Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62[ 24 ] Case study - Track Care Track Care WA Incorporated was formed in 1997 by four-wheel drive recreationalists concerned that the tracks they loved using were at risk of being loved to death. Track Care’s primary objective is to “maintain access for the future” so that off-road vehicle bush-tracks will remain accessible for four-wheel drive recreational purposes. As well as helping to protect the environment and maintain tracks, Track Care members assist in conserving relics of Western Australia’s pastoral heritage. Members use four-wheel drive vehicles to transport construction material to remote Outback areas and undertake work such as repairing dilapidated homesteads and other buildings. One of Track Care’s recent projects was restoration work on the former Woolgorong Station out-camp, 170 kilometres north-east of Geraldton. Taken up by Michael Morrissey in 1873, Woolgorong was one of the earliest pastoral leases in the Midwest. The out-camp was built in the late 1800s and was the original station homestead until 1907 when a new homestead was constructed in a location more central to the property. Woolgorong is now one of the proposed Ranger Parks, having been purchased by the Western Australian Government for conservation. Track Care members also work to maintain a balance between four-wheel drive recreation and conservation by working with non-government Outback land managers to achieve shared goals. The Canning Stock Route provides many such examples. In 2014, with guidance from the leaseholder of Cunyu Station, electrified fencing was erected to protect Well 4B from large feral animals and water control bunds were installed to mitigate soil erosion along the track. In 2015, in conjunction with Birriliburu Rangers, a walk trail, fence and interpretive sign shelter was installed at Windich Springs together with a shelter and other signage on the track to Well 9. More cooperative work is planned for the area near Well 49 on the Canning Stock Route in conjunction with Ngurrara Rangers who are based in the small community of Djugerari (also known as Cherrabun) south-east of Fitzroy Crossing. Track Care WA Track Care WA Woolgorong Station out-camp before and three years after project commencement. Volunteers blended the old with the new, installing new windows and doors alongside the original mud bricks and reconstructing the existing walls and roof.