Closing the Economic Yield Gap of Grain Legumes in WA
Funding Body: Grains Research and Development Corporation
Funds: $42,000
This project engages government, agribusiness, researchers and end-users to work collaboratively to address the poor rate of adoption of grain legumes in WA farming systems.
Mapping the way Forward: NRM in the Kent-Frankland
Funding Body: State NRM
Funds: $27,550
This project will develop a series of protocols enabling organisations to process and consolidate project data, digitisation of NRM in the Kent-Frankland region. Good data management allows organisations to establish baselines, benchmarks, and goals to keep moving forward.
RDA Great Southern: A Reforestation Project
Funding Body: RDA Great Southern
Funds: $15,000
The aim of this project is simple, to increase tree numbers in a suitable area.
Connecting and Protecting the Kent-Frankland Region
Funding Body: State NRM
Funds: $32,244.00
This project aims to contribute to the protection of the Balicup Wetland system, through improving landscape connectivity of over 290ha of vegetation by protect 47 ha of priority remnant vegetation through fencing, and revegetatig 20ha for biodiversity and ecosystem function. Gillamii will collaborate with Green Skills to continue long-term fauna monitoring for conservation management and improve environmental connection through two citizen-science events.
Producer Demonstration Site (PDS): Productive Saltland Pastures for Southern WA
Funding Body: Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA)
Funds: $145,619.00
This PDS Project aims to improve members’ knowledge and skills in the establishment, management, and benefits (profitability, productivity, and sustainability) of salt-tolerant forage systems on moderately salt-affected land.
Farmers Helping Farmers to Maximise Soil-Moisture & Production in Prolonged Drought Areas
Funding Body: South Coast NRM through Australian Government Future Drought Fund
Funds: $143,616.75
This project is a collaboration between Gillamii, South Coast NRM and Ravensthorpe Agricultural Initiative Network to deliver 3 modules of activities which focus on drought mitigation and planning through shared experiences and farmer networking.
Flora, Fauna and Farming: Connecting Kids to Country
Funding Body: SNRM
Funds: $34,963
Since land settlement and the inception of industrial processes, the south coast region has experienced a significant loss of native vegetation, leading to land degradation, straining of ecosystem processes and disconnecting humans from nature.
Community, Carbon & Conservation
Funding Body: State NRM
Funds: $226,980
The sub-regions of the Kent-Frankland and North Stirlings-Pallinup are located within the internationally recognised biodiversity hotspot of south-western Australia.
Productive Saltland Pastures for Southern WA
Funding Body: SNRM
Funds: $256,000
This Project aims to support and equip farmers with knowledge and tools across the Southern WA agricultural regions to regenerate saline and marginal production lands.
RLPGIL Climate and SSS Trial
Funding Body: SNRM
Funds: $63,990
This project includes a climate action element resulting in the delivery of Greenhouse Gas farm surveys, Community and Stakeholder engagement events to support the region to
Kent Shire Fox Baiting
Funding Body: KSFG
Funds: $12,775
This project assists farmers in acquiring their 1080 accreditation and permits, contracts pest control experts for the distribution of baits and follows up on baiting activity and results.
EPBC Conservation Posters
Funding Body: SCNRM, NLP
Funds: $4,500
Develop six posters depicting Environment Protection and Biodiversity (EPBC) species in our catchment area for primary schools.
Bieber Trial
Funding Body: GC
Funds: $10,000 PLUS
The goal of the Bieber trial is to compare soil health and yield data in a conventional cropping system with a more regenerative cropping system at paddock scale.
Landcare and Production Agricultural Services
Funding Body: SoC
Funds: $210,000
The primary purpose of the project is to ensure that agricultural and environmental services are provided across the Shire of Cranbrook by making a financial contribution to the employment for
Year 6 Primary School Ecological Camp
Funding Body: BB, MBCo, GC
Funds: $2,000
To nurture a lifelong interest in the Australian environment from the participants. On completion of the two day camp at one of three local wildlife sanctuaries (Barna Mia Narrogin, Perup Manjimup
EPBC Species, Climate Action & Aboriginal Farms (Year 1)
Funding Body: NLP, SCNRM
Funds: $125,183
This is an introductory project involving scoping of activities which will then form the basis in developing the future of this project (years 2-5) around the key topics addressing:
Soil Health for Vine Variation Management
Funding Body: NLP, SCNRM, AW
Funds: $19,452
The main aims and objectives of this trial are to monitor the outcomes on soil health and variability by the application of different treatments to the soil under vine after analysis with EM38,
Investigating Links Between Soil Health & Innovative Cropping Systems
Funding Body: MBFRC, LA
Funds: $90,000
Aim is to identify soil health trends and significant measurers or indicators of soil health – correlated with yield and fertiliser inputs – in five innovative cropping systems located in or close to the service
Implementing Recovery Actions for EPBC Species & Improving Management of Water Repellent Soils
Funding Body: NLP, SCNRM
Funds: $351,384
Implementing recovery actions for EPBC species in the Gillamii project area via restoration and community engagement activity.
Composting in Cranbrook
Funding Body: WAWA, FFR&R
Funds: $16,225
To construct a composting facility (at the Cranbrook refuse site), and improve community understanding of green waste recycling through an onsite workshop.