It was a stunning day at Wirrimbirra in the Capertee Valley, NSW, where rock ramps were built to address two active headcut sites.
In November 2025 Kelsey, Emma, Rob and Adam at North East Wiradjuri Co took another step along their skills journey. Tam and Laura from the Mulloon team joined them at Wirrimbirra in the Capertee Valley, NSW, on a stunning day to build rock ramps to address two active headcut sites.
The task first involved assessing catchment size, measuring the width and depth of each site and working out the optimal shape of the headcut repair footprint. We then removed the top layer of grass, moved earth to soften the gradient of the sites, and laid coir matting, mulch and rock to form a ramp. The removed grass sods were then repositioned around the ramp, and seeds scattered to support plant takeover as soon as possible. The enthusiastic landowners had mixed plenty of goat dung and remnant wool with the mulch, which will supply more fertility and material to these plants. Photo monitoring sites were established so that future changes can be tracked after rain events.
The team worked hard and enjoyed putting learnings into practice. NewCo members have now created pin weirs, brushpacks and rock ramps, and thus have an array of natural infrastructure options to choose from when they embark on their own mentored projects in 2026!
This event was supported by the Australian Government through funding from the Climate-Smart Agriculture Program under the Natural Heritage Trust.
Right: NEWco mentoring participants building skills on Country
NEWco and Mulloon team hard a work preparing the site for head cut repair and laying rock that will safely transport water down the flowline
