There was a full bus for the Flood protection in Busselton bus tour held recently, as 57 community members witnessed firsthand the complexity of the local drainage network. The tour was organised in response to community concerns over flood risk during winter, visiting the Sabina River detention basin, Vasse Diversion Drain culverts, Vasse surge barrier...Continue Reading
GeoCatch hosted a community forum at the Geographe Bay Yacht Club in June to help inform the crowd of around 45 attendees about the progress and challenges of managing water quality in Busselton’s Vasse Wonnerup wetlands and Lower Vasse River. Scientists from the Departments of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER), and Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions...Continue Reading
Over 50 people from the local community and management agencies attended a community information session on the Lower Vasse River at the end of November. The event, coordinated by the City of Busselton, aimed to update the community on action that has been undertaken and planned to improve water quality in the Lower Vasse River....Continue Reading
Water Corporation’s surge barriers in Vasse and Wonnerup demonstrated their importance in flood protection this week by holding back a significant tidal surge. Water Corporation South West Regional Manager, John Janssen, said the recent cold front brought higher than normal tides and the surge barriers had proven just how effective they are in protecting Busselton...Continue Reading
A study into the influence of invasive aquatic weed, the Mexican waterlily (Nymphaea Mexicana) on ecology and water quality of the lower Vasse River has been completed. The study, funded through the Revitalising Geographe Waterways program, was initiated in response to community concern of the rapid expansion of the waterlily over recent years, which is...Continue Reading
A water treatment trial in the Lower Vasse River over the 2017-18 summer has ended with the removal of large blue plastic curtains used to separate sections of the river upstream of the traffic bridge in Busselton. Department of Water and Environmental Regulation scientist Svenja Tulipani said despite some issues with summer storms, the trial...Continue Reading
