Planning your heavenly hectares
GeoCatch is excited to announce the second instalment of the popular Heavenly Hectares workshop featuring sustainable land management expert Chris Ferreira. The ‘Property Planning’ Workshop is designed to help small landholders transform their rural dreams into practical, sustainable property plans. This next session responds directly to feedback from participants who wanted more guidance on how […]
How dung beetles can boost farming and tourism in the south west
Dung beetles may be small, but their impact is big! These underground powerhouses are quietly transforming paddocks across the Geographe Catchment, improving soil health, reducing bush fly populations, and enhancing pasture productivity. GeoCatch’s upcoming event, Discovering Dung Beetles, invites farmers and community members to take a closer look at the vital role these insects play […]
Vet Hospital Unveils First On-Site Catio
Busselton Vet Hospital is setting a new standard for responsible pet ownership by installing the region’s first-ever onsite catio —an enclosed outdoor space designed to keep cats safe while allowing them to enjoy the outdoors. This innovative addition aims to educate cat owners on the benefits of catios for feline wellbeing and local wildlife protection. […]
Mighty dung beetle packs a punch
As its name suggests, the dung beetle specialises in dealing with dung. But these expert manure handlers do so much more than break down those cow pats out in the paddock. They are nature’s soil engineers—enhancing soil health and structure, improving pasture quality, reducing parasites, and keeping bush fly numbers down. But in many areas, […]
Primary school kids support possum tally
Year 7 students from Georgiana Molloy Anglican School (GMAS) are onboard for the 2025 Ringtail Tally, now in its tenth year running. The annual Ringtail Tally, hosted by GeoCatch, is underway from April 6 to May 3. Participants of the vital citizen science project count possums sighted in their backyards or local bushland, playing a […]
Ringtail possum tally reaches 10-year mark
GeoCatch’s annual Ringtail Tally is commencing this Sunday 6 April and is an opportunity for everyone to play a part in protecting the critically endangered Nguraren (Western Ringtail Possum). The citizen science project, in its tenth-year running will span four weeks until the 3rd May and anyone can be involved in collecting data. The information […]
Cat owners keen for catios
Over 70 local cat owners came along to GeoCatch’s latest DIY Catio Building Workshop, held recently in Dalyellup. An increasing number of cat owners are opting to keep their cats contained in catios, a fully enclosed outdoor space connected to the home that allows cats to spend time outside while keeping wildlife safe. “Catios not […]
2024 Ringtail Tally
The results of the 2024 Ringtail Tally have been finalised, with mixed results for the critically endangered marsupials. Participation in the citizen science project increased this year, with more than double the number of possum spotters taking their torches to the trees. Coordinated by GeoCatch, the annual tally aims to improve knowledge and awareness of […]
Catio Rebate keeps cats and wildlife safe
Cat owners are invited to access funds to install a catio (cat enclosure) to keep their cat and wildlife safe at home. GeoCatch is offering a second round of Catio Rebates worth $200 each as part of a successful Community Stewardship Grant application. Following on from the success of the first catio rebate across the […]
DIY Catio Workshop coming to Margaret River
Cat owners across the South West are becoming increasingly aware of the need to keep cats contained at all times to protect domestic cats and local wildlife. So do you own a cat but are not sure where to start? Mitre 10 Margaret River, GeoCatch and Shire of Augusta Margaret River are running an interactive […]
