Join the estuary enthusiast community this November!

Healthy Estuaries WA, in collaboration with local catchment groups, is inviting community members to come along to annual community estuary science forums across the South West and South Coast this November 2025. These free events are a great opportunity for locals to: This year’s forums are especially exciting as we … Read More

Seedling Success

Planting season is in full swing, so it’s worth looking back at what we’ve achieved in winters past. Since 2020, 232 sheep, beef and dairy farmers across the south west and south coast have planted more than 260,000 seedlings and 20 kg of native seed along waterways on their farms. … Read More

Aerial assessment for seagrass sampling

Over 1,200 seagrass observations have been recorded across four estuaries, marking a huge effort from the Healthy Estuaries WA seagrass team to map seagrass distribution since November 2024. The team will use aerial imagery for the first time this year to estimate seagrass coverage in the Peel-Harvey estuary where shallow … Read More

Nutrient Calculator Sessions – Peel-Harvey

Work one-on-one with nutrient experts to review your soil test results in the online nutrient calculator. Book a session by contacting your catchment group.

Accu-Spread – Peel-Harvey

Join Australia’s leading Accu-Spread specialist Russell Nichol for a hands-on workshop demonstrating how to test and calibrate your own fertiliser spreading equipment. A calibrated spreader can help you get the most from your fertiliser investment and reduce nutrient loss to waterways.

Cox Bay lake clay trials continue

Trial work exploring clay-based products to reduce phosphorus concentrations and algal growth has been continuing in Mandurah’s Cox Bay North Lake this summer. We applied a phosphorus-binding clay product called hydrotalcite clay (HT-clay) to the lake in early November 2024. A few hours after the application, the phosphate concentrations in … Read More