2024 TBLMA life Membership Award - Colin Cable
On Sunday 24 November 2024 the Talbot Brook Land Management Association honoured Colin Cable with a Life Membership Award.
Colin is acknowledged for over a decade of service and dedication to the local environment through his role as President of the Talbot Book Land Management Association where he has worked with local community members, farmers, community and government organisations on numerous revegetation projects.
In 1998 Colin was elected President of Talbot Brook Land Management Association Inc., in which he served in that position for a period of 10 years, working in partnership with Dept of Water, Avon Catchment Council, Swan River Trust, sourcing funding from Lottery West and Enviro fund in Canberra.
What began as a passion for the Environment, gave Colin a great insight into the need for further protection of the remaining critically endangered flora and Fauna in the Wheatbelt of our State, with a primary role of engaging and talking to the farming community on the importance of protecting their properties from salt and waterlogged areas.
Colin has managed Re-Vegetation projects on farming properties and along tributaries that were connected indirectly to the Swan, Avon River systems, mainly to correct, and address waterlogging and the stabilisation of sediments along the banks of creek lines.
Large areas were planted with native seedling stems which were native to the area, utilizing local volunteers, and Schools and Bush Ranger cadets from the Perth region.
Colin was also involved in the Wheatbelt Natural Resource Organisation in Northam as a Director on the Board for 6 years. This was formally called the Avon Catchment Council.
Colin was involved in a new Association during this time called Conserving Avon Riverine Environs (CARE) in which Colin served as Vice President for a period of three years, and President for three years. During this period CARE acted as an advocate for Volunteer Groups in the Wheatbelt region to give a better impetus for funding applications.
Just as Colin had a passion for the environment he now has a passion for art showing paintings and drawings of Parrots, and birds, that are native to Australia.
See website https://www.colincableartist.com
