It is essential that the NRM practitioners continue to build strong ongoing partnerships and working relationships with the Barengi Gadjin Land Council Aboriginal Corporation. The episodic nature of flows into these terminal lakes means that they can be empty for many years before floodwaters fill them for at least a couple of years, watering fringe vegetation and providing a mecca for thousands of migratory water birds. Some of the settlers from South Australia came to the Wimmera because of exhaustion of their wheat lands by over cropping. Just downstream it also collects water from MacKenzie River, from the northern part of the Grampians National Park, and Norton Creek, lying at the southern boundary of the Wimmera CMA region. During exceptionally wet periods Lake Hindmarsh overflows into the ephemeral Outlet Creek and on to Lake Albacutya; a Ramsar-listed wetland, extending to the Wirrengren Plain in Victoria’s Mallee. The economy is worth $5.7 billion annually with 25% of residents relying directly on agriculture for income. In 1890 the area in the Wimmera planted to wheat was 55% of Victoria’s total wheat land. Along with the water retentive clayey Wimmera soils, the rivers and their headwaters have been a key to the agricultural development of the Wimmera. Put on your Akubra and pull on your boots and join us for Australia and New Zealand’s leading conference for trails professionals. This is true whether a farmer, a retiree, or living on a lifestyle property. The largest of these terminal lakes are Lake Hindmarsh and Lake Albacutya. People may be familiar with the Wimmera Mallee region, with stories of people and country painted on towering silos across the land. The best soils for agricultural productivity exist on privately owned farms with the national parks and reserves generally containing less productive soils. Over cultivation caused serious erosion and dust storms. The eastern boundary has been more variable, sometimes being the Avoca River but statistically pulling up west of there. The Wimmera also contains 25% of Victoria’s wetlands, which are predominantly in the South-west. The region is also home to about 1,500 species of native plants and 420 species of native animals. The taking of the line further north awaited the clearing of the land of rabbit infestation. Gold escort route. It is surrounded by agricultural land where wheat, oats, barley and wool are grown. You will also find many cultural and environmental heritage sites in the Wimmera with more than 2,000 sites of indigenous archaeological significance associated with the catchments’ reserves, waterways, floodplains, and wetlands. Horsham, being the largest city in Wimmera, is home to western Victoria’s wheat growing and sheep grazing industries, and it could be home to you too. The postwar census population trend for the Wimmera has been: *The figure for the Wimmera’s population in 1996 is based on the pre-existing Statistical Division. The fence kept wild dogs apart from their food supply, and trapping reduced their numbers and made sheep grazing more profitable. The northern boundary has usually been a line passing through Lake Hindmarsh, but statistically the boundary has extended northwards into the Mallee region. Most of the vegetation that once covered the landscape is now rare or endangered and contained to national parks, reserves, and state forests such as The Grampians and Little Desert National Parks, Black Range State Forest, Mt Arapiles–Tooan State Parks and the Pyrenees Range. Set in the 1980's in a small town in Victoria's Wimmera region, Brandi recounts the story of childhood friends Ben and Fab. The average annual rainfall varies from 1,000mm in the Grampians to as low as 300mm across the Northern Plains. Fax: (03) 5382 6076 The south Wimmera has an average of 495 millimetres, shading to 410 millimetres in the north Wimmera. The Wimmera River has a catchment of about 2.4 million hectares. CONGRATULATIONS! With the expansion of farming into the Mallee, the Wimmera lost its dominance: in 1939 the Wimmera had 30% of Victoria’s wheat areas and in 1994 it had 34%. The median age of farmers is 57 and 10% are 75 years or older. Below is a list of some of the threatened plants and animals in the Wimmera. New Zealand +64 4 4723114, Feasibility Studies and Business Planning, TRC Welcomes Brad Kirner and Dr Trudie Walters, Arkaroola ‘The Dawn of Animal Life’ Concept Plan. Developing and promoting the regional themes of the authentic outback, Aboriginal culture, the silo art trail and the spectacular Victorian back country landscapes. Nominations for the 2020 local council elections are now closed. The Wimmera Natural Resource Management (NRM) community is committed to exploring opportunities to incorporate and increase indigenous participation in NRM. employment, business, training, and economic development opportunities that affect traditional owners. It is thought that the name was derived from Woomera, describing the Aboriginal throwing stick. It includes the Wimmera River catchment and the eastern part of the Millicent Coast Basin. The Wimmera River flows west to Horsham where it collects the waters of Burnt Creek. The best soils for agricultural productivity exist on privately owned farms with the national parks and reserves generally containing less productive soils.
