News

New CEO appointed

South West NRM has supported its move toward scaling up work with industry, government, community and landholders by appointing new CEO Dr Manda Page who

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What will our night cameras discover?

https://youtu.be/7kIBRVVXtGE?si=Ma2i6aae2FEdFHX0https://youtu.be/zDsE-XkvSTI?si=UxzPzMnFG4b4cTuI More than two decades ago, Joy decided to build a big fence around a section of her Margaret River lifestyle property to keep out

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Drought Adaptation: Beef

Constant learning key to survival as conditions dry Serpentine-Jarrahdale beef farmer Mark Thomas said back in December he’d had a really bad season.  And that

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Pasture Challenge learnings

A year-long farming project by South West NRM has revealed clear benefits of a sustainable approach to growing pasture, highlighting that environmentally friendly systems can

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Drought Adaptation: Dairy

Ruth McGregor runs a dryland dairy enterprise on 320 hectares near Busselton. She’s farmed in Busselton for 26 years – 16 years have been at

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Addressing the social impact of drought

https://southwestnrm.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Social-impact-of-drought-7news-segment.mp4 Drought months in the South West are expected to increase by up to 80 per cent in the next 50 years, according to the

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New year, new faces!

South West NRM recently welcomed a new addition to its Board along with a new staff member as well. Dr Natasha TeakleBoard Member Natasha is

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Cute quokka face

Turning the tide for Quokkas

While the Rottnest Island quokkas have become WA’s international tourist icon, gaining attention as the subject of various celebrity selfies shared the world over, few

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AGM reports collective impact

‘Collaborate-Innovate- Advocate’ was the catch-cry of the day when all of our Member organisations gathered at Roelands Village this week for the AGM. You see,

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South West NRM is growing!

It’s critical that we address the threats of climate change, biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation by 2030. To achieve this we’re scaling up our work

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Pasture Wise Field Day

Farmers are invited to join a free bus tour exploring the latest pasture trial sites in the Geographe Catchment on Thursday 21 September, from 9.30

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Pasture Challenge Update

Four groups of farmers are going head-to-head in South West NRM’s Pasture Challenge, testing agronomic packages to overcome soil constraints and increase productivity on a

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