Department of Conservation and Land Management

Department of Conservation and Land Management (Western Australia)

Generic (Western Australia) shoulder patch for Western Australia Department of Conservation and Land Management staff uniform in 2005.
Agency overview
Formed	22 March 1985
Preceding agencies	Forests Department National Parks Authority Wildlife section of the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
Jurisdiction	Government of Western Australia
Agency executives	Dr Syd SHEA, Director General Mr Keiran McNamara †, Director General
Child agencies	Department of Environment and Conservation Forest Products Commission
Website	calm.wa.gov.au

The Department of Conservation and Land Management (DCLM, but more often called CALM) was a department of the Government of Western Australia that was responsible for implementing the state's conservation and environment legislation and regulations.

The Department of Conservation and Land Management was responsible from 22 March 1985 to 30 June 2006 for protecting and conserving the State of Western Australia’s environment, this includes managing the State's National Parks, Marine parks, Conservation Parks, State Forests, Timber Reserves and Nature Reserves.

Preceding agencies

Earlier forms of Nature conservation in Western Australia were under:^[1]

• Department of Lands and Surveys: 1 January 1890 - (partly split) 31 December 1895
• Wood and Forests Department: 1 January 1896 – 31 December 1918
• Forests Department: 1 January 1919 – 21 March 1985 Forests Department
• State Gardens Board: 15 December 1920 – 30 April 1957 (Parks and Reserves Act 1895)
• National Parks Board: 1 May 1957 – 30 July 1977
• Department of Fisheries and Fauna: 1 October 1964 – 31 December 1973
• National Parks Authority: 1 August 1977 – 15 April 1985 National Parks Authority (National Parks Authority Act 1976)
• Wildlife section of the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife: 1 January 1974 – 21 March 1985 Department of Fisheries and Wildlife

See also

• National Parks of Western Australia

Vehicles

The Department maintains and coordinates a range of specialist equipment and emergency response vehicles. This includes pumpers and tankers and other equipment relating to operations involving search and rescue and firefighting.

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  Department of Conservation and Land Management's Toyota Hilux 3.0 D4D DR with Light Pumper at Stirling Range National Park ranger station, October 2005.

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  Department of Conservation and Land Management's Toyota Hilux 3.0 iTD 4WD at Kalbarri Range National Park ranger station, October 2005.

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  Department of Conservation and Land Management's Toyota LandCruiser Work Mate 4WD at Kalbarri Range National Park ranger station, October 2005.

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  Department of Conservation and Land Management's Heavy Duty fire appliance Isuzu 550 (HD104 - Kalbarri 40) at Kalbarri National Park, October 2005.

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  Department of Conservation and Land Management's Heavy Duty fire appliance Isuzu 550 (HD2 - Stirling Range) at Stirling Range National Park fire station, October 2005.

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  Department of Conservation and Land Management's Heavy Duty fire appliance Isuzu 550 (HD34 - Esperance) at a Salmon Gums wildfire, May 2006.

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  Department of Conservation and Land Management PZL-Mielec M-18 Dromader waterbomber, Busselton, Western Australia.

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  Department of Conservation and Land Management Champion Aircraft Scout 8GCBC at Perth Airport

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  CALM Toyota Coaster Fire Operations control van at Balladonia wildfire (Nullarbor plain), February 2003.

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  Department of Conservation and Land Management's Tipper Isuzu 550 at Stirling Range National Park ranger station, October 2005.

Uniforms and equipment

The Department of Conservation and Land Management staffs had a standard khaki shirt and bottle green trousers uniform and appropriate badging was supplied to and worn by staff whose duties include the monitoring of legislative compliance (National Park Rangers, Conservation and Land Management Officers, Forest Officers, Wildlife Officers and Authorised CALM Officers under Bush Fire Act).

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  Western Australian Department of Conservation and Land Management shoulder's badges, 2004.^[1]

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  Generic shoulder badge for Western Australia Department of Conservation and Land Management staff uniform in 2000.

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  CALM Officer shoulder patch for Western Australia Department of Conservation and Land Management staff uniform in 2006.

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  National Park Ranger shoulder badge for Western Australia Department of Conservation and Land Management staff uniform in 2000.

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  National Park Ranger shoulder badge for Western Australia Department of Conservation and Land Management staff uniform in 2005.

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  Ranger shoulder patch for Western Australia Department of Conservation and Land Management staff uniform in 2006.

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  Forest Officer shoulder badge for Western Australia Department of Conservation and Land Management staff uniform in 2005.

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  Wildlife Officer shoulder badge for Western Australia Department of Conservation and Land Management staff uniform in 2005.

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  Firefighter shoulder badge for Western Australia Department of Conservation and Land Management staff green suit in 2005.

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  Back patch for Western Australia Department of Conservation and Land Management firefighting suit in 2005.

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  Department of Conservation and Land Management's Ranger in summer uniform with 4WD at Kalbarri National Park ranger station, October 2005.

1. ^ Department of Conservation and Land Management Corporate Style Guide, March 2004

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