Many key events in the evolution of our planet and life on it are writ large in Western Australia and have been revealed thanks to work right here. These span from when liquid water first formed, via the demise of the dinosaurs to the present day as an internationally recognised biodiversity hotspot. Lyn will share some of her favourite stories and celebrate local and global heroes.
As our scheduled meeting clashes with the Serventy Memorial Lecture we have cancelled our April meeting.
We urge all our members to attend the Serventy Memorial Lecture which this year will be delivered by the Club's co-patron Professor Lyn Beazley AO.
Four and a Half Billion Years and Counting: A West Australian Portal into Life on Earth.
Purchase your tickets via the Club's website.
Goegrup Lake, is a scenic spot where the Serpentine River approaches the Peel Harvey Estuary. It is a good place to view migratory and resident shorebirds, raptors such as Ospreys and also birds that use the Samphire and shrub habitats present in the reserve Meet: Car park at Riverside Gardens ...
Meet at the end of Bracken Rd in Pickering Brook. Turn right at the T junction at the end of the road and park at the roadside. . Details: The walk is about 12 km along good bush paths with some hills in open woodland. Wear clothes appropriate to the ...
We will join members of the Wildflower Society for a guided walk around the Limestone Ridge vegetation - does it fit the recently declared TEC for Honeymyrtle shrubland? After our walk we will visit the Mt Flora museum. Drinks and light snacks will be provided for morning tea.
Lake Leschenaultia, Western Australia is a former railway dam that is now a recreational lake in the Shire of Mundaring just north of the location of an important railway stopping place on the original Eastern Railway. There are number of walks we can take, however the one we take that ...
Between 2007 and 2019, the little penguin population on Penguin Island, once the largest in Western Australia with approximately 1700 birds, underwent a dramatic decline to just 150 breeding pairs—an alarming reduction of over 80%.
This decline stems from a complex mix of natural, anthropogenic, and climate-related factors posing imminent threats to their survival.
Garvey Park, Ascot to Baigup Wetland, Bayswater and return. Meet: at Walk Trail Sign behind the Swan Café near the car parks/play area. UBD (2022) Map: 250 L14 (at end of Fauntleroy Ave, Ascot) Details: Easy walk, about 9.8kms return, mostly formed path, some bush tracks, a few gentle inclines. ...
DRB Presents: 50th Anniversary Celebration
Our speaker will be Mr Peter Stephenson, retired Principal Research Scientist- Stock Assessment, Department of Fisheries Western Australia. Common methods of determining the status of finfish stocks will be explored. The methods will be illustrated with two examples from Western Australia, Shark Bay Pink Snapper, Pilbara Red Emperor and also ...
There are a number of walks that set off around the Peace be Still guest house 1324 Chittering Rd, Lower Chittering WA 6084 Peace Be Still is situated on a farm with bushland adjoining the Avon Valley National Park allowing access for extensive bushwalking. A lovely picnic and camping area ...
Meet at the carpark on the Brookton Hwy, on the right where the power line crosses the highway. That is 1.5 km past the green B80 (Brookton 80 km) sign, or 12 km past the Ashendon Rd Junction. Details: The walk is about 11 km, flat, partly on the Bibbulmun ...