News

Sep 1, 2010
Get ready for the WA Boneseed Blitz

Finding and eradicating boneseed, a noxious week, is the aim of community groups and land managers who are joining together for the annual WA Boneseed Blitz - 3 -13 September.

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Sep 1, 2010
Groundworks South West round three now open

Applications are now being accepted for round three of Groundworks South West.

 

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Aug 9, 2010
Creating a bird haven in Wonnerup

The South West Catchments Council’s Coastal team has been busy kickstarting a planting project, planting 64,000 trees to revegetate the Vasse Wonnerup Wetlands and return it to its former state as a haven for migratory birds.

Click here to read the Busselton-Dunsborough Mail’s story.

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Aug 3, 2010
Groundworks South West
 

Thanks to all who applied for the Groundworks South West Caring for our Country Land Management Grants. Rounds 1 and 2 have now closed. 

 

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Leschenault Catchment Council




Mission
To develop ways to achieve a sustainable, healthy and productive catchment in partnership with the community.

Vision
Environmental values within the Leschenault Catchment restored, enhanced and protected, while creating social, cultural and economic opportunities for present and future generations.

The Leschenault Catchment Council is an incorporated community-based body that works in partnership with government agencies, local government, industry and community groups to share awareness and responsibilities in determining natural resource management issues and their solutions within the catchment.

The Council was formed in 2000, through the amalgamation of two community-lead NRM groups - the Leschenault Inlet Management Authority and the Leschenault Catchment Coordinating Group. It has twelve community, three local government, two industry and two State Government representatives and links to many other groups.

The Leschenault subregional boundaries encompass the Leschenault Estuary and the Preston, Collie, Ferguson, Wellesley and Brunswick River systems as well as the Wellington Dam and its catchment (the upper Collie River).
A Sub-regional Catchment Strategy for the Leschenault was recently prepared by the Leschenault Catchment Council (LCC) with endorsement from all key stakeholders in the sub-region. This strategy will allow an integrated and coordinated approach to natural resource management and ensure the appropriate allocation of works to onground activities in the future. 
Current projects being implemented by the Leschenault Catchment Council include:
  • Control & eradication of feral pigs and foxes in West Arthur and Collie 
  • Biodiversity Recovery on the Swan Coastal Plain - protection of high value bushland 
  • Four Projects in Water Quality:

                     a)Further development of a Decisions Support System (DSS) -
                        identifying the "hot spots" for high nutrient levels and allowing the
                        analysis of impacts by introducing Best Management Practices

                     b)On-ground works improving the water quality of the Brunswick & Preston
                         Rivers  

                     c)Rural drainage in Leschenault - implementation of Best Management
                        Practices

                     d)Urban drainage in the Leschenault - implementation of Best Management
                         Practices

          

Leschenault Catchment Council
Chair: Mike Whitehead

PO Box 261
Bunbury, WA 6231

Sub-regional Coordinator: Joanna Hugues-Dit-Ciles
35-39 McCombe Road
Bunbury, WA 6230
T:(08) 9726 4159
Mob: 0439 975 999

Email: Joanna.Hugues-Dit-Ciles@water.wa.gov.au
Website: www.leschenaultcc.com 

 
Email South West Catchments Council : swcc@agric.wa.gov.au