In late 2016, Naturalists club member Wayne Merritt was one of 50 passengers on board Heritage Expedition's excursion to New Zealand's Sub-Antarctic Islands and Australia's Macquarie Island.
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Joanne, a Senior Environmental Officer with (DWER) said there was a need for baseline information before implementing WA’s Plan for Plastics, which began in January this year, with bans on certain items and promoted single-use plastics. The main message for us is the importance of reducing our use of plastics, re-using bags and containers where possible, and recycling what can properly be recycled.
Read more →Kwinana Rockingham Mandurah Branch, 27 March 2022 Ten members attended our Lake Richmond walk on a grey, windy morning. We commenced the walk near Lake St and Safety Bay Road intersection, walking around the Anne Mueller walk track. Even before we left the lawn area to get on the walking ...
Read more →GOLLY WALK: Northern Suburbs Branch 26th March 2022 The NSB followed up its talk on the Nearshore Environment by Angela Rossen with a Beachcombing and Snorkelling excursion at Iluka Beach on Saturday 26th March. The event was held in conjunction with the Friends of North Ocean Reef-Iluka Foreshore’s Beach and ...
Read more →Kwinana Rockingham Mandurah Branch 21st March 2022 Our guest speaker for the March meeting was Paul Irvine, who delivered a presentation entitled ‘All the small things – Arachnids and Insects of the local Kwinana, Rockingham, Mandurah and Peel area’. Paul has lived in the Rockingham area for 45 years and ...
Read more →Northern Suburbs Branch 16th March 2022 The theme for this year’s mini-series is All Things Marine. Out first speaker was Angela Rossen. Angela is an artist who works with scientists. The following institutions currently recognise her work: Honorary Research Associate School of the Biological Sciences UWA Adjunct Lecturer Oceans Institute ...
Read more →Main Club, 1st April 2022 Our speaker was Dr Jane Chambers, Senior Lecturer in Environmental and Conservation Sciences at Murdoch University and Director of NatureLink Perth. NatureLink Perth is a community of practice working together to integrate nature into the city and connect people to nature, with other benefits such ...
Read more →ADVERTISEMENT 10 Day South Australian Outback Camping Tour Adelaide to Alice Springs • 21 – 30 April 2022 • Small Group Tour The heavy summer rains around Lake Eyre have resulted in the lake receiving substantial in-flows from local rivers and creeks, as well as saturating the surrounding area. This ...
Read more →KRMB 20 February 2022 We had a fine morning for our outing to Woodman Point, and we welcomed Joan and Rob Sharpe, who joined the small group of KRMB members for our first outing of the year. We made our way along the beach from the car park towards the ...
Read more →KRMB 21 February 2022 Our first meeting for 2022 featured a presentation entitled ‘Kleptoparasites’ by KRMB member Daniel Heald. Kleptoparasites are animals that steal food or prey from another animal, thereby saving themselves the effort of finding or capturing the food or prey item. Daniel opened his presentation with examples ...
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