What the hop is a bunny Igloo? Bunny Igloos keep birds and other animals from eating your rabbit pre-feed. Rabbits won’t take feed from enclosed spaces and the use of netting makes the rabbits think they are out in the open. There will be a Bunny Igloo making demonstration, and some materials supplied so that you can make one at home. This event is in collaboration with Ashbil Community Garden.

Got bridal creeper popping up? Spotted Cape tulip sprouting? Wondering how to get rid of that Pampas grass? All this and more will be covered at our annual Winter Weeds Information Session to be held next week on Monday 12 June at the Bridgetown Library. Make this the year you get on top of managing declared weeds on your property. Chat with your neighbours about working together. All welcome. Please see the attached flyer for more details and RSVP to admin@bbisouthwwest.org.

We’re holding a Meet & Greet sausage sizzle at Darkan Agri Services on: Tuesday 20th June at Darkan Agri Services, 11am to 1.00pm. Come by for a chat and a bite to eat. We want to meet the community and hear about your experiences with declared pests so that we can focus our services to your needs. You can also find out more about what we do. Hope to see you there. Please phone us on 0455 522 750 if you would like to talk about declared pests on your property and arrange a v

This event is being held by the Blackwood Valley Small Landholders Group. The workshop will address your biosecurity concerns and assist you to develop a plan for your own property. Date: Saturday 27th May Venue: CWA Hampton Street, Bridgetown (next to Vibe service station) Time: 9.00am-3.00pm Speakers include Adrian Williams BVSL Group. Jason Dearle, Operations Manager Blackwood Biosecurity, and Trish McCourt, Executive Officer, Blackwood Biosecurity. If you're a small land

If you’re in the Boyup Brook area and feeling a bit peckish, come and say ‘Hi’ at our Meet & Greet Sausage Sizzle outside the Boyup Brook Co-op from 11am-1.00pm. We want to meet you and get to know the Boyup Brook community better. We’ll be there to listen to you, to answer your questions about declared pests, and let you know how we can help manage these on your property. If you live in another region of our operational area, look out for a Meet & Greet in your area soon.

Blackwood Biosecurity will be holding a stall at the Small Farm Field Day together with Leschenault Biosecurity Group and Bridgetown-Greenbushes Community Landcare. As well as advice and recommendations, information handouts, we will have some of our free loan equipment for people to view and learn about. For more information about this regional event see the Balingup Small Farm Field Day website. The event program will be available on the website soon.

Blackwood Events for the Earth is a new collaboration of community groups in the Blackwood region. They aim to promote engaging and educational activities and events to support community awareness, resilience and regenerative action. The group is hosting this event at the Ashbil Community Garden from 9am – 2pm. Blackwood Biosecurity Inc. will have a stall and our EO Trish McCourt will provide a presentation. Please see the program for the presentation times. All welcome. To l

Red Card for Rabbits and Foxes is a coordinated community predator management activity and men's health initiative. Blackwood Biosecurity is working with landholders, businesses and community groups in the Shire of West Arthur to support this event. The Regional Men’s Health Initiative is a Statewide program which works toward raising awareness of men’s health in regional communities. The event makes a greater impact through coordinating teams to conduct baiting and shooting

We welcome collaborating with local community groups. The Blackwood Valley Small Landholders group is holding a Summer Weeds Management Workshop on Saturday 25 February, and we'll be supporting the event with a presentation and hands on activities focusing on declared weeds, particularly Blackberry, Cotton Bush and Pokeweed. Please see the flyer for more details and be sure to RSVP to Michelle as this workshop will be held on a private property near Bridgetown and numbers are

Looking for safe and ethical ways to manage declared vertebrate pests on your property? This workshop is open to all in the first session, followed by an opportunity for folks interested in gaining 1080 accreditation in the second session. Friday 24 February at the Greenbushes CRC. Please register at admin@bbisouthwest.org.au https://www.facebook.com/BBIncBlackwood/posts/pfbid0DgJGczXz1uGw3LhfmkKt2hGUL5b2qLuqk4PNzxPHh7kJwGwNbJib38WRxCDJitjql