FOMRE has put in a submission to the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions for the creation of a regional park at the northern limits of Perth City to be considered in the Western Australian Government’s Plan for our Parks Program. The proposed new park...
The illegal opening of a river in south-west Victoria has resulted in a massive fish kill. A trench was dug through the sand bank between the Surrey River and the ocean at Narrawong. Artificially opening the sand bar at the wrong time can have devastating...
JLL have relaunched the Moore River South sale process, targetting international investors and developers, and are hopefull the property will reach $60 million. The 2103ha property is being billed as having the potential to be a self-sustaining urban area because any developer would have...
The Moore River South Subdivision Plan was before the Statutory Planning Committee (SPC) for renewal on 20th November 2018, the 2014 approval having lapsed. FOMRE was invited to make a deputation, following which the SPC voted to defer a decision to obtain legal advice...
Your committee has been busy lately! Our ongoing attention to the actions of the Moore River Company (MRC) has revealed the company is instigating their plan for the south side of the river. FOMRE understands MRC is attempting to meet the ‘detailed design requirements’ of...
Friends of Moore River Estuary conducted their most recent water quality testing on 17th August 2018. Although the support of NACC has been lost, DWER (Department of Water and Environmental Regulation) continue to come up from Perth to collect important data about the estuary with...
The Guilderton Planting Day June 2018 was a great success - we came, we planted, aand it rained! Enthusiastic volunteers came together on the morning of Sunday 10th June to help get seedlings planted on the Guilderton north dunes. This is the fourth, and hopefully,...
Our 2018 FOMRE AGM was conducted on the Moore River itself. Attendees enjoyed an evening cruise which finished at the mouth with the sun setting before us. It was delightful. Our progress was chronicled and the committee returned for another year 'protecting Moore River Estuary'. Shane...
The water quality monitoring conducted by Friends of Moore Fiver Estuary on August 25th 2017 was a resounding success with results showing a healthy river. The river level was as low as it has been for quite a while, but we were able to make it...
Friends of Moore River Estuary is pleased to have commenced our second year of water quality testing of the estuary. On 9th March we tested the 5 sites from the mouth to up past Woodridge with the support of the Dept of Water, NACC and...