JAMES POLLARD, MAN OF LETTERS 1, 2 1 Hughes-d’Aeth, T. 2011. ‘Denizens of the Bush’ (1923-1937): James Pollard and Popular Nature Study. Studies in Western Australian History 27: 45-61. 2 L.A and F. Smith. 2015. James Pollard – Western Australia’s first Freelance Nature Writer, with particular reference to his Nom ...
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Main Club, 5 September 2025 The Main Club’s meeting at the Hew Roberts Lecture Theatre on September 5th, 2025, Keep Carnaby’s Flying – Ngoolarks Forever, was presented by Professor Kris Warren from the School of Veterinary Medicine at Murdoch University, who has worked in the field of wildlife, zoological, and ...
Read more →Australia’s first marine park co-designed with Traditional Owners has been finalised – marking a huge achievement by the Bardi and Jawi Traditional Owners, working with the WA government. The Kimberley – Like Nowhere Else and its 17,000 passionate supporters helped get this ground-breaking marine park over the line by sending ...
Read more →This photo was taken in the 1950s and shows Harry Butler (left) pointing at a kangaroo paw. But who is the man on the right? Our history committee would love to find out. If you know, please contact the office at info@wanaturalists.org.au or 9228 2495.
Read more →Main Club, 1 August 2025 The jewel-coloured flash of a dragonfly over a Perth wetland represents far more than a fleeting moment of natural beauty. These ancient aerial hunters are indicators of ecosystem health, and recent research from Murdoch University by Assoc. Prof. Belinda Robson and her colleagues reveal both ...
Read more →Main Club, 4 July 2025 Kelly Sheldrick shares fascinating discoveries from her ongoing research into WA’s microbat communities. Kelly Sheldrick’s recent presentation on Southwest bat research opened many eyes to the remarkable diversity and conservation challenges facing our local microbat populations. Speaking to our naturalist group in July, Sheldrick outlined ...
Read more →The Council of the club wishes to advise members that Jacqui Gregson has passed away after a long period of illness on 24 July 2025.Our condolences to Mike from the Council. Funeral Details 3:00 pm Thursday 07 August 2025 at West Chapel – Fremantle Cemetery Carrington St. Palmyra
Read more →Biotic Interactions – The Essence of Nature Conservation 16 April 2025 There was a good turnout for this year’s Serventy Memorial Lecture (SML), including many non-members. Don Poynton began by talking about the WA Naturalists’ Club, its origins in 1924 with the Serventy family, our branches, our major projects and ...
Read more →Main Club, 6 June 2025 The enthusiasm of our speaker, Thilo Krueger, demonstrated how botany can be an intriguing and exciting subject, one that we can all become involved in through Citizen Science. Thilo is in the final year of his PhD at Curtin University. His photos of sundews exemplified ...
Read more →Main Club 31 May 2025 The WA Shipwrecks Museum is the foremost maritime archaeology museum in the southern hemisphere. It features hundreds of relics from ships wrecked along Western Australia’s treacherous coastline, yielding a fascinating collection of artefacts that provides a glimpse into 17th- to 19th-century maritime life. The preservation ...
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