Are you the Peel-Harvey 2020 Soil Health Champion?
If so, would you like to be rewarded with travel, event tickets, and accommodation to attend the 2020 Talkin’ Soil Health Conference held in York on the 12th-13th March 2020?
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Free Membership Available!
Southern Dirt is one of Western Australia’s leading grower groups, established in 2010, with an aim to create and sustain vibrant, healthy, prosperous farms and communities.
Peel growers Hub of Southern Dirt is offering free membership to landholders within the Peel Region for the next 2 years...sign up here
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HARVEST 2020
Agrifood Innovation Program
Applications are now open for HARVEST 2020, WA's leading business development program for businesses looking to innovate in the agrifood industry.
Applications close 17th February 2020
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Property Planning Workshop – Register your Interest
Do you own 5ha of land or more?
Are you interested in establishing a property plan to protect vegetation and improve production and the value of your property?
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Fertilising the Farm
Is your money going down the drain? Farmers involved in the Regional Estuaries Initiative Soil Testing Program will be receiving their much anticipated soil test results at a workshop in February.
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We are looking for hosts!
We are looking for farmers that have the capacity to host an Accu-spread workshop. Australia’s leading Accu-Spread trainer, Russel Nichol is being brought over to Western Australia to run a series of Accu-Spread demonstration days. A demonstration day in the Peel Harvey region is planned for late March....read more
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Land for Wildlife protects Banksia Woodlands
Mandurah has some new additions to the Land for Wildlife family, with the Mathesons signing up to the voluntary program to show their dedication to protecting their patch of our catchment.
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Memorandum of Understanding with Noongar Language Groups
Wiilman and Bindjareb Elders and TO’s have been working with the PHCC to develop and sign a Memorandum of Understanding outlining an agreement to work together for now and into the future.
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Numbat Release in Dryandra
PHCC, Project Numbat and local farmers were thrilled to be involved in the release of of nine numbats into Dryandra Woodland. The numbats, from Perth Zoo, will help boost genetic diversity and populations numbers in Dryandra. PHCC supports Perth Zoo's Numbat Breeding Facility through our Numbat Neighbourhood Project.
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Over a decade of shorebird dedication
In early December the annual Shorebird count was run once again across the Peel-Yalgorup Ramsar Wetland. Over 60 volunteers were involved in this most recent count. The count is a huge collaborative effort, coordinated by PHCC in consultation with BirdLife WA.
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Landholders to benefit as wildlife program goes digital
On December 19th, the much-loved national wildlife conservation program, Land for Wildlife, went digital in Western Australia. The new online platform will enable landholders to more easily join and participate in the Land for Wildlife program...read more
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What do birds feed on at Lake McLarty?
In terms of area Lake McLarty only forms a small part of the Peel-Yalgorup Ramsar wetland system but it has a well earnt reputation for attracting disproportionally large numbers of waterbirds – but why is this the case?
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The Murray Gets Bream
More than 2000 juvenile black bream were released into the Murray River in late December 2019 through PHCC’s ‘Stock Enhancement of Black Bream in the Murray River’ project funded by the State Government’s Royalties for Regions program.
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Supporting Our Serpentine River Landholders
On the 9th of January, a bushfire burnt through more than 1,200 hectares of land between Baldivis and Serpentine including some of the area covered by our ‘Connecting Corridors and Communities: Restoring the Serpentine River project’. The Rivercare Team are...read more
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Action Plan in Place to Help Save Our Serpentine River
PHCC is excited to announce that a draft version of the “River Action Plan for the Serpentine River” has been completed and is currently being reviewed prior to final release in the coming months.
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Calling all Artists! Applications are now open...
for the Ambient Environmental Art of the Peel Region exhibition, to be held at CASM in October 2020. This exhibition provides an opportunity for artists and community group-artist collaborations to explore the use of art in raising awareness of environmental issues...read more
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Roost Rookery
29 February 2020 | Pinjarra
Join Birdlife WA and Landcare SJ for a morning on Black Cockatoos.
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Clean Up Peel Waterways 2020
1 - 31 March 2020
Clean Up Peel Waterways was initiated to remove litter from the Peel-Yalgorup Ramsar Wetland. Every year for the whole month of March, teams gather to conduct clean-ups across various sites of the Ramsar Wetland...read more
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Pigs, Pests, and Biosecurity
5 March 2020 | Cuballing
FREE and informative afternoon to learn what is happening with management of feral pigs, other pests and general biosecurity...read more
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Pasture and fodder options
10 March 2020 | Williams
We will be sharing information on filling the autumn feed gap and utilising saline soils and new forage pasture species.....read more
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Lake Clifton Heavenly Hectares
15 March 2020 | Lake Clifton
PHCC are teaming up with the Forever Project to offer Lake Clifton residents the opportunity of attending a Lake Clifton focused Heavenly Hectares Workshop...read more
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S.H.A.R.E. Numbats
17 March 2020 | Dryandra
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Farmers Tackling Feral Cats
Over December and January, our upper catchments landholders have reported that they have trapped 16 feral cats. They are doing an amazing job! We are supporting our Famers for Fauna landholders through our Numbat Neighbourhood project.
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Garden Plants in our Wetlands and Bush
Ask anyone involved in looking after community bushland, bush reserves or national parks – one of the biggest threats to our unique flora and fauna is weeds.
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Vandalism at Ranford Pool
The Ranford Pool Restoration Project commenced in January 2019. Both PHCC and the Friends of the Reserves – Boddington (Inc.) are disappointed with the recent vandalism to the tree guards and seedlings. A busy bee was arranged to tidy up the site on 18th January.
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Exciting News for Lake Clifton Land for Wildlifers: Grants available
We are thrilled to announce that PHCC is offering grants to Lake Clifton landholders registered under the Land for Wildlife Program to protect and enhance wildlife habitat.
Please email Jordon for more information here
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CRITTERS OF THE PEEL-HARVEY
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Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)
The Eastern Curlew is the largest migratory wader to visit Australia and is listed as Critically Endangered under the EPBC Act.
Its size, long-curved bill, long neck and legs, a wingspan of approximately 110cm and weighing in around 900g, makes it stand...read more
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Peter Muirden Regional Estuaries Initiative Drainage Engineer
Peter is an experienced Hydrologist with over 30 years of studying surfacewater and groundwater systems. His knowledge covers flood, yield and hydrology, urban development, hydrographic measurement and the impact of...read more
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Janine Neeling Administration Officer
Janine has come to us from a State Government background. Born and bred in Northam Janine spent nine years working as an Electorate Officer to Max Trenorden in both a lower and upper house capacity. Janine now calls Mandurah home and would not live anywhere else....read more
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Kristy Gregory H-W NRM Support Officer
Don't worry folks, she's just on loan!
We're very happy to have Kristy as part of the team and grateful to Landcare SJ for sharing her time with us.
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