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Torbay Catchment Group

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23.01.2022 ASFCWG released a survey https://forms.gle/VvhaG9VEgPfLfjb9A to better understand the thoughts and feeling from residents in Albany, Plantagenet, Denmark and C...ranbrook on cats in general, in enclosures, roaming and feral and stray cat. We are trying to understand what the public think on cat matters so that we can work towards the best solutions. Please follow the link to fill in the survey. https://forms.gle/VvhaG9VEgPfLfjb9A Our Aim is to get 500 responses so that we can make an informed and accurate education program going into next year.

22.01.2022 That coast! Sandpatch, WA Picture:@josh_salatenna_arkhousemedia/Instagram

21.01.2022 Want to get up to speed with what the Vermont Farm to Plate Plan is all about and what it's achieved so far prior to webinar 1 on 2nd December? Since 2010 Verm...ont’s Farm to Plate Plan has: +Increased purchases of local food increase from US$176 million to US$310 million +Supported the creation of 6,529 net new jobs in food-related industries +Helped the establishment of 379 net new food and farm businesses +Achieved a 26% reduction in the number of food insecure people across the state. Here are a few links to follow up for a few more cold hard facts: +Farm to Plate 2019 Annual Report https://www.vtfarmtoplate.com//2019-farm-to-plate-annual-r +Vermont Farm to Plate Plan highlights https://sustain.org.au//vermont-farm-to-plate-plan-highlig +Farm to Plate Strategic Plan Documents https://www.vtfarmtoplate.com/plan/ Head to our events page to secure a ticket AgriStart Pty LtdBuy West Eat Best Commonland Diane Evers, Greens MLC for South West Dirty Clean Food Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development - DPIRD Gertrude WellEase Impact Seed Fremantle Foundation Great Southern Development Commission Noongar Land Enterprise Group Prepare Produce Provide Peel-Harvey Catchment Council Perth NRM Regional Development Australia Great Southern WA @regenWA South Coast Natural Resource Management Inc. Swan Valley and Eastern Regions Slow Food South West Catchments Council (SWCC) The City of Albany Wheatbelt Natural Resource Management Inc Foodbank WA Foodbank Australia ABC Foundation OzHarvest City of Mandurah Edith Cowan University (ECU) Wide Open Agriculture St. Vincent de Paul The Salvation Army Australia Shire of Murray City of Wanneroo Alumni for Social Impact - UWA City of Swan United Nations Association of Australia WA Inc UN Youth Western Australia Gascoyne Food Council Shire of Katanning Shire of Augusta Margaret River Torbay Catchment Group Serpentine Jarrahdale Food & Farm Alliance Inc City of Canning Gondwana Link The Gillamii Centre Inc. City of Armadale Shire of Denmark Green Skills Inc Uniting WA Jessica Shaw MLA Simone McGurk MLA City of Fremantle #rootedinvermont #commonland #FFTF #Foodforthoughtfestival #foodfut#fftf2020 #Foodsecurity #gascoynefood #localfood #regenwa #southernforests #Sustainablefoodsystems #unfao #gascoyne #Goldfieldsesperance #greatsouthern #kimberly #midwest #peel #pilbara #southwest

19.01.2022 TINY CRITTER WORTH THE WAIT! Photographer Robert McClean spent three days at Cheynes Beach hoping to get a photo of the tiny honey possum. He managed to snap ...this great shot! Picture: Robert McLean

18.01.2022 The Good Food Shed is open this Sunday with loads of fresh, local produce & crafts & live music too! We’ll have marron, Prince of Orange potatoes, local blueber...ries, strawberries, passionfruit, broccoli, cauliflower, rainbow carrots, sugar snap peas, spring onions, beetroot, salad greens, pak Choi, fennel, broad beans, kale, zucchini, squash, kohlrabi, Lebanese cucumbers & more! Spicy Coconut will be serving vegan fusion curries, dessert pastries, coffee & fresh soda, Aussie Seafood will be there too. We also have fresh flowers, local honey, jams & sauces, handmade & handspun alpaca knitwear, dog biscuits, soaps, plants & heaps more! See you Sunday 9-1 at the Shed See more

15.01.2022 A stark and sad reminder about the importance of responsible pet ownership and the impact cats have on our native wildlife. This footage was sent to us by Luke... from Queensland and shows the toll of a roaming domestic cat on a native snake. The following day, the snake was located deceased and the cat was recorded roaming in the subsequent nights. Sadly, the event captured here is not an anomaly according to leading scientists, each day more than 3.1 million mammals, 1 million birds and 1.7 million reptiles like this snake are killed by cats across Australia. Pet cats alone are estimated to kill 83 million native reptiles each year. Conservation is everyone’s business and you can do your part by being a responsible cat owner and practicing cat containment 24/7. Responsible cat ownership also means safer cats by keeping our cats happy and safe indoors. For tips and tricks on how to best look after your cat indoors, visit the Safe Cat, Safe Wildlife website: http://www.safecat.org.au/ Thank you to Luke for sending us this footage.

