Oyster Harbour Catchment Group
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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.

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 
We acknowledge the Minang and Koreng people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we work and live. We pay our respects to the Elders, past, present, and emerging and to the wider Noongar community. 

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  • HOME
  • ABOUT
    • Our Groups Story >
      • Meet our Committee of Volunteers
      • Meet Our Staff
      • Our Fellow Community Groups
    • Catchment History
    • Natural Resources
    • Threats >
      • Erosion
      • Cats: Feral, Stray and Domestic
      • Feral Rodents
      • Invasive Plants
    • Natural Wonders >
      • Lakes and Wetlands
      • Biodiversity >
        • Seagrass meadows
        • Spiders
        • Western Ringtail Possum
  • PROJECTS
    • Regional Landcare Program
    • Looking Forward, Looking Back: farm planning
    • "uPtake" fertiliser trial
    • Healthy Estuaries WA >
      • Nutrient Mapping
    • Taking Past Learnings into the Future
    • Ranges Link
    • Past Projects
  • GET INVOLVED
    • Membership
    • Newsletter
    • Citizen Science and other volunteering opportunities >
      • Annual Western Ringtail Possum tally
    • Albany and Surrounds Feral Cat Working Group >
      • Albany and Surrounds Cat Blog
    • Compost Workshop
    • Nutrient Mapping
    • EOI revegetation and fencing opportunity
    • Grazer Matcher
  • CONTACT US
  • RESOURCES
    • For Youth and the Youthful at Heart