| The
Mt Marshall Land Conservation District Committee(LCDC)
Background
Inaugurated
in 1984, the Mt Marshall Land Conservation District Committee (LCDC)
was one of the first land conservation districts gazetted in WA under
the Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945. The purpose of forming the
committee was to ensure that farmers would maintain control of conservation
matters in their district.
Members
The
Committee in consideration of the requirements of the Act has determined
that the committee shall include:
The Commissioner for Soil and Land Conservation, or his nominee,
2 Local Government Representatives,
3 persons representing one of the producer organizations, and
7 landholder representatives.
Members are appointed for a three year term after which they are available
for re-election.
| Current
Membership (term ends July 2006) |
| Commissioner's
Nominee |
-
Keith Ohlsen (Department of Agriculture, Merredin) |
Local
Government
(2 representatives) |
- Cr Derek Clauson, Dep President, Shire of Mt Marshall, Farmer
- Cr Ty Kirby, Member, Shire of Mt Marshall, Farmer |
WA
Farmers Federation
(3 representatives) |
-
John Dunne, Farmer, P.O. Box 45, Beacon WA 6472
- Chris Kirby, Farmer, P.O. Box 31, Beacon WA 6472
- Jim Sorgiovanni, Contractor, P.O. Box 138, Koorda 6475 |
|
"Landuser"
category
(7 representatives)
|
-
Robert Clare, Farmer, P.O. Box 214 Koorda 6475
-
Jason Faulkner, Farmer, P.O. Beacon 6472
-
Paul Gillett, Farmer, P.O. Box 147, Bencubbin 6477
- Clint
Poole, Farmer, P.O. Beacon 6472
- Tony
Sachse, Farmer, P.O. Box 30, Bencubbin 6477
- Helen
Shemeld, Farmer, P.O. Beacon 6472
The
committee meets quarterly. |
| Current
Committee Executive |
Phone
number |
| Paul
Gillett President |
08
9686 2055 |
|
John Dunne Vice-President – North |
08
9686 1045 |
| Tony
Sachse Vice-President – South |
08
9685 1257 |
| Helen
Shemeld Secretary |
08
9686 1054 |
| Michelle
Kirby Treasurer (Ex-officio) |
08
9686 6056 |
Aims
of the Committee
To
promote strategic earthworks; erecting fences to protect waterways,
badly degraded sites, remnant areas and bush corridors; planting trees
and shrubs in recharge areas; revegetating salt-affected areas with
useful fodder shrubs and pasture species and adopting cropping methods
and rotations which will better utilise the available rainfall; and
generally preserve the natural resources and biodiversity of the district
for the enjoyment of future generations.
Equipment Available for Hire
- Optical
Level, Tripod and Survey Staff.
- Hand-held
Laser Level Receiver, Laser Level, Tripod and Survey Staff.
- Vehicle-mounted
Laser Level Receiver, Laser Level and Tripod (temporarily unavailable).
- Chatfield
Tree Planter #1
- Chatfield
Tree Planter #2
- Booleroo
Plow
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