Ray contacted PHCC when he realised an important patch of vegetation on his land was in need of protection.  He had recently become aware that there was a native plant growing in a patch of bush on his farm that was quite rare for the area.  It was identified as Melaleuca radula and several shrubs were growing on a steep granite outcrop on Ray’s farm. 

Not only is the area important for this shrub, the bush also contains important habitat for the Black Cockatoos which regularly frequented the patch to feed from marri, jarrah, sheoak, and other food species.  The bush patch also contains many old wandoo trees with hollows suitable for black cockatoo nesting.

To prevent cattle accessing this patch of bush in very good condition, Ray applied for a grant to pay for some of the fencing costs. He was successful in gaining a Community Environment Grant, through funding from the Australian Government’s Environmental Restoration Fund.  He used this grant money to pay for the materials to fence 1.4 km of remnant bush from his cattle, protecting seven hectares of bush.

If you have some land and have a project in mind which will contribute to the protection of the Black Cockatoos, please give Megan LeRoy a call on 6369 8800. 

This project is supported by the Peel-Harvey Catchment Council through funding from the Australian Government’s Environmental Restoration Fund.

We acknowledge the Noongar people as Traditional Custodians of this land and pay our respects to all Elders past and present