ANNOUNCEMENT Back-issues of The Western Australian Naturalist are available The Club is doing a stock-take of old issues of the journal at the Beaufort Street office. For a limited time, for club members, we are happy to offer – free of charge! – any issues that you might need ...
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The Club seeks a new editor for the journal, The Western Australian Naturalist. Duties include: The Honourable Editor also has a seat on the Club Council. We prefer someone with prior experience editing academic journals or a similar experience Send your cards and letters to: info@wanaturalists.org.au editor@wanaturalists.org.au
Read more →Prof. Byron Lamont, presenter of last year’s Serventy Lecture, is offering a five-week course, loosely based on the lecture, through the Mature Adults Learning Association. He takes you through the development of the concepts of natural history, environment, ecology, ecosystem, and symbiosis as background to the topic. Then he discusses ...
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 →The Council of the club wishes to advise members that Elva Letts has passed away suddenly on 25 December 2025 whilst enjoying Christmas lunch with family. Elva was a primary school teacher who joined the Club in the 1970s, serving as a Council member and as the publications officer. Our ...
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 ...
Read more →Conversations with Australian Ecologists By: The Ecological Society of Australia , Grace Heathcote Hardback | November 2025 | $ 54.99ISBN: 9781486319732 | 184 pages | 276 x 235 mmPublisher: CSIRO PublishingColour photographs ePDF | November 2025ISBN: 9781486319749Publisher: CSIRO PublishingAvailable from eRetailers ePUB | November 2025ISBN: 9781486319756Publisher: CSIRO PublishingAvailable from eRetailers The Ecological Society ...
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