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 IN THIS EDITION Funding available Take on road verges Marbellup water protection plan Mapping acid sulphate soils Perennials trials a success Restoration plan now available New workers for Torbay Meetings & Cosy Corner busy bee! Check out the Watershed Torbay website: www. torbay.scric.org Ring: Karen McKeough catchment coordinator 9841-0128, Steve May project officer 9841-0120, or Phil Mellon catchment chair 9844-6371 |
 Phil Mellon We are well on the way into 2006 and its time to see action on the ground in Torbay catchment! We are lucky to have two people now employed to help us. Welcome to Karen McKeough who is working full time as the catchment coordinator, and to Steve May, project officer, who is working half time in Torbay and the other half in Wilson Inlet catchment supporting landholders with on the ground landcare work. Both Karen and Steve are the kind of practical people who like to get things done so we are in for a good year! We have money through SCRIPT, now we need to show what we can do by using it to make a difference to the health of the catchment. Steve is already out and about meeting up with landholders who want some help with fencing, revegetation, or are interested in perennial pastures soil testing. If you are doing your own thing and don't need help - good on you! But if you could do more with a bit of support then give Steve a call. The maximum amount we can offer for various projects has gone up. It doesnt matter if you have had some help before. We know that the amount of work we need to do in the catchment to have an impact on the algal blooms, the erosion on waterways and weeds, is pretty big and will take some years. |
We need to get going now otherwise it will only get worse and its pretty shocking already. I am not proud to say that we have the worst algal blooms in the state, but given time and effort we will make a difference! Regards - Phil Mellon
The Torbay Catchment Restoration Plan shows where work needs to be done and funding through the Torbay Catchment Group is now available:
The grant process is simple: first step is to contact the catchment project officer and then meet on site to decide on locations, design and materials. You can apply more than once. The better the project, the higher the level of funding. Protecting remnant bushland and waterways, such as creeks, drains and wetlands will: improve water quality by removing and reducing nutrient losses that cause algal blooms; reduce erosion and sediment levels; protect native vegetation, birds and animals; help control pathogens in water that can impact on human health; provide shelter for stock; improve property values. Help restore the catchment to a healthy condition for your family and the community. Contact the catchment project officer Steve May on 9841 0120, steve.may@environment.wa.gov.au |
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