Over 20 years of working in our South West,
we’ve planted millions of seedlings, rehabilitated thousands of hectares of degraded land and protected our regon’s iconic threatened species.
Our team are environmental scientists and sustainable agriculture experts – khaki-clad, on-the-ground environmental advocates, with a deep passion for our South West region. We operate at the intersection of science, technology and landcare, across natural and agricultural landscapes, delivering evidence-based solutions for healthy ecosystems as well as improved productivity and sustainability for farmers.
As the South West NRM region’s peak environmental organisation and charity, we work in partnership with local landcare and wildlife groups, Noongar communities, government, industry and landholders to restore and nurture the natural and farmed landscapes of our region.
We know that a healthier planet, means healthier people too!
You can check out the projects we’re currently working to benefit people and planet via the button below.
We’re an NRM! This is our South West…
As one of 54 Natural Resource Management (NRM) organisations across Australia, we are responsible for delivering innovative solutions to the great environmental challenges of our time across the natural and farmed landscapes. We’re a registered charity, raising funds for the South West Environment Public Fund which helps us to expand our work. We’re also an Incorporated Association, of aligned organisations, collaborating to amplify our collective impact.
We began life over 20 years ago as South West Catchments Council.
Now, we urgently need to do more.
We feel the weight of time and know it is critical that we address the triple threat to our South West of climate change, biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation by 2030. We’re scaling up our work with industry, government, community, and landholders and invite you to be part of the solution.
Our values
Agility
Ambition
Creativity
Inquisitiveness
Objectivity
Respect
Why work with us?
We’re profit-for-purpose
Any profit we make is reinvested into our mission and our region.
We’re trusted locals
We’ve successfully delivered multimillion-dollar projects for the Australian Government across two decades.
We’re respectful collaborators
We’re committed to providing and facilitating pathways for Noongar people to uphold their traditional rights and responsibilities to care for their Country.
We’re independent
We’re non-government and not-for-profit which makes us agile, responsive and adaptable.
We’re science-based
We’re a team of environmental scientists, published researchers and agricultural experts with close connections to academic and development organisations.
We’re landscape-scale
That means we aim for impact beyond the local, to the regional for bigger picture outcomes.
