$30m Natural Resource Management funding
The State Government announced on 14 May 2009 $30million funding for Natural Resource Management (NRM) in the 2009-10 State Budget. Future NRM funding will depend on successful outcomes from key State NRM programs supported with this money. Further information can be obtained from http://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/WACabinetMinistersSearch.aspx?ItemId=131845&minister=Redman&admin=Barnett

$1.6m Wheatbelt salinity initiative announced        
The Avon Catchment Council today announced details of a comprehensive $1.6 million initiative to help counter dryland salinity throughout the Wheatbelt region.

The project is being funded by the WA and Federal Governments through the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality (NAPSWQ). More … (NB: hotlink to the full story at http://www.avonicm.org.au/news/newsitem.cfm?news=216 )