WildCountry Updates
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Ngadju fire management for the Great Western Woodlands - November 21, 2011
Ngadju Traditional Owners in the Great Western Woodlands want to put in place a program which aims to develop and enrich the Indigenous fire practises of the region and provide land and fire management for the safety and benefit of the wider community.
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Proposed fence a barrier to biodiversity - November 21, 2011
A proposed barrier fence along the interface between the Great Western Woodlands and the southern edge of the West Australian Wheatbelt is threatening the Woodlands with further habitat fragmentation and destruction. The proposal involves 6000 ha of clearing and chaining, and the isolation of 300,000 ha of bush.
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Locating and recording water trees - November 21, 2011
A collaborative project in the Great Western Woodlands will locate and map culturally significant “water trees” in the traditional lands of the Ngadju people, so they might be safeguarded from damage or destruction.
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Stakeholders shortchanged 3.8 million dollars in the Great Western Woodlands - November 27, 2011
Some members of the Great Western Woodlands Stakeholder Reference Group convened to provide feedback on the proposed spending of $3.8 million of state funds have been left feeling frustrated.
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A land use plan for the Great Western Woodlands – stage 1 scoping study complete - November 17, 2011
A report has been produced by Ironbark Environmental for use by the ‘Woodlands Initiative’ to scope out a land use planning process for the Great Western Woodlands. The summary report is available for download.
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A thousand backward steps under Baillieu - November 14, 2011
Around a thousand Victorians marched backwards outside of Parliament on Sunday, demonstrating the direction Premier Baillieu is taking Victoria on the environment.
