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GreenCard training for new Winjan Rangers
PHCC was pleased to support a recent Dieback Greencard training day for the newly formed Bindjareb Winjan Rangers and PHCC staff through our World for Woodlands, Banksia Woodlands project. This recognised training provides the skills and knowledge needed to manage the...
Tonnes of effort to Clean up the Peel
Motivated to protect our wetlands and wildlife, 256 volunteers gathered across 22 clean up events during the month of March around the coastal plain catchment of the Peel-Harvey Estuary. The teams collected an impressive 1.4 tonnes (1,400 kilograms) of litter and...
Assessing Waterway Health by Investigating Fish Communities
Through PHCC’s Healthy Waterways Program, we continue to use best practise management to improve the health, biodiversity and ecosystem function of our rivers and estuary. This not only encompasses the implementation of on-ground activities, it too recognises the...
New uPtake trial in Peel-Harvey
A new uPtake trial has just been sown and fertilised in May in the Peel-Harvey. The new trial site on a property in west Waroona has low phosphorus fertility, and low ability to retain phosphorus (P) in its soil. The trial has been fertilised with different...
PHCC supports Soil Health Workshop through Southern Dirt
We recently held a Peel Soil Health Workshop with experts from a range of organisations and farmers who are running several soil projects on their farms. Rob Summers & Dave Rogers from the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) discussed...
Greening Farms Site Visits
It has been that time of year again when the Greening Farms team visits project sites to see all the great work our landholders have completed under the Greening Farms project. Known as “Greening Farms” the full project title “Greening the Peel-Harvey Landscape for...
Peel Main Drain Swales Project
While this has been one of our most challenging projects ever, we are now nearing the culmination of the construction phase! There is now a weir and Swale inlet culverts on the Peel Main Drain ready to divert flows into the Swales. Modifications to the Swales to...
Bindjareb Boodja Green Jobs
On the 15th of January, 6 new recruits joined Indigenous Managed Services to deliver the training and employment outcomes for the PHCC GreenJobs project. The Green Jobs Plan is an investment by the State Government in environmental projects as part of the WA Recovery...
Restoring Tunbridge Gully
The Tunbridge Gully restoration project in Boddington is showing great signs of success with the new seedlings planted over the last few years dominating throughout the area. This joint project between South32, the PHCC, Friends of the Reserves – Boddington...
How to Find Numbats in Your Neighbourhood
Through the Numbat Neighbourhood Project we have been working in collaboration with Tangents TV to create a video to help Landholders determine if they have numbats living in their on-farm habitat. To view the video please follow this link to the our Youtube channel...