General Committee

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Reginald Beale: Shire of Gingin

Phone: (08) 9575 7572
Fax : (08) 9575 7502

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Tony White: Deputy Chair Shire of Dandaragan Community

Phone: (08) 9654 1122
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Lawrie Short: Hon.Treasurer - Shire of Dandaragan

Phone : (08) 9651 4062
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Duncan Peter: Hon. Secretary Shire of Coorow Community

Phone: (08) 9651 1482

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Geoff Erickson: Shire of Victoria Plains
Farm at Bolgart
NACC board member
Shire president Victoria Plains
Bolgart progress assn president
Drummond recovery catchment steering committee member

Phone: (08)9627 5211
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John Longman: Shire of Victoria Plains Community

Phone: (08) 9653 1672
Fax : (08) 9653 1673

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Arthur Tonkin: Shire of Moora

Phone: (08) 9651 8010
Fax :    (08) 9651 8010

Richard Topham: Shire of Moora Community

Phone: (08) 9654 1020
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John Braid: Shire of Gingin Community

Phone: (08)9577 1767
Fax :
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Jan Waite: Shire of Coorow

Jan and husband Greg farm 26 km east of Coorow on the Latham Road and actively working towards sustainable agriculture and conservation. Jan Waite is the Shire of Coorow’s representative on the Moore Catchment Council.

 Phone: (08) 9952 3235
Fax : (08) 9952 3235
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Peter Waterhouse: Shire of Perenjori

Phone: (08) 9664 2085
Fax : (08) 9664 2085
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Mike Carter: Forest Products Commission

For more information, Read below

Phone: (08) 9302 7488

Fax:      (08) 9302-7499

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Don Telfer: Department of Agriculture & Food

Phone: (08) 9651 0555

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GETTING INVOLVED IN STRATEGIC TREE FARMING

If you would like to participate in - and benefit from - the STF
project, you must be prepared to commit a minimum of 20 hectares of
land, suitable for tree farming, to the scheme.

FPC foresters will assess the land, and if it is suitable, will
develop a management plan in consultation with the landowner
identifying the most appropriate "driver" and support species for the
soil types and rainfall level.

If approved, an offer will be made for the use of the land, which you
can opt to take in an upfront lump sum or as a regular annuity over
the lifetime of the contract, which may range from 25 to 40 years,
depending on the species to be planted. You will also receive a share
of the profits of harvesting activities.

You have a number of options regarding the management of the
tree-farming operation. You can hand the total management over to
FPC, or you may be offered to take on certain operations - e.g.
planting, pruning and spraying - yourself, which provides you with
the opportunity to generate additional income from the project. This
is a flexible option - you can handle those operations that fit
comfortably with your main farming activities, FPC may call on the
landowner when it suits. Farmers carrying out operations receive
training, advice, assistance and safety induction from qualified FPC
personnel.

After your initial commitment of land, you can apply to expand the
areas allocated to tree farming on a year-by-year basis.

Essentially, the project has been structured to make it easy and
profitable for landholders to participate, in the format best suited
to their individual circumstances.

KEY POINT:      Many farmers who committed to the STF project in its
early days have allocated more land to tree farming each year, and in
some areas plantings are approaching the maximum permitted under
Commonwealth and State Government funding. Where the scope for new
plantings is limited, it is FPC policy to give preference to those
farmers already working within the project. 

For further information please call FPC's Tree farming Info line on
1800 241 688 or your local FPC office. At Gnangara contact Mike
Carter 9302 7488