Helping regional communities prepare for drought
The project aims to cultivate sustainable futures and build long-term drought resilience through grower group-led educational initiatives in Kojonup and surrounding localities. The project focuses on revegetation, specifically the use of deep-rooted, salt-tolerant species, to stabilize freshwater resources, reduce soil degradation, and maintain productivity. Native vegetation provides habitat for wildlife, filters water, and helps maintain erosion and salinity.
Salt bush can be used for drought-preparedness and rehabilitating degraded land areas into productive landscapes. The project aims to foster community cohesiveness through intergenerational collaboration and education, as well as place-based practices. It also plans to build awareness around drought resilience through education, workshops, and school curriculum development, coupled with hands-on learning through planting and monitoring. The project scope includes short-term metric such as providing strategies for growers, surveys for school children, and long-term metric like ongoing monitoring and positive flow-on effects.Â
Funders
This project is supported by FRRR, through funding from the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund.