‘small is beautiful’ ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ The speaker for June was Otto Mueller. Otto’s presentation ‘Small is beautiful’ was broken into two sub-topics. He started with some photographs and a discussion on Water Striders (Gerridae sp.). As the name suggests, these are aquatic insects that are found on the surface of ponds, ...

Kwinana Rockingham Mandurah Branch A resident of Wagin, Jean McGregor, whose property backs onto Wagin Lake, contacted KRMB to see if we would be interested in visiting Wagin Lake while we were down at Dryandra. Jean was eager to gain greater recognition for the lake and support for local community ...

Kwinana Rockingham Mandurah Branch A good turn-out of 12 members plus one visitor attended KRMB’s May 19-21 weekend trip to Dryandra Woodland, with a staggered arrival at the Lions Village, where we had two large cottages booked for two nights. For those of us who arrived early on Saturday there ...

Kwinana Rockingham Mandurah Branch The speaker for May was Dr. Tony Friend, Principal Research Scientist in the Fauna Conservation Program at DBCA. His topic was a summary of the history and developments in efforts to ensure the survival of Numbats in the wild. Tony started the presentation with a discussion ...

Kwinana Rockingham Mandurah Branch The speaker for our April meeting was KRMB member Daniel Heald, on the topic of the use of citizen science web­bas­ed platforms to improve our knowledge of invertebrates. His talk was supported by images downloaded from some of the websites. Numerous citizen science websites have been ...

Eight members plus one visitor assembled at the main car park at the lake on March 25: a grey morning with rain about. Our leader for the day was Otto Mueller, who suggested that we should have a quick look out on the lake from the small observation platform at ...

MARCH: WILDLIFE OF FORRESTDALE LAKE & ANSTEY ROAD BUSHLAND Our guest speaker Glen Gaikhorst was from the Friends of Forrestdale group. This Friends group has been together for over 30 years and was established from a small group of environmentally aware people, continuing as a small, active group today. Forrestdale ...

A small band of six members attended our excursion to Lake McLarty on November 26 last year. It is a freshwater lake and associated nature reserve located south of Mandurah, with an area of 219ha. It is an integral part of the Peel–Yalgorup System, one of the largest and most ...

The November meeting was also the AGM of KRMB. Minutes from the previous AGM were read. As all committee members were willing to continue in their roles there was no ballot. The Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer will continue in their present roles as will the committee members. The full committee ...

  The guest speaker for our October meeting was Otto Mueller and his topic was ‘Glimpses of something small’. Otto is an avid student of the insect world and likes to use his microscope to study aspects or organisms that are not clear to the naked eye. His talks are ...