by Trevor Paddenburg | Oct 14, 2024 | Advocacy, News & Events
The battle against invasive arum lilies in our region received a major shot in the arm thanks to WA Government funding totalling $368,000 over the next three years. The funding – for Nature Conservation Margaret River Region’s Arum Lily Blitz – means landholders will...
by Trevor Paddenburg | Oct 14, 2024 | Advocacy, News & Events
WA’s guide of the year and local ecotourism guru Sean Blocksidge has a simple message for landholders thinking about joining Nature Conservation Margaret River Region’s Arum Lily Blitz. “Sign up and get involved – you’ll have rapid results in the first year and...
by Trevor Paddenburg | Sep 29, 2024 | Advocacy, News & Events
Local resident and weed warrior Rachel Pearce is on a mission to clean up invasive broom from her property at Kilcarnup to stop it spreading into bushland. And she’s just one example of local landholders who taking the fight to invasive weed trees as part of Nature...
by Trevor Paddenburg | Aug 10, 2024 | Advocacy, News & Events
Nature across a huge swathe of Cape Naturaliste will be protected and enhanced in an ambitious new project to be delivered by an alliance of community, government and volunteer groups. The Friends of Meelup have won a $300,000 State Natural Resource Management Program...
by Trevor Paddenburg | Jul 12, 2024 | Advocacy, News & Events
Nature Conservation Margaret River Region’s Environmental Sundowner Series is back with an evening that tackles the issue on everyone’s lips – water in our drying climate. Facing the Big Dry will be held on Tuesday, July 30 from 6pm-8pm at Nala Bardip Mia (Margaret...
by Trevor Paddenburg | Jun 14, 2024 | Advocacy, News & Events
Areas of coastal granite are like Noah’s Arks for rare and special plants, says Nature Conservation Margaret River Region – and you’re invited to help protect them at a series of upcoming volunteer days. The community is urged to turn out to plant natives and protect...