Darling Range Branch 10 October 2025 Ex-President of the Friends of Upper Lesmurdie Falls, Mike Robinson, shared the history of conservation efforts at Upper Lesmurdie Falls, where volunteers, contractors, and community partners—including Rotary and the City of Kalamunda—have worked tirelessly to restore the creek corridor and surrounding bushland. 2013–2015: Early ...

Darling Range Branch, 20 September 2025 It was a beautiful day, and the creek was fully flowing when an intrepid group of 17 bird watchers on the DRB Nats excursion set off around the Upper Lesmurdie Brook Loop trail. They were guided by two long-standing members of the DRB Nats, ...

DRB Nats, 11 July 2025 “BoorYul-Bar-Bilya”, in the Noongar language, means, more or less, “magic river”, a concept that includes the beauty, peace, tranquillity, and life of a pristine river. In a lively presentation to the members of the DRB, Francesca Flynn described the work of the BoorYul-Bar-Bilya programme, which ...

Darling Range Branch, 24 May 2025 Though we had early misgivings about the weather – cold start, chance of rain – the morning turned out to be perfect for birdwatching in this beautiful wetland reserve in High Wycombe. Our party consisted of nine members from the DRB and Main Club ...

Darling Range Branch, 14 March 2025 “There are more species of bird in Australia than Wattlebirds and New Holland Honeyeaters.” Dr Rochelle Steven This was one of the key messages that Dr Rochelle Steven presented to the Darling Range Branch meeting on Friday, 14 March 2025. Many of these two ...

DRBNats, Feb 2025 Fred and Jean Hort, renowned naturalists, came to DRB on 14th February to share their talk on World for Nature – More Amazing Discoveries. After a catch-up on their achievements over the years, of which there are many, latest is a $1.50 stamp released on 1st January ...

Five members and four guests attended this excursion, led by local naturalists Shelley and Kendra Campbell. Shelley provided an identification sheet and explanation about the identifying features of the orchids to be seen at the park. The group completed the Woodlands Walk trail, a 2.6km loop. There were examples of ...

About 25 past and present Club members The Darling Range Branch held an AGM on the 8th of November 2024 under Section 17.3 of the WA Naturalists Club Constitution to elect a committee of management. Here is the list of all appointed unopposed: There were several vacant positions as follows: Efforts ...

Darling Range Branch, 8 November 2024 Jirdarup Bushland is an 18 ha area of remnant native bush in the Town of Victoria Park; it is the closest Bush Forever site to the city of Perth. At the DRB Nats meeting on Friday, 9 November, Lesley van Schoubroeck and Dan Carter ...