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24.01.2022 Are you responsible for managing turf? Then this is your last opportunity for 2019 to sign up for the Fertilise Wise Fertiliser Training! It's being held on 25th September 2019 at Canning River Eco Education Centre. To register contact Natasha Bowden at [email protected] before Wednesday 18th September 2019.

23.01.2022 Check out this fantastic event which is being held next week. Bringing you fresh ideas, products and media for lawn & plants options presented, plus info on design, irrigation, natural lawn and stone walling / paving.

21.01.2022 We are also involved with this upcoming two day training course on the 6th and 13th July 2016 for school gardeners which covers water and fertilise wise topics. Click on the link below for all the details.

20.01.2022 The Phosphorus Awareness Project, which coordinates the Fertilise Wise program has put together a Healthy Rivers presentation on YouTube which covers the effects of NOT Fertilising Wisely! Take a look for information on how to keep our rivers healthy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xuv-xVUdNs&t=34s

20.01.2022 The last Waterwise School Gardener training in Perth for this year has been held at Spearwood Alternative School over the last two Thursdays. There is one more in Albany in October and of course we will be back again next year.

19.01.2022 With more rain forecast within the next week its a good time to remember to Save the Crabs and hold off on the fertiliser if rain is around as rains cause fe...rtiliser to leach and run-off into rivers and oceans, affecting crab habitat. Meet Crusty & Chrisso the Blue Swimmer crabs at homeriverocean.com.au and find out more! See more

18.01.2022 Registrations for the WA Turf Seminar are now open. This fantastic event will be held on the 31st May at Tompkins of Swan Function Centre. Click on the link below for more details and how to register.

17.01.2022 We have spent the last couple of days at the WALGA Convention and Exhibition promoting our Environmental Services and Fertilise Wise Fertiliser Training. The Western Pygmy Perch got lots of attention!

16.01.2022 School Gardeners are braving the cold on the second day of the School Gardener Waterwise Training course. The gardeners are learning about Waterwise and Fertilise Wise principles. Thanks to Hollywood PS for hosting the training. The training is run by South Metropolitan TAFE and supported by the Water Corporation and SERCUL.

16.01.2022 The Annual Nutrient Survey for Local Government Authorities Results 2015 has just been released. This report highlights where Local Governments are at with Best Management Practices in nutrient management in their areas. One of the main statistics to come out was that overall 92 506 kg/year of nitrogen and 5 736 kg/yr of phosphorus has been applied by the 21 LGAs to a total of 2 335 ha. There are plenty more interesting statistics in the report - http://www.fertilisewise.com.au//LGASurveyResults2015Repor

13.01.2022 The PLAWA State Conference registrations are now open. We will be there as a Trade Exhibitor. We hope to see you there.

12.01.2022 have been hosting School Gardener Waterwise Training over the last two Wednesdays. School gardeners from private and public schools around Perth have been trained in Fertilise Wise and Waterwise practices. Another training course is coming up in August so don't miss out!

10.01.2022 Come and check out the Fertilise Wise display that is part of SERCUL's stall at the Perth Garden Festival this weekend.

10.01.2022 Great turnout for our FertiliseWise training today. The 23 lawn professionals are learning how to save time and money....and Geographe Bay! Key messages: nut...rient uptake depends on soil ph phosphorus retention index (PRI) determines how much fertiliser can be applied new areas have low PRI so need small amounts of fertiliser more often leached nutrients = wasted fertiliser See more

09.01.2022 The Annual Nutrient Survey for Local Government Authorities 2016 Report has been released today. The survey revealed a moderate increase in the use of Best Management Practices (BMPs) in nutrient management by most LGAs. This year for the first time Score Cards were produced for each LGA that responded to the survey, which scores them on their overall level of nutrient best management practices since 2000. The last five years of answers for each question are also highlighted to clearly demonstrate trends with recommendations made on how to improve practice where needed. All the Score Cards from the 21 LGAs that responded to this years survey can be viewed at - http://www.fertilisewise.org.au/for-turf-managers.html or click on the link below.

06.01.2022 The Fertiliser Partnerships Urban Users Working Group have released the revised Guidelines for turf grass areas in WA. Check it out now!

04.01.2022 Our last Fertilise Wise Fertiliser Training session for 2014 will be held on the 1st October 2014. Register Now!!

04.01.2022 With more rain forecast within the next week it's a good time to remember to 'Save the Crabs' and hold off on the fertiliser if rain is around as rains cause fe...rtiliser to leach and run-off into rivers and oceans, affecting crab habitat. Meet Crusty & Chrisso the Blue Swimmer crabs at homeriverocean.com.au and find out more! See more

04.01.2022 The results are in! The Annual Nutrient Survey for Local Government Authorities 2018 Results have been collated. The report indicates that a slight increase in nutrient best management practices has been achieved by the Local Governments that responded to the survey. Click here to read report - http://www.fertilisewise.org.au/docs/LGASurvey2018Report.pdf Score Cards have also been produced for each of the Local Governments that responded scoring them on their practices. Click here to see how your LGA went - http://www.fertilisewise.org.au/docs/LGAScoreCards2018.pdf

02.01.2022 Parks and Leisure Australia have a Parks Benchmarking Seminar coming up on the 23rd April 2015. All the details including how to register are in the link below.

02.01.2022 School gardeners from around Perth are attending the first day of the Waterwise School Gardener Training being held at Booragoon PS. The irrigation on the school oval has been tested. Soils and fertiliser use will be looked at next week.

01.01.2022 The results on the 2017 Annual Nutrient Survey for Local Government Authorities are in! We had 20 of the 30 LGAs in Perth complete the survey and encouragingly the results reveal that there was a moderate increase in the use of Best Management Practices (BMPs) in nutrient management by most LGAs. The report also revealed how much nitrogen and phosphorus is being applied in different areas by the LGA's. Overall 99 016 kg/year of nitrogen and 1 410 kg/year of phosphorus has ...been applied by the LGAs to a total of 1 952 ha. There are plenty more interesting statistics that have come out of the information you have provided which can be read in the report here - http://www.fertilisewise.com.au/docs/LGASurveyReport2017.pdf Score Cards have also been produced for the LGA's that responded to the survey which scores them on their overall level of nutrient best management practices since 2000. The Score Cards can be viewed here - http://www.fertilisewise.com.au//LGANutrientScoreCards2017

01.01.2022 Come and check out the Fertilise Wise display that is part of SERCULs stall at the Perth Garden Festival this weekend.