City of Busselton Council will next month host ‘Catchment to Coast’, a community information evening detailing how the Council and its partner agencies are working together to manage local waterways.
The event will include informative presentations from local and state government agencies as well as community and academic organisations, all working together to improve the health of waterways in the Geographe Region.
The Council has been collaborating with Department of Water and Environment Regulation (DWER), GeoCatch, Murdoch University and Healthy Estuaries WA under the Revitalising Geographe Waterways program.
Key topics will include GeoCatch’s nutrient management programs for rural and urban areas, an update from the City of Busselton on the Lower Vasse River and the current sediment removal program, an overview of the Healthy Rivers Program assessment in the Vasse River and Murdoch University’s Feral Fish control program. There will also be an opportunity for the community to ask questions of the
presenters and their projects.
“The City of Busselton is currently the Interim Asset Manager for both the Lower Vasse River and Toby Inlet. Both waterways face complex long-term water quality issues,so it is important the community is provided with opportunities to fully understand the City’s management strategies for these waterways and be kept regularly informed on the progress of the work being undertaken to manage them. ‘Catchment to Coast’ forms part of this effort,” said Mayor, Phill Cronin.
“We hope the community will take up this opportunity to hear direct from each of the expert presenters on the efforts being made to help improve, maintain and protect waterways in the Geographe Region” he said.
In addition to the planning of the ‘Catchment to Coast’ event, Lower Vasse River project updates have been provided on the City’s website to ensure accurate and timely information is being shared with the wider community.
Council’s Advocacy Position Paper on Rivers and Waterways has also been recently updated, and this will be used for ongoing advocacy efforts to attract greater support to identify solutions to long term improvements to the health of local waterways.
Registration for the ‘Catchment to Coast’ event can be made via Humanitix: https://events.humanitix.com/catchment-to-coast.
