Second round of funding secured for mitigation activity

Published on Wednesday, 20 December 2023 at 1:45:33 PM

Shire of Mundaring has secured a second Mitigation Activity Fund Grant from the State Government’s Mitigation Activity Fund Grants Program (MAFGP).

The $240,000 grant will be used to conduct bushfire mitigation treatments in Chidlow, Mundaring, Mahogany Creek and Lake Leschenaultia between January and May 2024.

Shire President Paige McNeil thanked the State Government for the second grant.

“The Shire has recently completed a round of bushfire mitigation works across the shire thanks to the financial assistance from the first round of a Mitigation Activity Fund Grant from the State Government’s Mitigation Activity Fund Grants Program,” she said.

“This second round of funding will enable us to undertake more mitigation treatments on State land that we manage in Chidlow, Mundaring, Mahogany Creek and at the Lake.”

The funding will assist the Shire in undertaking mitigation treatments such as, removing dead vegetation, pruning overhanging trees, clearing fire access ways, weed control and removal of non-native species to reduce fuel loads, along with community engagement.

Mitigation works

In the coming months the Shire will carry out mitigation works by applying forestry mulching in the following areas:

  • Coothallie Road, Chidlow
  • Cockatoo Drive, Great Eastern Highway, Mundaring
  • Wattle Court Reserve, Mahogany Creek
  • Lake Leschenaultia (East)

Residents can assist with bushfire mitigation

Landowners and occupiers can also assist with bushfire mitigation by ensuring that appropriate treatments are implemented on their own land, meeting the requirements outlined in the Shire’s Firebreak and Fuel Load Notice.

For local assistance with bushfire preparedness this season, residents can contact the Shire’s Fire Safety Team on 9290 6696 or visit the Bush fire and fire management pages.

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