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Communications:
- Watershed Torbay Catchment Community Survey 2008: Survey conducted and analysed by Dr Louise Duxbury, Green Skills Inc. for Torbay Catchment Group.
- The draft plan for the proposed Elleker to Torbay Rail Trail has been released and is available on-line.
Consultant Mike Maher has prepared a plan that identifies all the issues associated with the project and has fully costed the implementation of the 7km trail that will develop the old rail line between Elleker and Torbay for cyclists, walkers and horse-riders.
Feedback on the plan can be sent to the Torbay Catchment Group, PO Box 1900, Albany WA 6331 before 23 February. A second community meeting with the consultant will be held at a date to be confirmed.
- "The Watershed Torbay experience - community, change, collaboration and celebration"
Land & Water Australia have released a report on the Watershed Torbay project (April 2008). The report outlines the key learning experiences from the project, from the perspectives of all the key groups involved: government agencies, researchers, local community and project staff. This report demonstrates how the approach taken by the Watershed Torbay project equipped the community to embark on the catchment restoration process, as well as providing valuable information for others involved in natural resource management about how to successfully engage local communities..
- Report on Torbay Catchment Focus Groups To Torbay Catchment Group
- Torbay Catchment Health Report Cards 2007 & 2006
Research:
- Environmental Water Requirements of Wetlands within the Torbay Catchment - Executive summary
Environmental Water Requirement (EWR) Studies have recently been completed for Torbay wetlands. The studies were commissioned by the Department of Water as a part of the water allocation planning that is currently being undertaken by the Department. The studies were completed by researchers from Edith Cowan University and University of WA. The EWR study determines how much water the environment needs to maintain itself, that is, how much water and when it's needed by the vegetation, birds, fish & animals that rely upon these wetlands to survive. By determining the needs of the environment, the Department of Water can then consider other users who may wish to utilise the water resources in the catchment.
- Marshall's Constructed Wetland
Water quality and Wetland Function. This is a copy of the 2007 Powerpoint review of the way in which the wetland is working. Earlier information from the Watershed Torbay project is also available: Torbay Wetland Project; Marshall's Constructed Wetland Information Sheet and pictorial
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