Northern Suburbs Branch, 15 May2024 We could not use our usual venue for the May talk and moved to Mildenhall in Duncraig. It took a little time to get set up, but with the help of our Tech expert, Graham Ezzy, a portable screen, and supper afterwards, all was well. ...
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Northern Suburbs Branch, 24 April 2024 We joined members of the Northern Suburbs Branch of the WA Wildflower Society for our April Golly Walk, which was around the remnant bushland at Mt Flora, Watermans Bay. That’s right, a mountain in one of our coastal suburbs! Local ecologist David Pike led ...
Read more →Northern Suburbs Branch, 20 March 2024 NSB member Don Poynton stepped in as our guest speaker in March when the scheduled speaker was unavailable. Don’s presentation was based on a cruise he had undertaken to some of the reefs and islands of the Kimberley coast in 2023. He introduced each ...
Read more →6 December 2023 Due to the unavailability of leaders, the November Golly Walk was postponed to the 6th of December. Ian Abbott and Don Poynton led ten members and one visitor through bushland and then along the coast to a surprise destination for refreshments. Our walk commenced with Ian leading ...
Read more →20 December 2023 As usual, there was no speaker at the December Meeting of the Northern Suburbs Branch. Instead, the Annual General Meeting was held before our End-of-Year Photo Competition. Office Bearers for 2024 are: During his This Month Naturally segment, Don Poynton told us about the distribution, characteristics, and ...
Read more →Northern Suburbs Branch, 15 November 2023 When Stig Dalstrom, who goes by the pseudonym of The Wild Orchid Man, and film-maker Darryl Saffer came to Western Australia in 2019 to search for the rare southern Queen of Sheba Orchid (Theylmitra variegata), their mission failed. On their second attempt two years ...
Read more →Northern Suburbs Branch, 27 September 2023 The Golly walk around Lake Adams in Mariginiup was led by Sasha Poli, the City of Wanneroo’s Senior Conservation Officer. Unfortunately, the majority of Orchids at Lake Adams had finished. However, it was still a lovely walk with everyone intrigued by the Pigmy Drosera, ...
Read more →Twenty-two people (14 members and eight visitors) gathered at the Henderson Environmental Centre adjacent to the Star Swamp Reserve on a fine, mild morning for a walk to view post-fire grasstrees and other flora. Leaders were Distinguished Professor Emeritus Byron Lamont, Christine Curry from the Northern Suburbs Branch and Friends ...
Read more →Northern Suburbs Branch 23 August 2023 Golly! A surprise before we even started. As six of us (Jenny caught up with us later) were about to set off, a woman preparing to walk her dogs asked if we were off to spot birds. She then told us she had seen ...
Read more →Northern Suburbs Branch 16 August 2023 Our speaker on the 16th of August was Dr Liz Kington, the coordinator of the WA Malleefowl Recovery Group. While Dr Kington may have drawn a smaller crowd than the Matildas on the same night, those who did attend were treated to a very ...
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