From the Chair
Mike Lanigan, Mt Barker farmer and WICC Chairman
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The Wilson Inlet Nutrient Reduction Action
Plan (WINRAP) funding will soon be
finishing. Property owners within the
Wilson Inlet catchment only have until
the end of June 2009 to utilise the funds!
Any property owners within the catchment
who are interested in fencing off
waterways and remnant vegetation, as
well as revegetation are encouraged to
contact the WINRAP project officer,
Elissa Stewart.
Ground works that may be funded include:
fencing, stock crossings, alternative
watering points, revegetation, point
source nutrient reduction
works and
soil testing subsides.
Post June 2009 a
number of avenues
are been explored
to continue the good
works but at this
stage nothing can be
confirmed so don't
miss out on current funding!
The WINRAP project officer Elissa Stewart
can be contacted on 98482955 or by
email at elissas@southcoastnrm.com.au
Recently the Wilson Inlet Catchment
was visited by CEO's from NRM regional
groups across Australia. The
CEO from the local regional body,
South Coast NRM Inc, had chosen to
tour our Catchment due to the on going
success at achieving significant on
ground results.
The tour of the catchment started at the
quaint Narrikup Country Store. The first
sited visited was Jeff Jennings property
in the Upper Hay Catchment project.
Jeff has established deep rooted perennial
pastures (Tall Fescue and Kikuyu),
fenced to exclude stock from the waterway
and revegetated some riparian
vegetation. The next site at Barry
Dowse's property demonstrated how
the integration of surface water management,
perennial pasture and
revegetation of the natural and man
made waterways can alleviate water
logging and salinity.
The Eastern States CEO's
were impressed with the
sites that were showcased
and recognise the great efforts
made by the landowners
within the Catchment.
Well Done!
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Inside this issue: |
| Nutrient cycling in Wilson Inlet investigated | 2 |
| The Ecological Value of Denmark's Rivers | 2 |
| WIINRAP Public forum | 3 |
| Dairy Effluent Management Assistance | 3 |
| Soil and Plant Fertility Workshop | 3 |
| Changes to WINRAP Project Officer | 4 |
| Update from WINRAP project Officer | 4
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