Western Local Land Services have teamed up with a local landholder to carry out some important erosion control works which will provide benefits in productivity and to the environment for generations to come.
The works, which involved creating waterponds using a banking machine towed by a tractor (grader also commonly used to construct waterponds) to rehabilitate scalded areas, were carried out by Rick Reid of "Kimbriki", on 170 hectares of degraded Coolibah-Black Box Woodlands endangered ecological community.
During the final stages of works to construct the waterponds, Mr Reid spread saltbush and grass seeds to accelerate vegetation growth, thus further reducing the potential for water and wind erosion in future.
Mr Reid has previously carried out erosion control works on his property, and after seeing how the landscape responded following rain, is looking forward to seeing similar results with these works which were completed in early May.
"The area in question was continually being eroded from heavy rain events and dust storms, the issue was just compounding," Mr Reid said.
"Western Local Land Services were running programs targeting erosion control so we applied and were successful.
"Through the program, we've constructed waterponds which will ensure further degradation doesn't occur. We plan to do further waterponding elsewhere on the property.
"We are very appreciate of the support from Western Local Land Services."
