Drainage and Clearing Roadshow Success
More than 100 farmers, contractors, Shire workers and landholders brushed up on their knowledge of important environmental legislation in September as part of the Drainage and [...]
Eco Party Packs
Say goodbye to disposable plates, cups and cutlery at your next birthday party, BBQ or gathering with the new Eco Party Packs! These beautiful new sets [...]
10 Week Bin Transformation Excitement!
Promotion of the 10 Week Bin Transformation has begun, and registrations have started flowing in. This whole waste thing might seem like a new buzz, with the [...]
Nappy Library – Yep, It’s A Thing!
By: Ella Maesepp I established the Katanning Nappy Library at Katanning Landcare a couple of years ago, to give parents who were unsure about using cloth nappies [...]
National Landcare Conference 2016
By: Ella Maesepp On September 22 and 23 2016, I attended the National Landcare Conference in Melbourne. For those who weren't there - here are the key messages I [...]
That’s a Good Idea! Toy Libraries!
Every Mum, Dad, Aunt and Uncle has spent Christmas morning disgorging new toys from packaging that seems to require an engineering degree to battle through – cardboard, [...]
The Hidden Benefits of a Home Vege Garden
I’ve always disliked gardening. I think it’s because I’d kill most things I planted. But when my son came along, I decided to give veggie gardening another [...]
Disposable knickers?
Clothes can get pretty gross, right? If anyone, like I do, has a farmer, mechanic or fishmonger in the family they know how disgusting and smelly clothes [...]
A New Family Watching Over Lake Ewlyamartup
Yesterday we celebrated the unveiling of a new sculpture at Lake Ewlyamartup, a family of four - mother, father, toddler and baby - made from agricultural scrap [...]
How Can a Lake Have an Inlet but no Outlet?
Let me introduce you to Lake Ewlyamartup (pronounced you-lee-a-mart-up). Regular Katanning Landcare followers will know the place well – a 100 ha hidden gem of Katanning, being [...]