The Last Stand 1st-5th Sep 2021, Moora Performing Arts Centre, Moora WA
5 day environmental awareness event
most parts FREE TO ATTEND – Tickets · Free – AU$45.00
1st Sep – Symposium with amazing speakers
Good soil health has direct links to a healthy environment and positive community health.
This project will provide opportunities for community and school children to explore good soil health and the benefits associated through a series of workshops.
These will include a Heavenly Hectares event, Introduction to Permaculture workshop, Digging Deeper soil, composting and native plant practical workshops, new backyard insect ID, and Busy Bees and insect citizen science event
Guilderton has magnificent dune biodiversity but this is being threatened by invasive weedy Pyp Grass. This project will remove 5.96ha of Pyp Grass (Ehrharta villosa) through herbicide spraying to allow native biodiversity to return and thrive. This project is the 3rd stage of works detailed in the Guilderton Pyp Grass Management Plan. 2ha of severely degraded sections will be revegetated by community volunteers using native seedlings grown from native seed collected by community volunteers on the Guilderton dunes.
Much of the Moore River catchment’s natural assets are fragmented and native biodiversity threatened. This project will conserve and restore 164ha of critically endangered Wheatbelt Eucalypt and Banksia woodlands on 8 properties, and remove weedy Juncus acutus from the Moore River. MCC will engage with an extensive variety of stakeholders and community to organise an assortment of activities to share biodiversity conservation knowledge and skills to a wide audience of all ages.
Activities will include school children making bat boxes, and planting native seedlings, Aboriginal ecological knowledge sharing, The Last Stand 2 and Bioblitz events, and Weed knowledge sharing events.
The Last Stand was a 5 day community environmental information event to raise awareness of the wonders and woes of the Midwest Wheatbelt wildflower country between Calingiri & Carnamah. Flyer Featuring…
Wed 5th Sept – ‘The Last Stand Symposium’. An array of speakers and discussion on the wonders, issues and solutions of the Wheatbelt natural environment. Symposium
Wed 5th – Sun 9th – exhibition including: Displays – art (local artists), photography (local photographers), information on value of natural environment, case studies, hands-on displays (weeds, insects etc), local aboriginal displays and information, school interaction, films, free native seedlings and more Timetable
Interactive/hands-on – ‘Tree of Life’ (potted dead tree, invite participants to write environmental thoughts on paper leaves and attach to tree), bush tucker (participants to try bush tucker plants), insect display (Spineless Wonders bring display), Supervised Children’s creative nature art activities
The Midwest natural environment is uniquely wondrous and a drawcard for eco-tourists, but its future is threatened. The Wheatbelt Eucalypt Woodlands are now classed as ‘critically endangered’ because of continued clearing and fragmentation of this ecological community. The perception that the wheatbelt remnant environment will be ok is far from true.
Shire remaining remnant vegetation figures are Moora 14%, Dalwallinu 12%, Victoria Plains 14%, Wongan 5% and all in decline.
This free to attend community information event will showcase the many natural wonders of the Midwest wheatbelt and also highlight the issues in hope that conservation for the future can be achieved.
Featuring…
Wed 5th ‘The Last Stand Symposium’ 10am. – 5pm . A array of speakers and discussion on the wonders, issues and solutions of the Wheatbelt natural environment. RSVP required see form below for Registration
Speakers include:
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Dr. Carmen Lawrence (President Conservation Council & former Premier)
Eddy Wajon (Wildflower Society & Roadside Conservation Committee)
Malcolm French (Wheatbelt Eucalypts),
Tony Hughes-D’Aeth (Literary History of Wheatbelt),
Paul Barber (Rail reserve vegetation condition),
Declan Doherty (Environmental Defender Office)
Jenny Borger
Adam Peck (Birdlife Australia)
Rob Boase
Aaron Gove ( Astron Environmental Services)
Fred Mogridge (Yued Elder)
plus other local speakers.
Thurs 6th – 11amJohn Horsfall – co-author of Noongar Bush Medicine talking about Bush Medicine of the South-west
Sat 8th – Wheatbelt words 11am – 1pm
John Kinsella and friends (Wheatbelt poets),
Displays all week – art (local artists), photography (local photographers), information on value of natural environment, case studies, hands-on displays (weeds, insects etc), local aboriginal displays and information, school interaction, films, free native seedlings and more
Organising committee
Moore Catchment Council and a number of concerned community members from the region.
Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus latirostris) are endemic to WA but are rapidly in decline with total population estimates to be less than 60,000.
The Moore River Catchment has 7 of the 23 designated Important Bird Areas (IBAs) that support Carnaby’s. Past and continuing clearing of Carnaby’s breeding and forage habitat is threatening their future survival.
This project aims to raise the Carnaby’s population through increasing and protecting breeding and priority forage habitat, and installing artificial breeding nests.
Community will be engaged through Carnaby’s monitoring. The project will appoint a local Working on Country Yued works crew.
Key Achievements
• Protected 11ha Moore native Carnaby’s forage habitat on one farms through 2km of fencing;
• Created 11ha of new forage and breeding habitat in the southern Moore catchment (forage species: Swan coastal sandplain Important Bird Area (IBA) for Carnaby’s, and breeding species: Moora IBA for Carnaby’s) using 11,000 native seedlings planted on 11 properties;
• 5 new artificial nesting hollows installed at the Gillingarra Town reserve;
• New Public information brochure for planting Carnaby’s forage habitat produced for Shire of Gingin;
• 10 films of Carnaby’s breeding activity and artificial nest installation for social media;
• Using pole camera and remote camera trap cameras to monitor Carnaby nest activity. Information fed to Birdlife Australia, and in wider promotion of Carnaby’s and planning of future projects.
