Publication Date

3-1995

Publisher

Department of Agriculture, Western Australia

City

Perth

Abstract

Buntine West/Wubin land Conservation District was formed when a number of landholders wanted to extend and join on to some existing deep drains. At first the group concentrated on the deep drains with some farmers joining on anda project to connect the drains up througha naturally occurring saline area and to run the main drain into a salt lake system. Funding was attained for 50% of the project and farmers with drains paid for the rest. It was considered unfair for landowners whose land this drain went through to pay all the cost as it was not draining arable land.

Then we moved to the top of the catchment with a demonstration site which covered three farms. Its main aim was to demonstrate different types of banks and included broad-based banks, spreader banks, contour banks, level banks and a fenced off water way. Funding was attained for this project.

The West Maya Land Conservation District Committee was one of the original land conservation groups to be formed. It has 13 active members comprising 9 properties. The catchment is positioned in the southern part of the Perenjori Shire and covers 22,000 hectares with up to 15% of the land affected by salinity and a further 14% subject to waterlogging problems.

In the past we have tackled the extensive salinity problem with farmer activities and numerous grants to set up trials such as deep drainage demonstrations (see summary of these projects on page 95). Most farmers, with the help of the group, have been involved in a range of activities including tree planting and installing deep drains, level banks and large push drains.

Number of Pages

104

Keywords

Buntine, West Wubin, Land Conservation District Council (LCDC), West Maya, Catchment, Salinity, Soil, Pests

Disciplines

Agribusiness | Agricultural Education | Agricultural Science | Agronomy and Crop Sciences | Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment | Environmental Monitoring | Forest Management | Hydrology | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Plant Biology | Soil Science | Water Resource Management

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