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Curly spinifex fire

Fire in the Western Australian rangelands

2 December 2014

Fire is integral to many ecosystems in the Western Australian rangelands.

Pairs of straight spines are commonly found on young bardie bush plants.

Common plants in the rangeland shrublands of Western Australia

2 October 2013

This information is a resource for pastoral lessees, station managers and others to help identify plants and assess pasture condition and trend in the shrublands of Western Australia.

Creeping cassia flowering after rain in the Ashburton area.

Common plants in the Pilbara of Western Australia

2 October 2013

This information is a resource for pastoral lessees, station managers and others to help identify plants and assess pasture condition and trend in the Pilbara rangelands of Western Australia.

Jim Addison with Golden bluebush

Common pasture plants in the rangelands of Western Australia

25 September 2013

This information is a resource for pastoral lessees, station managers and others to help identify plants and assess pasture condition and trend in the Kimberley, Pilbara and the shrublands of Weste

Fertility-selected Brahman herd on the Ord-Victoria plain.

Monitoring rangeland condition in Western Australia

4 November 2013

There are many benefits from monitoring and assessing pastoral rangeland condition, and monitoring is done at several levels to meet the needs of rangeland managers, researchers and government admi

Photograph of a DAFWA rangeland officer on a state monitoring site

Grassland monitoring sites for pastoralists in Western Australia

2 December 2016

This information is for pastoralists in Western Australia wanting a reliable way to monitor and assess the effect of livestock and seasons on the health of grassland pastures.

Acacia mixed shrub pasture in good condition

Acacia mixed shrub pastures in the Pilbara, Western Australia

4 June 2019

Acacia mixed shrub pastures are one of the many pasture types in the pastoral rangelands in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Photograph of mulga shrub hardpan pasture in good condition

Hardpan mulga shrub pastures in the Pilbara, Western Australia

4 June 2019

Hardpan mulga shrub pastures are one of the many pasture types in the pastoral rangelands in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Snakewood chenopod pasture in good condition

Snakewood chenopod pastures in the Pilbara, Western Australia

4 June 2019

Snakewood chenopod pastures are one of the many pasture types in the pastoral rangelands in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Bluebush-saltbush pasture in good condition with silver saltbush in the Pilbara

Bluebush–saltbush pastures in the Pilbara, Western Australia

4 June 2019

Bluebush–saltbush pastures are one of the many pasture types in the pastoral rangelands in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

An alluvial plain supporting a moderately dense stand of buffel grass in good condition in the Pilbara

Buffel grass pastures in the Pilbara, Western Australia

4 June 2019

Buffel grass pastures are one of the many pasture types in the pastoral rangelands in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Photograph of a fairly dense tussock grassland of barley Mitchell grass

Mitchell grass alluvial plain pastures in the Pilbara, Western Australia

4 June 2019

Mitchell grass alluvial plain pastures are one of the many pasture types in the pastoral rangelands in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Photograph of a dense stand of barley Mitchell grass in good condition in the PIlbara

Mitchell grass tableland pastures in the Pilbara, Western Australia

4 June 2019

Mitchell grass tableland pastures are one of the many pasture types in the pastoral rangelands in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Photograph of Roebourne Plains grass pasture in good condition

Roebourne Plains grass pastures in the Pilbara, Western Australia

4 June 2019

Roebourne Plains grass pastures are one of the many pasture types in the pastoral rangelands in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Photograph of a hummock grassland of echidna spinifex with an overstorey of snappy gum in good condition

Spinifex hill pastures in the Pilbara, Western Australia

4 June 2019

Spinifex hill pastures are one of the many pasture types in the pastoral rangelands in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Photograph of a hard spinifex grassland of limestone spinifex in good condition

Hard spinifex plain pastures in the Pilbara, Western Australia

4 June 2019

Hard spinifex plain pastures are one of the many pasture types in the pastoral rangelands in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Photograph of a soft spinifex community in good condition

Soft spinifex plain pastures in the Pilbara, Western Australia

4 June 2019

Soft spinifex plain pastures are one of the many pasture types in the pastoral rangelands in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

A white alpaca has a brass tag in its ear. The tag is an approved identifier which is legally recognised.

Approved identifiers for livestock

15 January 2014

All livestock in Western Australia must be correctly identified according to species.

Weather stations and radar

12 November 2013

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development's (DPIRD) network of automatic weather stations and radars throughout the state provide timely, relevant and local weather data to assi

cloud in sky

Climate trends in Western Australia

11 March 2016

Western Australia's climate has changed over the last century, particularly over the last 50 years. Average temperature has risen about 1°C.

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