GeoCatch

It’s Plastic Free July! 💚🌏How do your plastic waste reduction efforts stack up? ♻

Check out the 31 Days of Ideas calendar below or learn more about how to reduce your plastic waste at 👉 www.plasticfreejuly.org

🌿Do you live in the Broadwater area? 👉 Complete our short survey by 31 July to show your interest and get involved in our new 3-year project that aims to protect Broadwater Wetlands from feral animals!

Our recent community information evening showed there is strong local interest in protecting the biodiversity of these wetlands from the impacts of foxes, rabbits and feral cats.🦊🐇🐈

With coordinated action from surrounding properties, this project can reduce the pressure of feral animals on the wetland ecosystem. 🫶

✅ Take part in a citizen science monitoring program
✅ Share what you’re seeing on your property
✅ Be involved in coordinated control efforts

To complete the survey, visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9YTLPKB and you could win a $100 gift voucher from Geographe Landcare Nursery or a GeoCatch gift pack!

This project is supported by the WA Government’s State NRM Program.

State Natural Resource Management Program WA

🌿 SAVE THE DATE! Bay OK Native Open Gardens is happening in October 2026

Get ready to step behind the garden gate and be inspired! On Saturday 10th to Sunday 11th October, the Bay OK Native Open Gardens weekend invites you to explore a stunning collection of local native gardens across Busselton and Dunsborough, generously opened by passionate community members.

What’s on?
🏡Explore private native gardens and be inspired by insights from the host gardener
🌳Guided bushland walks
🌱Garden workshops for all skill levels
🛻A unique verge gardens self-drive to spark ideas for your own street

This event is a celebration of how native gardening supports biodiversity, providing vital habitat for birds, pollinators and other wildlife.💚

Learn how choosing native plants can help you create a water-wise, low-maintenance garden that thrives in our climate while also reducing fertiliser run-off into our waterways and Geographe Bay.

GeoCatch is looking for host gardens in Busselton and Dunsborough! We would love to hear from you if you have a beautiful native garden or native verge garden that you would like to share with your local community! You may also have wildlife-friendly features in your garden such as bird baths, bee hotels, possum boxes or catios.🐾

If you are interested in sharing your garden for this event, please contact Lisa Massey before 31 July via 👉0491 069 078 or [email protected] to discuss further and organise a garden visit.

🎟Tickets will go on sale and a full program will be released in August.

This event is generously supported by Water Corporation and the City of Busselton and is a part of Healthy Estuaries WA and Revitalising Geographe Waterways, State Government programs.

Healthy Estuaries WA City of Busselton - Local Government Water Corporation