Food for thought this festive season…
With my fridge teeming with Christmas leftovers I can’t help but think about the frightening food waste statistics I’ve come across this year through...
Gingin Groundwater Allocation Plan
The Gingin Water Group has had its final meeting with the Department of Water before the imminent release of the region’s water allocation plan.
The...
Wildflowers and Weeds
August is one of the peak flowering months in this area. Many plants such as wattles, buttercups and Lechenaultia are well recognised but there...
Gingin water group bus tour pursues problems
Members of the committee of the Gingin Water Group represented the Gingin community last month in a tour of the region’s main water problem...
It’s a bug’s life
Our local “Bug Man”, Lachlan Chilman has dedicated the last nine years to breeding beneficial bugs in his commercial insectarium
in the Northern Valleys.
These microscopic...
Wheel cactus found in WA
There has been a new weed found recently in WA. If infestations are reported and dealt with promptly it will be possible to prevent...
Regulator warns Gingin of water shortage
David Rickson, Gingin Water Group
Scientists from the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) have been advising the committee of Gingin Water Group on...
Is the methane problem a myth?
Methane and its effects as a potent greenhouse gas and contributor to global warming are well publicised — but is there an environmental difference...
Tour of Geo Technical survey site of Empire Oil Company
Wannamal West Road / Boonanarring
On Thursday June 6th 2013 I was given a tour and explanation of the 3D Seismic survey being conducted for...
Kangaroos
Our kangaroos are fascinating and complex animals. Currently in Chittering and surrounding areas, it is ‘pinky’ time, with embryonic little joeys growing inside the...
Welcome to the Northern Valleys Waste Watcher column!
I was always under the impression that as a household we were actually pretty good with our waste — our council recycle bin was...
A bird in the hand
With a friendly face beaming with enthusiasm, often with a large black cockatoo perched on his shoulder, Carnaby’s Crusader Dean Arthurell has become a...
