Oyster Harbour Catchment Group
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  • Upcoming Events
    • WRP spotlight walks- annual tally 2025
    • Holistic Management workshop 2025
    • Manypeaks Bittern event 21 May 2025
    • Soil Microscopy workshop 2025
    • Climate Resilient Western Ringtail Possum Project 2025

Past Projects

Example of some past revegetation works seen in partnership with Wittigo Estate over the last 20 years (2002-2022). 

Wittigo Estate is situated in the Sanders Road sub Catchment of Oyster Harbour Catchment, part of the Albany Hinterland of the South Coast Region of Western Australia. Through their partnership over the last 20 years, we have enabled them to protect 525 ha of remnant bushland and revegetate 73 ha of degraded land.
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"In 2002 when the idea for our first section of revegetation and fencing of the Woogie Pool was put forward by Dr Peter Speldwinde the OHCG Project officer at the time. He asked us to think about how we measure the project's success. We decided it would be a success if the water quality improved so significantly that our grandchildren could swim in it as was done in the past.

We are proud to say that with the support of the catchment this is a reality for our children, let alone grandchildren. We continue to look forwards to improving our farm and land through participating in future OHCG projects" Tammy and Martin Wiehl

We support and encourage Wittigo Estate's vision to incorporate sustainable agriculture practices' with continuous environmental improvement by revegetating degraded lands and protecting our natural assets such as our bushland and waterways.

2023
  • uPtake trails: ​Involves fertiliser trials that have a focus on phosphorous response and increasing confidence in determining appropriate applications for production. Carrying out field walks through out the year to view local trials, caught-up with neighbours and discussion finding. The project is jointly funded through the State Government's Regional Estuaries Initiative and the Australian Governments' National Landcare Program.
  • Regional Landcare Partnership:  ​
    Aimed to improve the status of 20/20 priority listed threatened species in the South Coast Region Management Unit. Ran from 2019 to 2023. Brought scientists, Indigenous people, and the NRM community together to protect threatened species. This includes fencing remnant bush, revegetating, and having community events to educate and raise awareness.
    • Annual Ringtail Tally 
2022
  • Shire of Plantagenet Weed Control Project:​ Targeting the monitoring/controlling of roadside weeds in the Plantagenet Shire including Watsonia, Tagasaste, Bridal Creeper, Love grass etc. which threaten both the native environment and industry.
  • Taking Past Learning into the Future: Involves going through our 30years plus of landcare initiatives, educational resources and minutes to better promotes the communities passionate commitment to landcare over the decades and help us strategically plan future actions. 

2020
  • Collaborating with The Nature Conservatory's Oyster Reef Restoration

2019
  • 2019 Red Card Feral Animal Shoot
  • ​State Natural Resource Management
    • ​Western Ringtail Possum Projects
    • ​Weed Control

2018
  • Feral Plant and Animal Control
  • Improving Community Capacity
  • ​Western Ringtail Possums in Albany: Core Habitat, Abundance, and Distribution (sponsored by the Government of Western Australia's Natural Resource Management program)
  • Controlling Bridal Creeper in the Ranges Link and Surrounds (sponsored by the Government of Western Australia's Natural Resource Management program)
  • Implementing Recovery Actions for EPBC Species and Restoring Coastal Environments (sponsored by Australian Government’s National Landcare Program, through South Coast Natural Resource Management Inc). 
  • Fire Resilience Workshop - Making your Property Fire Safe and Sustainable 
  • King River's Water-bug Blitz 

​2017
  • ​Controlling Weedy Acacia and Watsonia to Protect Native Vegetation (sponsored by the Government of Western Australia's Natural Resource Management program)
  • Ranges-link Conservation Action Plan
  • Vegetation Surveys and Weed Control in the Ranges Link (sponsored by the Government of Western Australia's Natural Resource Management program)
  • ​Feral Plant & Animal Control
  • Porongurup Weed Project 

​See more in office archive 
  • Home
  • About us
    • Meet the team
    • Our Catchment >
      • Our Groups Story
      • Catchment History
  • Projects
    • Current Projects
    • Past Projects >
      • Regional Landcare Program
  • Resources
  • Get Involved
    • Southern Grazier Network
    • Donate
    • EOI Bittern conservation project 2025
    • EOI Soil Testing
    • EOI Revegetation and Fencing
    • EOI for 1080 Training
  • Upcoming Events
    • WRP spotlight walks- annual tally 2025
    • Holistic Management workshop 2025
    • Manypeaks Bittern event 21 May 2025
    • Soil Microscopy workshop 2025
    • Climate Resilient Western Ringtail Possum Project 2025