Kwinana Rockingham Mandurah Branch, 27 April 2025 Our April outing to Goegrup Lake was attended by 18 members and visitors on a beautiful morning. Two Nankeen Night Herons, settling into the canopy of the tree next to the car park after a night’s foraging, captured everyone’s’ attention as we signed ...
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Main Club, 2 May 2025 Tonight’s talk was by Dr Sue Graham-Taylor AM, a professional historian and researcher, and previously Curator of History and Sustainability at the WA Museum. She has curated exhibitions such as the Changes gallery at the WA Museum (Boola Bardip), that examines environmental changes in WA. ...
Read more →Kwinana Rockingham Mandurah Branch, 23 March 2025 Our March outing to Lake Mealup was well attended, and it was a beautiful morning. For many in our group, this was their first visit to the property owned and cared for by the Lake Mealup Preservation Society. Thankfully, Heather Adamson was available ...
Read more →Northern Suburbs Branch, 26 March 2025 The Wanneroo and District Branch, now the Northern Suburbs Branch (NSB), held its first excursion on Sunday, 31 March 1985. It was to Neil Hawkins Park on the western side of Lake Joondalup. As part of its 40th anniversary celebrations, 13 NSB members and ...
Read more →Main Club, 30 March 2025 It was a blustery morning after a hot spell in Perth. Overnight, we had around 3 mm of rain, but with a strong wind from the east, it was pleasant weather, although not good for bird watching or taking photos of plants or animals. The ...
Read more →Kwinana Rockingham Mandurah Branch, 17 March 2025 Sophie Xiang was the speaker for our March General Meeting. Her topic was Wildflower Photography using smartphones. Sophie has built up quite a following on social media for her wildflower photographs, and she is regularly asked to deliver workshops on the topic at ...
Read more →Northern Suburbs Branch, 18 March 2025 The Northern Suburbs Branch is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, and their 18th March meeting marked 40 years since the branch held its first meeting in 1985. Almost on the same date, on March 19, 1985, 40 members (a good size even for ...
Read more →Main Club, 4 April 2025 Peta Kelsey was our guest speaker. Peta has worked in the Antarctic and Fiji as a geophysicist. She has also worked at Curtin University and the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) in WA, where she modelled groundwater, catchments and estuaries. On retirement, Peta ...
Read more →Written by Catherine Clowes Illustrated by Racheal Gyan ISBN 9781486317202 (2024) This book has an age ceiling of 12 years; however, on review, it’s definitely a book an adult would enjoy owning and reading. The artwork is beautiful, and it’s a great tool for better understanding and recognising our amazing ...
Read more →Written and illustrated by Sandra Severgnini ISBN 9781486318872 (2024) The cover of this book is sure to catch the eye of schoolchildren, and they will not be disappointed. They will engage with beautifully detailed images inside. The life of a dung beetle is clearly written to hold the attention of ...
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