Our Club’s scientific journal is now available online, including the very first years’ issues. This will make data contained in the journal available to a much wider audience than ever before. The Biodiversity Heritage Library at Museums Victoria has now finished scanning all volumes of The Western Australian Naturalist, up ...
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The Cocanarup Timber Reserve is 15 km south-west of Ravensthorpe and encompasses 9000 ha of native vegetation, including approximately 1000 ha of mature salmon gum woodland. It lies at the heart of a wider surrounding area of 65,000 ha of bushland stretching south to the Fitzgerald River National Park and ...
Read more →ADVERTISEMENT 11kms East of Merredin. 1km from Great Eastern Hwy. 200ha for cropping/stock, lease options. Mains water connected. Large open shed and holding yards 120ha fenced beautiful native bushland. Connects to 700ha of DBCA Nature Reserve on two sides and Old Standard Gauge Rail Reserve on north side Flora/wildflowers: 210 ...
Read more →The DRB Nats were delighted to welcome Tim Clifford, The Greens (WA) MLC for the East Metropolitan region, at our DRB Nats meeting on 11th October for our first ever night at Woodlupine Hall in Forrestfield. Tim presented the club with a sophisticated stereo-microscope and five hand lenses. These will ...
Read more →The Darling Range Branch have just won a $1000 grant from Bankwest in a community grants competition. They beat over 30 other community groups for the grant and thank everyone who voted for them. The BankWest community grant was specifically awarded to enable the DRB Nats to purchase better camera ...
Read more →Robert Powell’s book, long out of print has been published as a reprint by the Western Australian Naturalists’ Club. It is now available for immediate purchase from the Club. See our book page for ordering and enquiries.
Read more →ADVERTISMENT PARINGA FOR SALE 40 acre Homestead situated within the Fitzgerald River National Park. 3-bedroom house with open-plan living. Solar-powered. Ample sheds and potential extra accommodation in almost completed 2-bed cottage. Situated on the Gairdner River close to Bremer Bay. Asking $395,000 For more information and photos please contact Clinton ...
Read more →EDITORIAL INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY CLINTON O’BRIEN The Fitzgerald River National Park is 329,882 hectares in size, making it one of the largest in Australia. Bordering ‘the Fitz’ are the seaside towns of Bremer Bay to the west, and Hopetoun to the east. The farming communities of Jerramungup and Ravensthorpe are ...
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Read more →as we all head into 2019 natural history activities. I’m attaching the Minutes GM2018 Anglesea held in Anglesea towards the end of ANN2018. ANN2018 was highly successful and greatly enjoyed by the 74 participants from all states and territories except for the Northern Territory. The Get-Together was hosted by Victoria under ...
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