Improving water quality in the Vasse Wonnerup Wetlands and Geographe Bay – ‘Clean Green Suburbs’ 'Urban Drainage Retrofitting' & 'Cleaner Production' Projects
This project will focus on reducing nutrients and other pollutants entering stormwater from urban areas in the Geographe Catchment and Busselton light industrial area (LIA) improving water quality entering the Vasse Wonnerup Wetlands System and Geographe Bay. GeoCatch and project partners including the Department of Water and the Shire of Busselton, will deliver this project by focusing on three key areas............
Increasing awareness of the Western Ringtail possum as a threatened species and protecting/enhancing habitat. The Peppies for Possums project is part of...........
Coastal Catchment Initiative - Implementation of the Vasse Wonnerup Geographe Bay Water Quality Improvement Plan
The Department of Water is responsible for the coordination of the Vasse Geographe Coastal Catchment Initiative. A Draft Water Quality Improvement Plan for the Vasse Wonnerup Wetland system and Geographe Bay was launched in February 2009 with the final report currently being prepared. The initiative is aimed specifically at........
Implementing the Vasse Wonnerup Geographe Bay Water Quality Improvement Plan:Riparian management and stock control
This project implements key management actions as outlined in the Vasse Wonnerup Water Quality Improvement Plan (WQIP), to improve the quality of water flowing into the Ramsar listed Vasse Wonnerup Wetlands and the national coastal hotspot of Geographe Bay. This project is funded by the Government of Western Australia through the State NRM Program.
