Tender for the Programme - South West Catchments Council

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South West Regional NRM Strategy – Ancillary Document
5.6.2.11 Recreation areas 3 2 0.5 5
5.6.2.12 Public dams 3 2 0.5 5
5.6.2.13 Drainage system 3 2 0.5 5
5.6.2.14 “Utility” reserves 3 2 0.5 5
5.6.2.15 Tim's Thicket Reserve 3 0.5 3
5.6.2.16 Tamala Limestone Karst system 3 3 0.5 6
5.6.2.17 WALGA regional corridors 3 3 0.5 6
5.6.3.1 Carpet python 1 3 0.5 4
5.6.3.4 Existing project works 1 2 1.0
5.6.3.2 Freshwater mussels 1 2 0.5 3
5.6.3.3 Private dams 1 2 0.5 3
5.7 Individual Submissions
Community members interested in NRM throughout the region were asked to fill out either an Excel
spreadsheet or an online survey (see also Section 6.2). The latter was conducted between 4 th February
and 31 st March 2011. In all, 34 valid 3 responses were received. The format of the survey is shown in
Appendix 3.
The results are summarised below. Feedback:
Nice survey.
I believe we need to halt logging in areas of high conservation (regrowth) value around the Wellington
National Park. I know we need the wood resource for industry but the value of those trees in the
ground outweighs the value of them for that purpose when approached from a balanced sustainability
perspective. Erosion, salinity, habitat loss, atmospheric carbon, and one of the fastest drying areas in
the world - when will they get it Chopping down native forest in that catchment really should stop.
I feel the SWCC in going forward needs to be more strategic and broaden its focus beyond the 'asset
management' investment model. There is great capacity in new industry development that has large
external NRM benefits [such as bioenergy from woody perennials] to deliver cost efficient long term
and scale appropriate change. SWCC needs to strengthen it's partnership relationships with groups
that have well aligned interests. Given 85% of the region is dryland farmed I believe the funding
direction can be better targeted to build land use change to stop leakage from cleared land of water,
dissolved salts and other industrial products. Orientation of investment going forward will be better
attacked from a strong sustainable community needs focus and targeted actions that have multiple
benefits.
Have recently moved to Roelands in southwest. Would like to be actively involved in bush
regeneration or protecting what we have left with relation to flora and fauna. What groups in southwest
are actively doing something about this.
The team who are working in SWCC and dealing with the upper blackwood are doing an excellent job
despite the unusual funding parameters they're faced with. Let's hope more funds are available in
future CfoC business plans & funding rounds to directly support locally based NRM's again, and to
continue implementing sustainable agriculature projects and Groundworks projects but to meet
objectives that more closely relate to landholder's major concerns such as salinity, soil health &
erosion, pest control and water quality enancement - in a nut-shell sustainable agriculture! That is,
profitable farming with protection of the land in mind.
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Valid responses refer to those that were either fully or partially completed. In total, 69 responses were sent in, but had no
information and the 37 invalid responses were discarded.
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