(Greenskills)

Balijup is a special property in Western Australia’s Great Southern region near the town of Tenterden. Today it is a shining example of Landcare. Settled by the Hordacre family in the 1920’s, this unique farm comprises over 700ha of lakes, wetlands, bush and plantations, as well as 120ha of cropland.

Publication Date: 31/3/2020 Author: Green Skills Inc Document Type: Report - .pdf 2.6mb

This report examines the ecology of the two connected lakes and is a reconnaissance level assessment that incorporated a Citizen Science event. The main question was; what waterbirds are using the lake and what are they eating?

Publication Date: 31/3/2019 Authors: Steve and Geraldine Janicke Document Type: Report - .pdf 3.4mb

Landholders that have growing concerns about declared weeds and feral animals in their community can form Recognised Biosecurity Groups (RBGs) under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 (BAM Act).

Publication Date: Unknown Author: Unknown Document Type: Map - .pdf 2.8mb

This is a short-term Hooded Plover and Salt Lakes foreshore conservation project based at the Balicup Group of Wetlands, a series of salt lakes to the north of the Cranbrook townsite. Key tasks include, undertaking surveys, register Hooded Plover sightings on Birdlife portals and recommendations to landholders relating to fencing, predator control, islands, revegetation and stock management.

Publication Date: 31 /3/2018 Author: Tony Peterson Document Type: Project Report - .pdf 3.9mb

Caused by the plant pathogen, Phytophthora cinnamomic, which kills susceptible plants, such as banksias, jarrah and grass trees, by attacking their root systems. More than 40% of the native plant species and half of the endangered ones in the South-West of Western Australia are susceptible. The fungus is spread through the movement of soil and mud, especially by vehicles and footwear.

Publication Date: 2015 Author: Dieback Working Group Document Type: Booklet - .pdf 1.6mb

This map identifies the locations of the six common weeds found on the roadside being; bridal creeper, eastern state wattle, golden wattle, spiny rush, tagasaste and watsonia.

Publication Date: 31/3/2015 Author: Shire of Cranbrook Document Type: Map - .pdf 2.87mb

Across Western and South Australia there are many millions of hectares of deep sand or sand over clay-rich subsoils that are used for agricultural production. However, these sandy soils present a range of challenges due to their poor water holding capacity, inherent low fertility, extremes of pH, low levels of microbial activity and vulnerability to wind erosion.

Clay Spreading and Delving Fact Sheet
Publication Date: 31/1/2015 Author: Grain Research & Development Corporation Document Type: Fact Sheet - .pdf 269kb

Clay Spreading and Delving Information
Publication Date: 31/9/2011 Author: Grain Research & Development Corporation Document Type: Booklet - .pdf 6mb

Environmentally sensitive areas are declared by the Minister for Environment under s 51B of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (EP Act). This fact sheet provides information on the declaration of environmental sensitive areas (ESAs), how to view the location of ESAs and how ESAs affect when a clearing permit is required.

Publication Date: 31/8/2014 Author: Department of Environment Regulations Document Type: Fact Sheet .pdf 99kb

Human activity causes the greatest spread of dieback. Road building and maintenance, mining, off-road driving, bushwalking and gardening can introduce and spread the pathogen through infected material. Dieback can then spread quickly downhill in water and slowly by growing from root to root.

Publication Date: 31/7/2013 Author: Project Dieback Document Type: Guidelines - .pdf 1.4mb

Balicup Lake was selected as a study site in the IAI RCM project as it is recognised as part of a nationally significant wetland system, by being listed in the Directory of Important Wetlands in Australia (DIWA) (Environment Australia 2001).

Publication Date: 2009 Author: Department of Environment and Conservation Document Type: Report - .pdf 900kb

Restoring biodiversity values on farmland through direct seeding and seedling plantings. Biodiversity provides stability of ecosystem function and therefore resilience to farming landscapes. A diversity of woody and herbaceous perennial plants adds stability to landscapes dominated by annual crops and pastures.

Revegetation Guide Mid-Upper Frankland Gordon River Catchment
Publication Date: Unknown Author: Wendy Bradshaw and Geoff Woodall Document Type: Report - .pdf 11.4mb

Revegetation Guide North Stirlings and Pallinup River Catchments
Publication Date: Unknown Author: Wendy Bradshaw and Geoff Woodall Document Type: Report - .pdf 19.6mb

The aim of the Wetlands Implementation Assessment is to determine which wetland protection projects landholders are planning, and to document the proposed projects. Individual proposed projects were assed according to the threatening processes and conservation values identified in the corresponding management plans for the wetland suites.

Publication Date: 30/4/2009 Author: Green Skills Inc Document Type: Report - .pdf 152kb

This booklet provides easy identification of common weeds and methods of control using common cultural, biological and herbicidal control techniques. The weeds are divided into four colour coded groups based on their lifeform and are grasses, herbs, vines and shrubs or trees.

Publication Date: 31/12/2009 Author: John Moore & Judy Wheeler Document Type: Bulletin - .pdf 431.6mb

More than 40% of the native plant species and half of the endangered ones in the South-West of Western Australia are susceptible. This poster lists all the wildflowers that are at risk of phytophthora dieback.

Publication Date: Unknown Author: Project Dieback Document Type: Poster - .jpg 1.7mb

Water in the Kent River was once fresh (salinity below 500 mg/L TDS) but by the 1960s the salinity exceeded 500 mg/L (marginal quality) without further land use changes in the catchment. This report analyses where and why the river water became so saline, describes the current salinity situation, and highlights the scale of intervention required to reduce its salinity.

Publication Date: 31/5/2007 Author: Department of Water Document Type: Report - .pdf 19.6mb

Whether a property is 1ha or 2,000ha, the rural landholder has many responsibilities. The way you manage your own land can have a major impact on the people, properties, and rural environment beyond your fence line. This is an information resource developed especially for owners of small rural landholdings in Western Australia. It covers all the critical topics you need to consider, from land-care to water supply, weeds, pests, livestock, and smart property design.

Publication Date: 31/7/2006 Author: Department of Agriculture & Food, WA Document Type: Report - .pdf 1.3mb

The Balicup suite contains a range of wetlands that occur in both nature reserves and on privately owned property. The nature reserves include the major lakes Balicup, Camel & Jebarjup.

Publication Date: 31/1/2005 Author: Keven Hopkinson Document Type: Report - .pdf 497kb

The Gordon-Frankland River system is located in the South West of Western Australia. It includes two major Rivers; the Gordon River and the Frankland River. The upper catchment Gordon River feeds into the lower catchment Frankland River. Both are fed by many creeks and streams collected from across the catchment.

Publication Date: 31/9/2004 Author: Catherine MacCallum Document Type: Report - .pdf 21.4mb

The Cranbrook–Toolbrunup area covers about 81,395 hectares in the Pallinup North Stirling (and part Kent-Frankland) sub-region, on the South Coast. It occupies 46,290 ha of the Tambellup Shire; 33,973 ha of Cranbrook Shire; about 729 ha of Gnowangerup Shire; and 403 ha of Broomehill Shire. The town of Cranbrook is included and Tambellup is directly adjacent to the west.

Publication Date: July 2002 Author: Tim Overheu Document Type: Booklet - .pdf 1.4mb

Soil degradation on farmland reduces agricultural production and damages infrastructure and natural resources such as remnant vegetation, waterways and wetlands. While dryland salinity, waterlogging and soil erosion cause serious environmental problems in Australia, several other forms of soil degradation are of concern such as water repellence, wind erosion and soil acidity.

Publication Date: 31/7/2004 Author: Tim D. Overheu Document Type: Report - .pdf 1mb