Kwinana Rockingham Mandurah Branch, 19 April 2026 The April Excursion was to Bibra Lake, and 10 members met at the car park on a fine morning. The lake had reasonable water levels for this time of year (thanks to the wet period in late March) and was supporting large numbers ...
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Darling Range Branch, 2 May 2026 This excursion was a sell-out. Forty people booked in with a wait list. It’s clear that bird watching is becoming increasingly popular. On the day, even though only two-thirds of attendees turned up, we still needed to divide the group into two. Half went ...
Read more →Darling Range Branch, 4 April 2026 Nestled on a 41-acre site in Western Australia, the Kaarakin Black Cockatoo Conservation Centre serves as a critical sanctuary for species teetering on the edge of survival. During a recent visit with the Darling Range Branch of the WA Naturalists Club, the urgent reality ...
Read more →Kwinana Rockingham Mandurah Branch, 6 February 2026 Belinda, our guest speaker, was up first with her very interesting talk on Fish with Stripes. Many of the fish mentioned were Red Morwong, Striped, Banded Sweep, Old Wife, Striped Trumpeter, Sea Trumpeter, Red-Striped Cardinalfish, Crested Morwong, Western Talma, Zebra Fish, Silver Banded ...
Read more →Kwinana Rockingham Mandurah Branch, 22 February 2026 The February Excursion was to Point Peron in Rockingham. Nine members attended on a beautiful morning with perfect temperature for our walk. We started from the car park closest to the school camp and made our way along the seaside footpath, with views ...
Read more →Darling Range Branch, 14 February 2026 Alex George AM, a well-known botanist, was invited to DRB to share his observations of unexpected and widespread colour changes and growth patterns in Australian native plants, particularly shrubs and trees in bushland environments during autumn. These changes were observed during periods of unusual ...
Read more →Main Club, 6 February 2026 Entomologist Dr Brian Heterick was our speaker. Brian is officially retired but still actively involved in research at the WA Museum. He talked to us about what an ant is and its role in ecosystems. Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) are closely related to bees. They are ...
Read more →Kwinana Rockingham Mandurah Branch, 23 November 2025 The November field excursion was to Erskine Lakes in Mandurah. Erskine Lakes are situated within a green space now surrounded by housing. The lakes remain a haven for birdlife and, during spring, provide safe nesting habitat in the trees that border the lakes ...
Read more →Northern Suburbs Branch, 17 December 2025 After the branch AGM at which all serving office bearers and committee members were re-elected, the branch held its annual quiz and photo competition. This year, instead of a Christmas theme, Don’s quiz was based on talks held throughout the year. The member with ...
Read more →Insights from Dr Paul Brown Darling Range Branch, 12 December 2025 Dr Paul Brown, a mammal ecologist, has played a key role in understanding ecological change in Dryandra Forest, Southwest Western Australia. His book on Dryandra Woodland National Park is the first since Vincent Serventy wrote in 1970 about the ...
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