Saving possums through soft toy sales
Proceeds from the sale of western ringtail possum soft toys are being used to purchase possum rehabilitation manuals for local vets. The manuals support vet staff to assess and manage western ringtail possums that come into their care. Busselton Vet Hospital was presented with their copy of the Possum Manual this week, with other local […]
Diving in to Life in Geographe Bay
Community members soaked up the latest marine science from Geographe Bay and beyond at GeoCatch’s Life in Geographe Bay marine seminar in November. Over 70 people turned out to hear about the biodiversity in Geographe Bay, Ngari Capes Marine Park and surrounding national marine parks. Footage of migrating whales, the Great Southern Reef and seafloor […]
Summer gardens are made in spring
With summer just around the corner, GeoCatch hosted a series of Summer Loving Gardens workshops to help residents prepare their gardens for the warm dry weather. The workshops were held at Soils Ain’t Soils Busselton and featured Paul and Linda Mitchener from The Green Life Soil Company, who shared their tips for healthy summer soil. […]
Looking back on the year that was
It’s that time of the year when we reflect on our collective achievements for the year. And we couldn’t be prouder of what we have accomplished! 2020/21 was an exciting year for us at GeoCatch. A major focus was working with farmers to keep nutrients on-farm and out of our precious waterways. We continued to […]
Complexity of flood protection revealed
There was a full bus for the Flood protection in Busselton bus tour, as 57 community members witnessed firsthand the complexity of the local drainage network. The tour was organised in response to community concerns over flood risk during winter, visiting the Sabina River detention basin, Vasse Diversion Drain culverts, Vasse surge barrier and the […]
Arum lily fight gains momentum
The high turnout at GeoCatch’s arum lily control workshop indicates that community interest in controlling this invasive weed is high. Almost 60 landholders and volunteers attended the workshop to learn about the biology and control methods for arum lily. A key message was that while arum lily is increasing its range in our Catchment, control […]
Improving soil to grow great gardens
Over 50 keen gardeners attended our Bay OK gardening workshop in Vasse earlier this month to learn about creating healthy soil in the garden. The event featured 6PR garden show presenter Sue McDougall, who shared tips for improving soil to promote plant growth. Sue showed participants how adding organic matter to the soil improves soil […]
Schools connect with nature for National Tree Day
Local schools again celebrated National Tree Day by planting over 1000 trees across Busselton and Dunsborough. Over 150 students took part to connect with nature and learn more about conservation. Students from Capel Primary, Geographe Primary and Cornerstone Dunsborough and Busselton were happy to get up close and personal with their natural environment. Tree planting […]
Superheroes shed light on mental health
An unlikely fusion of sustainable gardening, superheroes and men’s mental health brought the community together for a special screening of Marvel’s Black Widow in July. The movie fundraiser event was presented by the GeoCatch Garden Guardians of the Bay campaign, which promotes urban gardening behaviours that protect the health of Geographe Bay. The campaign portrays […]
Dedicated punters plant for possums
Wild weather did not deter young Scotch students from Perth and local families from planting at our community planting day in June. Expectations for the turnout were low given the challenging weather conditions. The event went ahead however as families and students, unfazed by the wet conditions, turned up ready to plant trees. Native seedlings […]
