ABOUT
Esperance Weeds Action Group (EWAG) is a unique community-based group formed in 1998 to raise public awareness of the impact of weeds in Esperance.
Objectives of the EWAG Group are:
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To preserve roadside native flora and associated fauna
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To gather information pertaining to weeds and to distribute the gathered information to the community
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To organize and run trials on various weeds and the most economic way to eradicate them in terms of expenditure and labour
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To prioritise weeds for control, and work out suitable control programmes in conjunction with stakeholders
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To maximize cooperation between the community and larger stakeholders
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To maintain partnerships between Esperance Weeds Action Group Inc and those groups and community members in general and to encourage them to keep on target to control their weeds
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To encourage all stakeholders to take responsibility for weed control
EWAG has open community meetings every second month, at the Parks & Wildlife meeting room, 92 Dempster Street, Esperance.
TEAM
Local Community
Key Stakeholders
School Groups
VOLUNTEERS
Members of the local Esperance community who volunteer are a key part of EWAG.
OUR PARTNERS
EWAG partners with several key stakeholders to make things happen including: South Coast Natural Resource Management (NRM), Department of Parks & Wildlife, Shire of Esperance, Esperance Regional Forum, Department of Agriculture & Food, and local weed contractors.
LOCAL SCHOOL PARTNERS
The Esperance Senior High School Bush Rangers, and Esperance Anglican Community School do a lot of awesome work with EWAG, including many impressive hours and hands helping with our Coastal reserve project.