Published by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation in 2002 this research document written by Roger Underwood of York Gum Services contains very useful historical data and a plan for the way forward. With successive changes in Government department and diminishing allocation of resources to the rivers, these initiatives have not been able to be implemented in the way it was envisaged by the report authors. The Beverley River Care Group can be guided by the work of those in the past.
https://www.wa.gov.au/government/publications/river-recovery-plan-beverley-qualandary-crossing
This section of the Avon River is referred to in this plan as the ‘Kokeby’ section, after the name of the railway siding located midway along the section.
The objectives of this plan are to:
- establish a vision for the river, which provides a picture of how the river might look and our attitudes towards it in the future
- identify the key issues which need to be tackled to assist recovery of the river in this section
- develop practical local strategies which address the key issues and which will guide recovery of the river in the Kokeby section
- assign priorities and responsibilities to proposed work
- describe how it is intended that the plan be implemented, including the ongoing involvement of the Beverley community in rivercare work
- achieve the endorsement of the final plan by all other agencies and organisations who have the capacity to influence the recovery of the river.