Publication Date

1-1996

Publisher

Agriculture Western Australia

City

Perth

Abstract

In1983, heavy winter rains resulted in severe inundation and flooding of the lower parts of the Toolibin catchment. The damage to crops and pastures was immense and costly. Local farmers realised that they needed to work together to minimise the impact of heavy rainfall events on their farm productivity.

At the same time the Western Australian Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM) was concerned about the quality of both ground and surface water in the catchment area for Toolibin Lake, the last remaining wooded freshwater lake in the southern wheatbelt. This mutual interest led to the formation of the Wickepin Land Conservation District, as it is now known, which was used, and still is, as a forum for all parties with an interest in, or a responsibility for, the area to meet and plan together

The Lake Toolibin Catchment Committee was convened in 1989, with assistance from Alcoa Australia (through a sponsorship package) as part of Alcoa's commitment to the Decade of Landcare.

Number of Pages

246

Keywords

Toolibin catchment, Flooding, Farming, Salinity, Western Australia

Disciplines

Agriculture | Botany | Climate | Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment | Environmental Monitoring | Fresh Water Studies | Natural Resources and Conservation | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Plant Sciences | Water Resource Management

Comments

National Landcare Program

Lake Toolibin Catchment Committee

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