Darling Range Branch

On a fine, winter’s day in July 30 people met at Tomato Lake Kewdale. This included members of Kate’s regular Nature Walking Group. Although it is less than 2 km around the lake, the walk took us 2 hours because … Continue reading →

The long weekend of 4-6 June, 2011, found 13 DRB members along with Diana’s ‘3 girls’ camped at Lake Brown out of Nungarin, which is roughly 60 km north of Merredin. What a great spot – picturesque granite rocks which … Continue reading →

Twenty two Naturalists met at the Hill Street entrance to the high, western portion of Kalamunda National Park on Sunday May 22nd, where they were spoilt by pre-walk scones, jam and cream kindly prepared by Judy and Andre du Plessis. … Continue reading →

Dr Mikael Siversson, Curator of Palaeontology at the WA Museum, was our guest speaker for the May meeting and presented a talk on the Australian megafauna. To set the scene Mikael began with an introduction to plate tectonics and briefly … Continue reading →

Despite the low water, that exposed the shallow thrombolite edges of the lake, members and friends of DRB, had an exciting day at Lake Richmond, Rockingham on the 16th April. We assembled in the morning at the wonderful buildings of … Continue reading →

Michael Buzza’s “Museum of Natural History” in Guildford, is just that. From the metre long skull of an ICHTHOSAURUS [found in Dorset, England in 1986], to a pair of Mammoth tusks, from a branch showing 20 differently coloured Budgerigars, to … Continue reading →

On February 20th over thirty people gathered at Kaarakin Black Cockatoo Rehabilitation Centre to see first hand how their operation works. This was a follow up to our first meeting of the year in which Zara Kiveli and Chris Phillips … Continue reading →