This project will create, protect and connect up native vegetation in the Moore River catchment located on four farms.
The project will actively involve the local Aboriginal Yued community to Work on Country and help conserve the Mia Moon reserve.
Primary school children will be engaged and inspired about the Moore River catchment’s ecology and Traditional heritage through Aboriginal culture and fauna events.
The wider community will be engaged and informed through new Mia Moon reserve signage, a wildflower walk, roadside vegetation clearing seminars, and online interviews with landcare
champions.
Key Achievements
• Revegetating degraded land on 2 farms with 7.5ha of local native vegetation;
• Conservation of the Mia Moon nature reserve through protection bollards and visitors signage showcasing ecology of reserve;
• Engagement of Aboriginal Yued Works crew to Work on Country;
Community engagement activities included:
• Mia Moon reserve interpretive walk to raise awareness of native flora, reserve history and Aboriginal culture;
• Traditional Aboriginal knowledge sharing with Noongar culture event and activities through Bindi Bindi Dreaming with Lancelin and Calingiri Primary schools
• Bat box making and night stalk event with batman Joe Tonga at Calingiri Primary school;
• Importance of roadside vegetation information session with esteemed ecologist Eddy Wajon at The Last Stand event seminar;
Graham Johnson fences of remnant bushlandPhil Barrett-Lennard and his new strategically planted native revegetationMia Moon reserve wildflower walk 10.09.2019Eddy Wajon speaks about roadside vegetation at The Last Stand 05.09.2018
Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus latirostris) are endemic to WA but are rapidly in decline with total population estimates to be less than 60,000.
The Moore River Catchment has 7 of the 23 designated Important Bird Areas (IBAs) that support Carnaby’s.
Unfortunately past and continuing clearing of Carnaby’s breeding and forage habitat is threatening their future survival.
This project aims to increase Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo numbers through increasing and connecting priority breeding and forage Swan Banksia woodland and Wheatbelt Eucalypt woodland habitat. Planting will take place at 7 sites on 5 farms, and include engaging a local Working on Country Yued planting team.
Cudoralcarra lake rehabilitation progress March 2020
Sections of the primary dune system located at Guilderton are currently being degraded by infestations of Pyp grass and the biodiversity of surrounding vegetation is being undermined as a result of the spread of this invasive weed.
A Management Plan (see NACC Management Agreement 1615-06C-01) was developed to guide control of Pyp Grass within the town site of Guilderton. Baseline assessment has determined the location and extent of Pyp Grass and comprehensive mapping of the weed has been undertaken for the township of Guilderton.
This Agreement will implement Pyp grass management works identified in the Guilderton Pyp Grass Management Plan and require the Delivery Organisation to:
Tender the on-ground works component to engage suitably qualified and experienced personnel to carry out works and set up of vegetation monitoring quadrats Autumn 2018 (Stage 2);
Manage on-ground activity Autumn 2018;
Liaise with land managers to confirm timing of on-ground work;
Produce digital mapping of treated areas
Undertake biannual monitoring (April) at Photomon points established in Stage 1 with community members
This project will provide MCC with the resources to carry-out its aim by improving the organisation’s governance, leadership and information sharing capability. MCC will equip community volunteers with skills, knowledge and inspiration to carry out NRM activities through a combination of workshops/field days, peer learning, and new information resources.
Project Achievements
This project will allow the Moore Catchment Council (MCC) to improve their governance and management performance, and support local volunteers to improve their capability to undertake NRM activities in the Moore River catchment. This project has been designed to achieve all the outcomes outlined in the 2.5 year time frame. The activities have been carefully planned to suit the needs of the MCC at this time, and also what is needed in the way of NRM capacity building in the Moore catchment.
This project will:
– Improve NRM decision making by creating new information resources including an easy-to-use native revegetation guide aimed at Moore landholders, and a NRM advice pack for Shires to highlight important ecological information and help with decision making for future progress.
– Promote better engagement in NRM in the Moore catchment by employing 1.1fteq NRM Officers to coordinate project activities, and encourage community involvement through widespread promotion and also attendance of community NRM groups meetings in the Moore region.
– Improve MCC’s governance and management through having a Moora office, employing an EO, and organising governance training, seeking funding/sponsorship training for a more sustainable funding future, and media marketing for increased reach within the community workshop for the MCC committee/staff and other local non-profit groups.
– Increase sharing of information by creating a new MCC website with easy-to-access information, collate/e-send/print a quarterly newsletter to members and community networks, and create new interpretive signage for Shire reserves; review previous State NRM projects to document progress, lessons learned, and share land managers opinions of projects via video interviews.
– Encourage a long term partnership with the local Yued Aboriginal community through formulating a Yued NRM Advisory group to meet at regular intervals. This group can plan the activities in this project and also document/plan other projects that interest the group. MCC will work with Yued group and Central Midlands Senior High School (CMSHS) to to engage Yued youth through the construction of an Aboriginal wetland garden. MCC will also share Yued knowledge through bush food/ medicine workshops, creation of a Yued ecological booklet and bus trips to Yued ecological sites (Mogumber).
