Northern Suburbs Branch, 26 August 2026 Cadogan Park in Kingsley was part of the now-defunct Bushlinks program. However, it remains an important link in the corridor of isolated areas of bushland between Yellagonga Regional Park and the coast. The 3.2 ha reserve comprises banksia and jarrah woodland. In 2004, a ...
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Northern Suburbs Branch, 18 August 2026 In July 2026, we joined 12 fellow travellers on a 10-day journey through the Great Victoria Desert. Australian Desert Spirit Journeys (ADSJ), a not-for-profit group that has helped people experience Australia’s remote desert country for many years, organised the expedition. Travelling in five volunteer-operated, ...
Read more →Northern Suburbs Branch, 16 June 2026 Dr Coupland began by outlining how climate change, poor urban planning, and the Polyphagous shothole borer have led to decreased canopy cover across Perth, decreased biodiversity, and even a possible increase in mental distress and anxiety. She then introduced the Miyawaki method by explaining ...
Read more →Northern Suburbs Branch, 19 May 2026 For the May meeting, Northern Suburbs Branch looked to the wealth of knowledge and experiences we have amongst our members. Ben Schneider, Christine Curry, and Bob Willis presented a variety of topics to our members and visitors. Ben previewed a book that he has ...
Read more →Northern Suburbs Branch, 27 May 2026 Our May excursion to Galup (formerly known as Lake Monger) to inspect trees infected with Polyphagous Shothole Borer (PSHB) was a follow-up to our April 2025 talk. Since that time, the national approach followed by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) ...
Read more →Northern Suburbs Branch, 21 April 2026 Sarah Visser’s (ECU award winner) presentation exploded the myth that deserts are boring, uninhabitable wastelands. The Great Victoria Desert (GVD) is Australia’s largest desert, covering approximately 35 million hectares across both WA and SA. It is characterised by sand dunes, spinifex grasslands, salt-lake systems ...
Read more →All Branches, 27 April – 3 May 2026 The 2026 Notley Late Easter Camp was held between Monday, 27 April and Sunday, 3 May. The location was split between Fitzgerald River National Park and Bremer Bay. However, as our excursion included a visit to the Lake Magenta Nature Reserve on ...
Read more →Northern Suburbs Branch, 22 October 2025 Our second walk for the year at Lake Gnangara was a short one, only 1.8km, but it took us through a variety of habitats. We started at the northern end of the lake, which had been subjected to a prescribed burn by the City ...
Read more →Northern Suburbs Branch, 15 October 2025 Our speaker, PhD Candidate Anna Faber, began her science education in Germany and transitioned into a teaching career, travelling from Germany to Sweden and the UK. Eventually deciding that research was her real interest, she found herself in Perth. With a background in microbiology, ...
Read more →Northern Suburbs Branch,17 September 2025 Speaker: Michael Burke, Manager, Shark Response Unit, DPIRD The WA Shark Hazard Mitigation Strategy is a Western Australian Government program to help protect beach, river and ocean users from shark bite incidents. A shark monitoring network that detects tagged sharks keeps the community informed about ...
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