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 ...
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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 ...
Read more →Northern Suburbs Branch, 24 September 2025 The North West Stock Route was formally established in 1889. A strip of land 40 chains wide, starting from Dongara and roughly following the route suggested by Walter Padbury in 1855 after he selected leases at Boongarra and the Junction (Neergabby), was set aside ...
Read more →Northern Suburbs Branch, 27 August 2025 Our best turnout for the year. Seventeen members and visitors attended our walk led by Dr Mark Brundrett, one of the founding members of the Friends of Warwick Bushland more than 20 years ago. Mark chose the recently revamped Jarrah Trail, one of several ...
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