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Thanks to all who attended the Building Sustainable Communities event in Maylands on April 11, 2019 for a full day of practical and positive approaches toward progressing the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals through community actions.

Preventing and controlling soil erosion, sediment runoff and sand drift from building, subdivision and construction sites resulting from urban development is a significant issue for Local Governments (LGs).

Fraser Eynon, the UWA Masters student undertaking the Sediment Research Project (SRP), resigned from his Masters course of study in November 2018.

West Australian nectarines, plums and peaches are all in season and are in great flavour condition.

Matilda Bay Restaurant was the venue for this years Swan Alcoa Landcare Program Funding Ceremony.

The Swan Alcoa Landcare Program (SALP) continues to protect the environmental biodiversity of our Swan Region with more than $330,000 in grants awarded to 59 on ground projects at this morning’s annual SALP Funding Ceremony.

Perth NRM spent a lovely afternoon at the 2018 International Volunteer Day Ceremony at the Lower Gardens of Government House.

Local stone fruit is hitting our shops this December

The launch is taking place on Tuesday 4th December between 6.30am and 9.00am at two locations, Yagan Square and Murray Street Mall

The Swan Alcoa Landcare Program (SALP) celebrated 20 years of delivering positive environmental outcomes for Perth at a ceremony held last night at Frasers in Kings Park.

One of Australia’s longest and most successful landcare initiatives, the Swan Alcoa Landcare Program (SALP), is celebrating 20 years of protecting and enhancing the Swan and Canning rivers catchments.

Perth NRM will again be exhibiting at the Perth Hills Festival in 2018.

Local Government Officer’s perceptions improve our understanding of how sediment loss from building sites is being managed in Perth

Monitoring and data trend analysis has continued at Heron Park over the last 6 months, including storm monitoring data from 2 "summer" storm events being captured.

The S&P Global team joined Perth NRM and Cambridge Coastcare at City Beach on a beautiful autumn day for their first corporate volunteering event.

Friends of Moore River Estuary (FOMRE) were the delighted recipients of Perth NRM's $1000 grant, gifted to a community group who completed the 2017 Community Capacity Assessment.

The Swan Alcoa Landcare Program (SALP) celebrated its 20th anniversary in February, delivering $338,000 in grants to 25 community volunteer groups in the Swan Region.

The Sediment Task Force is pleased to announce they have a new information resource Taking Action to Control Sediment; Simple Solutions to Protect the Health of Perth’s Waterways.

We have been celebrating AgDay at Perth NRM and our industry partnership with WA Stonefruit!

Freshwater is essential to sustaining the Swan Region’s population and its unique natural ecosystems.