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Mumbida wind farm will be located 40km south east of Geraldton and it's 85 wind turbines will generate 55 megawatts, enough energy to power 35,000 homes and offset 165,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions annually. Verve Energy expects construction to be complete by Nov 2012.
According to a recent survey, two key Wheatbelt rock wallaby populations have decreased to just 14 animals compared to 112 recorded in 2007 and DEC has intervened to save the species. Although the exact cause of the decline is not known, predation by foxes, drought and potential weed toxicity as the rock wallabies grazed on plants they normally avoided are among the causes being considered.
41 woylies released last year into the 420ha predator-proof Perup Sanctuary last are showing promising recovery results as all but one are still alive and well, all females are breeding and 11 new woylies were detected, six of which are breeding females. Since 2001 woylie populations have declined dramatically with some populations shrinking by 99 per cent.
A national industry led television and computer recycling scheme will be phased in from the end of 2012 to manage growing amounts of complex waste that contain substances harmful to the environment or valuable materials that should be reclaimed and re-used. Regulations to underpin the scheme are being developed along with voluntary schemes for other products including tyres and lights containing mercury.