Resources

Sustainable Land Management

This document is a guide to sustainable land management for horse properties, helping horse owners improve pasture health, soil condition, water management, and environmental outcomes. It provides practical advice on managing horses and land responsibly to support healthier horses, productive properties, and increased biodiversity.

Weed Control - Weed it out

This document is a practical weed management guide for landholders in Western Australia, explaining how invasive weeds impact native vegetation, farming, waterways, and fire risk, and outlining landowners’ responsibilities for weed control. It provides identification information and recommended control methods for common regional weeds, while promoting long-term management through pasture improvement, revegetation with native plants, and ongoing monitoring.

Weed Control - Roadside weeds list

This document identifies the major environmental weeds threatening roadside and rail reserve vegetation in Western Australia and explains how they reduce biodiversity, increase fire risk, and degrade native ecosystems. It provides guidance on prioritising weed management and outlines best-practice maintenance techniques to protect and restore native roadside vegetation.

Weed Control - Waterway weeds

Pests - Cat Management

*Coming soon*

Pests - European House borer _ Factsheet

This document provides information about the European house borer (EHB), a declared pest in Western Australia that attacks dry pine and other softwood timbers, causing significant damage to trees, firewood, buildings, and timber products. It explains how to identify EHB, prevent its spread, safely dispose of infested wood, and report suspected infestations to help protect homes, forests, and the environment.

Cockatubes

*Updated version coming soon*

Plants used by Carnaby’s Cockatoos

This document lists the native plant species used by Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo for feeding, roosting, and habitat across Western Australia, helping landholders select suitable plants for conservation and revegetation projects. It serves as a practical resource for restoring and protecting habitat to support Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo populations and improve biodiversity outcomes.

Keeping it local (plant guide)

Low Flammability Local Native Species

FESA Fire resistant species

Western Australian Retardant Species

This document lists fire-retardant plant species native to Western Australia that are considered less likely to intensify bushfires due to characteristics such as higher moisture content and lower flammability. It provides descriptions of suitable trees, shrubs, herbs, climbers, and grasses, including their growth habits and preferred habitats, to help landholders select plants for bushfire-conscious landscaping and revegetation projects.

Drying out wet soils- using plants as an alternative to fill

Wetlands creation

This document provides practical guidance on the creation, restoration, and management of wetlands to improve water quality, biodiversity, habitat values, and landscape resilience. It explains the environmental benefits of wetlands and outlines key planning, design, planting, and maintenance considerations to help landholders establish successful wetland ecosystems.

Surface water mangement

*Coming soon*

Serpentine River Weed Management Plan

This document outlines a management plan to eradicate water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) from the Serpentine River, addressing infestations in the Birege Drain, Wilkinson Road, and Lower Serpentine River areas. It details the environmental impacts of this declared weed, legal responsibilities, and a coordinated control strategy involving herbicide treatment, surveillance, physical removal, and community participation to achieve long-term eradication.

Landcare SJ Constitution

*Updated version coming soon*

SJ Shire Reserve Management Plans

*Coming soon*

Sustainable Land Management