Conditions were perfect for snorkelling – a sunny day with an easterly wind making the sea calm and clear. A good number of Young Nats and their families came along, as well as Main Club members. The only problem was that with so many people in the water, including other ...
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On 4 September 2006, twenty members of the Naturalists’ Club boarded a boat in thick mist from the beach at Gantheume Point in Broome, for one of the most exciting destinations in Australia – the Kimberley Coast. The previous night over dinner at the Continental Hotel, members had a final ...
Read more →On Sunday afternoon 7 August, 22 people gathered at the Goongarrie homestead after travelling up from Perth and settling themselves into the accommodation or – for two groups – their tents. The Goongarrie Pastoral Lease was purchased by CALM in 1994 and now, combined with Goongarrie National Park (established in ...
Read more →Twenty one members travelled independently to Marble Bar, arriving on Sunday 14 August and setting up camp in an old hospital building, now retired to private property on the outskirts of the East Pilbara township. Later, we were joined by Peter Kendrick, from CALM Karratha, our expert leader and guide ...
Read more →Twelve people set off from Perth with Coates Wildlife Tours on a wet July morning. Three days later they were in sunny Broome at the Bird Observatory. Here they were joined by 2 others, who were impressed at how cheerful everyone seemed after the long stretch of 900 kms on ...
Read more →The coach and tagalongs met at Hamelin Bay Caravan Park on the first evening. Participants took self-guided tours around the historic site, visiting the shell quarries, lonely graves and stromatilites. After an early morning bird walk, the group travelled to Coral Bay. Nesting birds were prolific en route and special ...
Read more →Seventy five members of the WA Naturalists Club, Kimberley Society, Birds Australia and the WA Wildflower Society had a combined campout at Kingston Rest – a farming property about 70km south of Kununurra in the East Kimberley, owned by the Garstone Family. The campsite was situated alongside a beautiful water-lily ...
Read more →While making botanical collections and bird and reptile observations several sites of ancient aboriginal rock art were seen in these sandstone rocks. The twenty seven members of the group had a wonderful excursion seeing a bounty of flora and fauna due to the season’s good rains and experiencing many adventures ...
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