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Greenmount Library becomes a Wi-Fi hot spot
12-Nov-09
SHIRE of Mundaring has introduced a free Wi-Fi service at the Katharine Susannah Prichard Library – making it one of the first WA public libraries to become a Wi-Fi hot spot.   Wi-Fi is a free wireless service which allows people to connect to the...
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Passes required to access transfer stations
12-Nov-09
RESIDENTS will no longer be able to access Shire of Mundaring transfer stations without a current tip pass.   Passes are sent to residents each year with annual rates notices. Residents who have used local transfer stations since September would h...
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Residents urged to get ready for bush fire season
06-Nov-09
SHIRE of Mundaring is encouraging residents to prepare for the bush fire season by cleaning up their yards and making sure they have an action plan in place should fire threaten their property.   The call comes in conjunction with Bush Fire Awaren...
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Tree Canopy Program 
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The Shire of Mundaring’s Tree Canopy and Understorey Program (TCUP) is an awarded environmental program that has provided over One Million native seedlings to local residents over the past 20 years. The three main objectives of the project are:

•         Overall Focus: To provide local endemic plant seedlings to the Community.

•         Environmental Focus: to replant degraded areas, stabilise soil, minimise erosion, create windbreaks, increase biodiversity values, control weeds and reduce salinity impacts.

•         Community Focus: Establish a Landcare ethic throughout the Shire of Mundaring.  Assist volunteer Friends Groups in actively managing a Shire Reserve.  Educate the community about landcare and environmental initiatives.

Seedlings produced through the Tree Canopy and Understorey Program are available for all residential properties and Shire vested reserves within the Shire of Mundaring.  This includes 21 suburbs from Helena Valley in the West to Wooroloo in the East.  The Shire provides seedlings on an application basis.  Applications are available from the website and the Shire of Mundaring Administration Office from mid February, closing on 1st May.

This program assists the local community to enhance both private and public properties that cover diverse landscapes throughout the region, including the Swan Coastal Plain, Darling Scarp and Darling Plateau.

Specifically this project supports natural area management on:

  •   larger scale properties
  •   hobby farms
  •    salinity affected area
  •    rural landscapes
  •    Peri urban properties
  •   Watercourse rehabilitation
  •    Bush regeneration
  •   Backyard landscaping on smaller urban blocks.

Click here for the Tree Canopy Programme Application Form
Click here for the Tree Canopy Programme Species List Brochure

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RESTRICTED BURNING PERIOD:
Permits to burn are required for all burning during this period. Note that small amounts of garden refuse may be burnt without a permit after 6.00 p.m. For more information regarding burning restrictions and fires, please phone the fire information hotline on 9290 6644.

NOTE: All fires in the first instance are to be reported to 000, not the shire.
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