The Shire of Manjimup has successfully gained funding to boost local
biodiversity planning. Western Australia Local Government Association (WALGA)
received funding from the Western Australian Government’s State NRM Program
Community to boost the capacity of Local Governments in the Southwest Ecoregion
to conserve biodiversity. The Southwest Ecoregion is the only Biodiversity Hotspot
in Australia.
Shire President Donelle Buegge said “WALGA’s Local Biodiversity and
Native Vegetation Management Project will enable the Shire of Manjimup to
undertake strategic biodiversity management planning and implement two projects
over the next twelve months; Shire of Manjimup Road Reserves Conservation
Values Project, and Shire of Manjimup Biodiversity Assessments Project”.
“The project aims to involve the community in the projects allowing for
a whole of landscape approach for the protection and restoration of
conservation values. The information developed during the project will enable
areas with high conservation values to be prioritised for maintenance and
protection. High conservation values within the Shire of Manjimup include;
threatened species, threatened ecological communities, significant vegetation
complexes and Aboriginal cultural heritage”.