Note we are back to meeting on the third Wednesday of the month for the rest of the year. Our speaker Jeremy Wilson is a Postdoctoral Researcher working on trapdoor spiders at UWA and WAM. Jeremy's presentation will examine the evolution of the burrowing behaviour in mygalomorph spiders (trapdoors and ...
Instead of our usual morning walk this month we will be joining the Friends of Star Swamp Bushland for a walk around Star Swamp after dark. About a 90 minute walk along paths looking at and listening for night creatures. Stay for a cuppa afterwards. Children welcome. Wear comfortable closed ...
The 2025 Notley Late Easter Camp was held between 1-7 May with the Wellington Forest Cottages as our base. It was a very packed programme with visits to and walks at, many interesting sites, including an introduction to the forest at the nearby Wellington Discovery Forest Centre and a guided ...
Don Poynton will illustrate and talk about his recent trip from Perth to Alice Springs via the Great Victoria and Gibson Deserts. Who was Alfred Gibson? What happens at 7.15am WST around the world, everyday? Where would you find a Dunna Dunna? Which is larger Uluru or Mt Connor? What ...
Michael Burke, Shark Response Unit Manager, DPIRD Michael will discuss the range of tools and actions used to help keep ocean users and coastal communities as safe as possible. Bring your mobile phone and learn how to use the SharkSmart WA app. Photo: DPIRD
Anna Faber , PhD Candidate, UWA Anna teaches the fastest bacterium in the world to eat PET plastic. Together with UWA colleagues, she also harvests bacterial fat as a biodegradable plastic alternative. Be fascinated by synthetic biology turning marine bacteria into the superheroes we need in the fight against plastic ...
Our guest speaker will be David Wake from Quinns Rocks Environmental Group Neerabup is one of a handful of national parks within metropolitan Perth. In this talk, David will provide an overview of the park's history, its natural values and some of the issues affecting this 1,000ha of bushland in ...
Photo: Dunna Dunna (Lawrencia helmsii) Don Poynton The AGM of the Northern Suburbs Branch of the Western Australian Naturalists' Club will be held on Wednesday 17 December at the Henderson Environment Centre, North Beach, commencing at 7.30pm. All office-bearer and committee positions for 2026 will be open for election. Members ...
NSB's annual get together to start the new year will be held at Charles Riley Reserve, Kitchener St, North Beach. Park in Car park near playground. Come along and share your festive season stories and tell us what Talks and Walks you would like in 2026. We will meet from ...
Note our March to June meetings will not be held at the HEC due to ongoing maintenance. Instead, we will meet on the third Tuesday at the North Beach Tennis Club, 7B Kitchener St, North Beach. Night Parrot by Bruce Greatwich 2017 Our speaker tonight is Neil Hamilton (Ghost Bird ...
Note. due to a double booking we have to change the venue. The meeting will now be held at the Undercroft Bridge Club, Ron Chamberlain Drive, Duncraig - park in the car park on the east side of the building. Come a long and hear researcher Sarah Visser talk about ...
Come along and hear what some of our NSB members have been up to lately. You will be surprised, enlightened and entertained. Christine Curry will chill you with Iceland, Bob Willis will thrill you with Kakadu and Ben Schneider with fill you with information from his about-to-be-released publication on native ...