Torbay Catchment Restoration Plan - Community Survey 2017

Your input is invited to inform the Torbay Catchment Group on how best to help protect and improve where you live!

So please tell us what you love in the catchment, anything you are concerned about, what you are already doing to help and what catchment activities you might be interested to be involved with.

The updated catchment plan will be looking at Water Care, Sustainable Landuse, Habitat and Biodiversity Repair, Valuing our Coasts, and Building Our Community.

Fill it out here now! Or download here and email or print and send to the catchment coordinator Pip Tillbrook projectofficer@torbay.southcoastwa.org.au 0439 461 591 PO Box 1900 Albany WA 6331.

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* 1. What aspect/s of Torbay catchment care is/are your passion?

Water Care

Sustainable Landuse

Biodiversity and Habitat Repair

Valuing our Coasts

Building Our Community

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* 2. What do you love/value about where you live? (Please describe up to 3 values of where you live)

Value 1

Value 2

Value 3

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* 3. What concerns you about the current condition and future threats to where you live? Please tick the six issues below of most concern to you.

Soil acidity

Salinity of land

Bluegum plantations taking up agricultural land

Economic viability of farming

Weeds

Feral animals

Degradation of waterways

Condition of native vegetation

Impacts of recreation on environment

Bore water quality

Harmful bacteria from animal waste in our drinking water

Chemical sprays

Impacts of dieback on vegetation

Clearing of native vegetation

Decline in fisheries

Impacts if water from Marbellup Brook extracted for Albany drinking water

Algal blooms in the drains, Lakes and Torbay Inlet at the bottom of the catchment

Management of the lower drainage district

Waterlogging of agricultural and residential land

Increasing number of new residents

Decreasing number of people involved in community groups

Subdivisions causing loss of productive agricultural land and splitting land uses

Climate change

Access to water for farming

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Why are you concerned about these issues above?

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* 5. How could the Torbay Catchment Group best help the community with catchment management?

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* 6. How would you like to be more involved in the Torbay Catchment Group and their activities?

Membership of Torbay Catchment Group

Torbay Catchment Group Committee member

Busy Bees

Fundraising

Information and mail outs

Landcare programs (e.g. soil testing, biodiversity)

Events

Other (please specify)

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* 7. What do you do on your property?

Residential < 2ha

Small property/lifestyle

Grazing

Horticulture

Cropping

Dairy/piggery

Tree farming

Biodiversity

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Gender?

Male

Female

Other

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* 9. What is your age group?

15 to 24

25 to 34

35 to 44

45 to 54

55 to 64

65 and over

Torbay Catchment Group is seeking your input! Please attend one of our workshops:

7 June, 6 to 8pm, South Coast Progress Hall, Little Grove

14 June, 6 to 8pm, Torbay Hall, Torbay

Food will be provided. Please contact Pip Tilbrook on 0439 461 591 or info@torbaycatchment.org.au or projectofficer@torbay.southcoastwa.org.au