KRM Branch February Meeting  The speaker for our first meeting of 2019 was KRMB member Daniel Heald who gave a talk, supported by photographs, on marine plants of the local area. He started with a brief summary of the structure of seaweeds—a general term that covers all forms of marine ...

DECEMBER 2019: CHRISTMAS LUNCH a KRM Branch Report There was a good turn-out of members for the Christmas lunch at Lake Richmond on December 16. It was especially good to catch up with some old friends that are no longer able to participate in our activities, such as Margaret Shepherd ...

December KRM Branch Excursion After our last two outings were rain affected the weather gods were finally with us for our outing to Penguin Island and 13 attendees met at the ticket kiosk on a warm sunny morning. Upon arrival on the island we spotted large numbers of Bridled Terns ...

November KRM Branch Excursion Report Coodanup Foreshore and Creery Wetlands are good locations to spot some of the thousands of migratory shorebirds that make the long trip from their Arctic breeding grounds to spend the southern summer feeding on the Peel-Harvey Estuary’s rich mudflats. Despite the threat of heavy rain ...

NOVEMBER 2019 The meeting for November was also the AGM for the branch. Outgoing Chair Bert Rabone read the minutes of the previous AGM and also gave a brief summary of the branch’s activities for 2018. The election of the committee saw only one change with Bert Rabone standing down ...

KRMB General MeetingPhotos: C Prickett Unfortunately, during the week before the October meeting, the scheduled guest speaker advised us that he would be unable to attend. To fill the gap, Colin Prickett presented some photos. He started with a series of images taken at Lark Hill, which was to be ...

KRMB October Excursion The outing to the Lark Hill Reserve, between Port Kennedy and Secret Harbour, was on October 21. The reserve is located in an area known as the Becher Plain, which has been formed through the accumulation of Holocene sediments over a period of around 7000 years. The ...

KRM Branch September Meeting The format for our September meeting was a Members’ night, which saw three presenters show photos. First up was Bob Goodale, who showed a series of his recent photos. The first were taken at Goodale Sanctuary and showed some of the orchids that have been in ...

a KRM Branch Excursion: September 2018 The September outing was to the Perth Zoo on a beautiful spring day. There were only four attendees due to many members being away on trips. The zoo was quite busy which was good to see, with the added attraction of the dinosaur exhibits proving ...

KRM Branch August Excursion The August 26 field trip was to the Don Shepherd Nature Reserve, a small reserve located on the corner of Baldivis Road and Karnup Road, Karnup in the City of Rockingham. The reserve is a mixed woodland, consisting of Banksia, Tuart, Jarrah and Casuarinas with an ...