Northern Suburbs Branch, 15 October 2025 Our speaker, PhD Candidate Anna Faber, began her science education in Germany and transitioned into a teaching career, travelling from Germany to Sweden and the UK. Eventually deciding that research was her real interest, she found herself in Perth. With a background in microbiology, ...
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Main Club, 7 November 2025 Two speakers, Drs. Andrew Burbidge and Ian Abbott gave the talk at this meeting. Both have been research scientists in WA Government departments, and held administrative positions there. Dr Burbidge is Chair of the WA Threatened Species Scientific Committee and of the Barrow Island Gorgon Gas Development ...
Read more →Kwinana Rockingham Mandurah Branch, 27–29 September 2025 The KRMB field excursion for September was a long weekend exploration of the Narrogin region. There were twelve members of the Nat’s Club and two visitors from Queensland, Glen and Judy Burns, who are members of the Chinchilla Field Nat’s. We all met ...
Read more →Northern Suburbs Branch,17 September 2025 Speaker: Michael Burke, Manager, Shark Response Unit, DPIRD The WA Shark Hazard Mitigation Strategy is a Western Australian Government program to help protect beach, river and ocean users from shark bite incidents. A shark monitoring network that detects tagged sharks keeps the community informed about ...
Read more →Main Club, 3 October 2025 Our speaker was Jasper Dean. Jasper is the current secretary of the Perth Insect Study Society, and is studying an unusual combination at UWA: Conservation Biology and English. During his gap year, he worked at Kings Park as an Education Assistant. He enjoys making models of ...
Read more →Kwinana Rockingham Mandurah Branch, 22 September2025 The presentation for the September Meeting was on the Protozoa, and speaker Daniel Heald provided this summary report. Guest Speaker and member Daniel Heald discussed creatures quite a bit smaller (most of the time) than his usual insects, including their phenomenal diversity, intricate structure, ...
Read more →Darling Range Branch 10 October 2025 Ex-President of the Friends of Upper Lesmurdie Falls, Mike Robinson, shared the history of conservation efforts at Upper Lesmurdie Falls, where volunteers, contractors, and community partners—including Rotary and the City of Kalamunda—have worked tirelessly to restore the creek corridor and surrounding bushland. 2013–2015: Early ...
Read more →Bush Block Guardian’s Property at 372 Morrison Road, Westonia Main Club, All Branches, 23 – 29 August 2025 Warralakin Farm was purchased by the Bush Blocks Guardians (BBG) in 2021. BBG is an incorporated non-profit conservation group presently revegetating this property. Previous owners had attempted cropping, which had failed. We ...
Read more →Northern Suburbs Branch, 24 September 2025 The North West Stock Route was formally established in 1889. A strip of land 40 chains wide, starting from Dongara and roughly following the route suggested by Walter Padbury in 1855 after he selected leases at Boongarra and the Junction (Neergabby), was set aside ...
Read more →JAMES POLLARD, MAN OF LETTERS 1, 2 1 Hughes-d’Aeth, T. 2011. ‘Denizens of the Bush’ (1923-1937): James Pollard and Popular Nature Study. Studies in Western Australian History 27: 45-61. 2 L.A and F. Smith. 2015. James Pollard – Western Australia’s first Freelance Nature Writer, with particular reference to his Nom ...
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