter for the urban and industrial area.
Geographe Catchment
Council
$29,564
Ecological restoration of Geographe streams
Fencing, revegetation, off stream watering points and weed control
on 10 properties to enhance the ecology of the streams.
Geographe Catchment
Council
$39,250
92 Projects
$2,938,620
Total
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Listing of unfunded projects
STATE NRM PROGRAM – COMMUNITY PROJECTS 2012-13 – UNFUNDED PROJECTS
PROJECT TITLE
PROJECT SUMMARY
PROPONENT
FUNDING
SOUGHT
Fencing native vegetation for the future
Fence 31 ha of remnant in the Ornabullup Creek catchment using
4.3km of fencing
Southern Dirt
$12,410
Weed control and rehabilitation of a disused sand pit Donnybrook
Weed control within an old sand pit, an area that is adjacent to good
bushland.
Shire of DonnybrookBalingup
$12,000
Feral control (rabbits and foxes) in the North Lake Reserve
Employ a contractor to survey and eradicate feral animals from the
reserve using warren fumigation and RHD release.
Friends of North Lake
$31,000
Pathogen Mapping and Sampling
A Pathogen Mapping and Sampling Project targeting areas that are
listed as Priority 1 in the Pathogen Desktop Risk Analysis within
the City of Joondalup. It will involve field to collect diseased
specimens; analysis of airborne imagery sampling. Pathogens cause
a serious threat to biodiversity values in the area.
City of Joondalup
$50,000
Environmental weed and feral animal control after fire in
biodiverse bushland adjacent to National Parks
The property forms a buffer between farm land and national park
for weeds. After it was burnt during the Ellenbrook fires, weeds and
feral animals have become an issue. Arum lily, blackberry, Cape
gooseberry and others will be controlled both mechanically and
chemically, depending on the location. Feral animal control will
also be undertaken.
Margaret River Conservation
Farming Club
$30,000
Restoring & maintaining urban biodiversity in the Perth
Metropolitan area: implementing the Perth Biodiversity
Project's Regional Ecological Linkages for the Perth
Metropolitan Region
Aims to increase biodiversity in the Perth metro region by
identifying suitable ecological linkage. Land owners and shires in
this target area will be offered plants grown by MOT
Men of the Trees
$33,150
Dunns Creek heritage complex rehabilitation
Working with Traditional owners to repair dunes in the Cape
LeGrande National Park. It will include archaeologist assessment of
the area and the development of a heritage and natural resource
management plan.
Gabbie Kylie Foundation
$49,760
Comparing the water use beneath Tall Wheat Grass
perennial pastures and native vegetation.
Compare the water use of a 2ha new stand of native vegetation and
Tall Wheat Grass; fence a small remnant 1.6ha and link to a stream
system with 1ha of revegetation.
Southern Dirt
$28,150
Finding the right balance in soil
Trial a novel method to improve crop root growth by improving the
soil. It will trial the addition of organic carbon in place of some of
the chemical fertilisers. The trial will look at various
fertiliser/organic carbon mixes
Blackwood Basin Group
$38,650
The Manjedal NRM Plan 2012-17
Develop a management plan for the scout camp facility at Byford
Scouts WA
$32,700
Monitoring the whaleshark population in the Ningaloo
Marine Park using "citizen science" and the community
Continue photo identification of whalesharks using community
volunteers. Currently 786 different individuals have been
monitored. Additional information will enable a review of the
management of Whale sharks
ECOCEAN
$50,000
Natural playground
Construction of a natural playground to educate children to
experience the environment
St Lawrence Primary School
$49,700
Eco park Carnarvon
Develop and install a botanical garden in a saline area in Carnarvon
on the school grounds.
Carnarvon Christian School
$26,700
Monitoring the impact of tourism on the Whale Shark
population off Ningaloo coast
Over the last three years daily data collection has been occurring of
the impact of tourism on Whale Sharks. This proposes to continue
this monitoring, and then the data will contribute to the ongoing
management of Whale Shark
ECOCEAN
$50,000
Alternative weed management in Perth's Eastern region.
Trial steam method of controlling weeds against chemical in areas
where herbicide can cause problems. Trial will be in 3 sites and
implements a part of EMRC 20121-16 Regional Environmental
Strategy
EMRC
$39,400
Increasing productivity of poor performing salt affected
land in the Liebe area
Demonstration of application and incorporation of gypsum in soils
that have responded to reduced water logging and salinity and to
improve soil structure
The Liebe Group
$20,300
Community cat control and action - a proactive approach to
maximising the impact of the Cat Act 2011
Feral cats are a major threat to biodiversity. This project proposes
to educate and inform the community of responsible cat ownership;
micro chip 150 cats and control of feral cats at known hotspots such
as the town dump.
Dumbleyung LCDC
$50,000
Ananuka Park enhancement
Ananuka Park is a recreational area for the residents of Manjimup.
The area is prone to flooding. A drainage strategy has been
developed, with this proposal requesting funds to upgrade the
drainage from an open drain to a wide swale drain with drop
structures to slow the water down.
Shire of Manjimup
$50,000
Protecting Brixton St wetlands by gaining invertebrate
knowledge and removing weeds
Funding for the friends of Brixton St Wetlands to control and
eradicate weeds and undertake an invertebrate and herpetofauna
survey using light and pitfall trapping
SERCUL
$48,212
Westonia Shire combating salinity
Encourage farmers to use saltbush with 8 sites of 5ha
Shire of Westonia
$50,000
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Title
Summary
Proponent
Grant Requested
Engaging the community to protect high biodiversity sites
from cane toads.
Engage community in the control of Cane Toads in the Kimberley
by erecting two more fences similar to that erected already at
Emma Gorge.
Stop the Toad Foundation
$50,000
Rubber Vine control on Lake Argyle
There is a core infestation of 2,028 ha of rubber vine on 3 pastoral
properties and a water reserve. Coordinated eradication will occur.
Ord Land and Water
$50,000
Rubber Vine control on the Fitzroy River at Willare.
Control of one of only two known sites of rubber vine in WA.
West Kimberley Rubber Vine
Steering Committee
$50,000
Home Island castor oil plant eradication
Eradicate castor oil plant on Home Island by manual removal for up
to three years and then revegetation will occur.
Indian Ocean Group Training
Association Inc
$32,250
Conserving the unique and enigmatic aestivating freshwater
fishes in the wetlands of south west WA
The Salamander Fish and the Black Stripe Minnow are the two
aestivating species. They are predicted to be severely impacted by
climate change. Despite the known threat no research has been
undertaken previously. This project aims at determining the current
distribution, and population, by re-surveying 60 historical sites.
These results will be mapped and a baseline created for ongoing
monitoring.
Freshwater Fish Group & Fish
Health Unit, Murdoch
University
$36,200
Redeveloping conventional property to sustainable land
management units to utilise advanced grazing techniques
Have an open farmer workshop to learn about environmental
problems with farming and re-designing agriculture to address
them. A large scale demonstration on advanced grazing practices
will underpin the project. Two field days will be held.
Bugs and Biology Grower
Group
$50,000
Monitoring the impact of the cane toad on native wildlife
and creating a "cane toad free" sanctuary at Emma Gorge in
the east Kimberley
Continue to monitor the impacts of cane toads in Emma Gorge
where a fence has been conducted to see if it can create a cane toad
free area.
Stop the Toad Foundation
$24,000
Farmer driven research into regenerative cropping strategies
that promote soil health
Investigate the impacts of various cereal crop nutrition strategies on
soil health and grain quality using 6 different scenarios
Bugs and Biology Grower
Group
$38,600
28 Projects
$1,083,182
Total
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