Restoring Broomehill & Tambellup Reserves
Period: 2026–2028
Funding Body: State NRM
Funds: $48,000
Project Officers: Jenna Walliser & Hilary Watterson
Summary
The Restoring Broomehill & Tambellup Reserves project will protect and restore priority natural areas across the Shire of Broomehill-Tambellup, improving the health, resilience and biodiversity of local reserves. The project will focus on controlling priority invasive weeds, protecting remnant native vegetation and supporting natural regeneration across key community and conservation reserves.
Project Deliverables:
Priority weed control across Broomehill and Tambellup reserves
Restoration and protection of remnant native vegetation
Improved habitat for native plants and animals
Support for natural regeneration and ecological resilience
Community engagement and awareness activities
Gillamii’s role will focus on identifying and controlling priority invasive species that threaten native vegetation and habitat within key reserves, including Broomehill Nature Reserve, Tambellup Water Reserve and Boot Rock Nature Reserve. Weed control will target species that have the potential to outcompete native vegetation, restrict natural regeneration and degrade habitat values.
Control activities will be undertaken using appropriate methods including targeted herbicide application, manual removal and follow-up treatment to reduce reinfestation and support long-term weed management. Priority weeds will be managed according to their impact on native vegetation, distribution and potential to spread.
The project will also support the restoration and protection of native vegetation, allowing natural regeneration to occur where viable and undertaking supplementary restoration where required. Restoration activities will aim to improve vegetation structure, habitat connectivity and the condition of priority ecological areas.
Local reserves provide important habitat and refuge for native flora and fauna while also contributing to the character and amenity of the Broomehill-Tambellup community. Protecting these areas from invasive species will help maintain biodiversity and improve the resilience of native vegetation to ongoing pressures such as climate variability, disturbance and weed invasion.
Community engagement will provide opportunities for local residents and stakeholders to better understand the importance of the reserves, the threats posed by invasive species and the practical actions that can be taken to protect and restore local biodiversity.
Through priority weed control, habitat restoration, natural regeneration and community involvement, the project will contribute to healthier reserves, improved biodiversity and more resilient natural areas across the Shire of Broomehill-Tambellup.