07.01.2022 After a great opening last week, we are excited to do it all again tomorrow - the shed is open Sunday from 9am to 1pm! We will once again have a bounty of local... produce and wares. Avocados, strawberries, blueberries, cherries and passionfruit will give us a taste of summer. As well a beautiful range of fresh veggies; Prince of Orange and Delaware potatoes, D.I.Y salad mix, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, carrots, fresh herbs, cucumbers, zucchini, kohlrabi, spring onion, garlic and more seasonal goodies. Plus a range of jams, chutneys and sauces, local honey, handmade soaps, seedlings, flower posies and natural dog bickies for our furry friends. We could go on... but instead, See you tomorrow :)

06.01.2022 Have you seen any bobtails out and about recently? Garden guru Sabrina Hahn told ABC Perth's Afternoons show that they're appearing more around Perth and the... South West because of the warmer weather. "If you've got bobtails in your garden, always leave out a little flat tray of water because in summer they do like a bit of water,' she said. "They're friendly, they're not so much cuddly as they are scaley, but they're very family orientated." MORE | https://ab.co/3mXhjk5 If you find a sick or injured bobtail call the Wildcare Helpline on (08) 9474 9055. And remember, bobtails are friendly!

03.01.2022 TURTLES ARE ON THE MOVE! The weather conditions this afternoon are optimal for turtles leaving their wetland habitats and a number of turtles have been sighte...d crossing busy roads. Please be alert and exercise caution around areas of high turtle traffic, such as Golf Links Road. The City encourage residents to use the Albany Freshwater Turtle Survey web app to record sightings of South-West Snake Neck Turtles at https://www.albany.wa.gov.au/albanyfreshwaterturtle

03.01.2022 Webinar 1 Vermont Farm to Plate Plan-from 2009 to 2020 and beyond starts today 8am AWST. Grab a cuppa and we will see you online soon Will be be seeing you WA...? AgriStart Pty Ltd Albany Chamber of Commerce & Industry Alderton's Farming Buy West Eat Best Commonland @dianeversmlc Dirty Clean Food Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development - DPIRD Gertrude WellEase Great Southern Development Commission Noongar Land Enterprise Group North Road Supa IGA Prepare Produce Provide Peel-Harvey Catchment Council Perth NRM Regional Development Australia Great Southern WA @regenwa South Coast Natural Resource Management Inc. South Coast Natural Resource Management Inc. Swan Valley and Eastern Regions Slow Food South West Catchments Council (SWCC) Taste of the Blackwood Valley The City of AlbanyWheatbelt Natural Resource Management Inc Foodbank WA ABC Foundation OzHarvest WA City of Mandurah Edith Cowan University (ECU) Wide Open Agriculture The Salvation Army Australia Lotterywest Aus Curtin University Shire of Murray City of Wanneroo Alumni for Social Impact - UWA City of Swan United Nations Association of Australia WA Inc UN Youth Western Australia Gascoyne Food Council Shire of Katanning Shire of Augusta Margaret River Torbay Catchment Group Serpentine Jarrahdale Food & Farm Alliance Inc City of Canning Gondwana Link The Gillamii Centre Inc. City of Armadale Shire of Denmark Greenskills Uniting WA See more

02.01.2022 The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development - DPIRD is asking the public, gardeners and environmentalists to keep an eye out for a declared pl...ant called African clubmoss (Selaginella kraussiana). This invasive weed was recently found on two properties in Denmark and in a nursery in Perth. DPIRD is carrying out surveillance to determine if it has spread, or if it is being sold in other nurseries. If you think you have seen this plant please contact DPIRD’s Pest and Disease Information Service on 9368 3080 or [email protected]. You can also learn more, including control options, by visiting agric.wa.gov.au/africanclubmoss

02.01.2022 Lots of different trigger plants in flower at the moment. They are all beautiful but these are particularly spectacular!