Out in the field in the WA Wheatbelt. A Mulloon-designed contour bank runs behind the participants.

The Western Australian Bootcamp took place late March 2024. It was the third in the series of Bootcamps we’re hosting around the country as part of our Communities of Practice Project (CoPP) funded by the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund. The Bootcamp was supported by RegenWA and Perth NRM. The NSW and QLD Bootcamps ran in September and November of 2023, and the NT and VIC Bootcamps ran in April and May 2024.

Twenty-three landholders attended the WA field day at Carrolup, with 16 continuing for the next two days of theory and practical sessions, learning how to improve productivity and drought resilience by restoring the movement, storage and cycling of water on their farms.

Groups explain the table-models they built to illustrate rehydration structures and techniques.

WA-based Landscape Planner and Hydrologist Lance Mudgway and Landscape Planner and Environmental Engineer Erin Healy led the participants on the learning journey that introduced a range of skills and knowledge required to do their own restoration interventions in the unique circumstances on their own properties.

One of the RegenWA participants observed, “Attendees headed out on the Kowald’s farm to see the contour works being done by Mulloon in the context of managing salinity, water retention and reinstating water cycle functions. It was a great opportunity for participants to ask questions and learn about the practicalities of landscape restoration.”

We look forward to returning to the region in the coming months with one-on-one Mentoring Program property visits as part of the project.

This project received funding from the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund.

Mulloon Institute’s Learning Programs have been developed with the assistance of the NSW Government’s Environmental Trust.