Main Club, 7 August 2026 Our speaker was Lou Scampoli, an active member and volunteer with Birdlife WA. He has also been active on the Executive Committee of the Conservation Council. He spoke about the amazing voyages that birds take. Scientific studies have told us a great deal about how and why birds ...

Main Club, 9 August 2026 John Cresp, a member of Birdlife WA, led this walk on a beautiful, sunny, though chilly, Sunday morning, starting from the car park off Moondine Drive, an area dominated by Flooded Gum and Swamp Paperbark, where he spends a lot of time birdwatching. His knowledge and ...

MAIN CLUB, 3 July 2026 If you find it hard to tell one Xanthorrhoea species from another, you’re not alone.  The classification of the species is not straightforward, as our two speakers are finding out.  Recently, Geoff Cockerton, Linda Dalgliesh and their team of botanists were doing botanical surveys in ...

Main Club, 5 June 2026 Our speaker was Kailah Thorn, Collections Manager for Herpetology at the WA Museum. Kailah’s interest, first in vertebrate zoology and then in palaeontology, stemmed from being a “dinosaur nerd” as a child. She now crawls through caves looking for the bony remains of skinks and other ...

Main Club, 6 February 2026 Entomologist Dr Brian Heterick was our speaker. Brian is officially retired but still actively involved in research at the WA Museum. He talked to us about what an ant is and its role in ecosystems. Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) are closely related to bees. They are ...

Main Club, 7 November 2025 Two speakers, Drs. Andrew Burbidge and Ian Abbott gave the talk at this meeting. Both have been research scientists in WA Government departments, and held administrative positions there. Dr Burbidge is Chair of the WA Threatened Species Scientific Committee and of the Barrow Island Gorgon Gas Development ...

Main Club, 3 October 2025 Our speaker was Jasper Dean. Jasper is the current secretary of the Perth Insect Study Society, and is studying an unusual combination at UWA: Conservation Biology and English. During his gap year, he worked at Kings Park as an Education Assistant. He enjoys making models of ...

Bush Block Guardian’s Property at 372 Morrison Road, Westonia Main Club, All Branches, 23 – 29 August 2025 Warralakin Farm was purchased by the Bush Blocks Guardians (BBG) in 2021. BBG is an incorporated non-profit conservation group presently revegetating this property. Previous owners had attempted cropping, which had failed.  We ...