Our fingers were crossed when we decided to advertise our May meeting as Frogs, Specimens and Books. We knew the frogs would come out if it rained, but would our members do the same? They did, and instead of rain, we had a perfect night for a walk around Star Swamp, with the temperature at 8.30 pm hovering around 18° C . Of course, this was not good weather for frogs.

Northern Suburbs Branch, 26 April 2023 Our walk around Perry Lakes was planned as a follow-up to the very informative presentation given by Paul Brown, the Works-Coordinator for the Friends of Perry Lakes (FOPL), the week before. This time we had the good fortune to be guided by the group’s ...

NS Branch 19 April 2023 Our speaker for April was Paul Brown, who fills the voluntary role of Works Co-ordinator for the Friends of Perry Lakes (FOPL). It was surprising to learn that despite the popularity and endearing features of the Perry Lakes Reserve, a friends’ group only existed from ...

Northern Suburbs Branch 22 March 2023 Seven members and five visitors from the nearby Sorrento Surf Life Saving Club began the morning with a walk along the beach on the northern side of the Marmion Angling and Aquatic Club. Don immediately had a captured audience amongst the visitors as he ...

and Friends of North Ocean Reef. February 12, 2023 Following a successful pairing last year for a Young Nats Snorkel and Beach Discovery Morning, the Friends of North Ocean Reef – Iluka Foreshore again invited the NSB to participate in its Free Family Discovery Morning, where the emphasis this time ...

Northern Suburbs Branch, 15 February 2023 The 140 km long Rudall River starts and ends in the Karlamilyi National Park in the remote East Pilbara region. The park lies approximately 300 km East of Newman and 90 km south of the Telfer gold and copper mine. The history and exploration ...

Northern Suburbs Branch 23 November 2022 A group of seven explored the natural history of the coastal dunes alongside Challenger Parade, City Beach. Weather conditions (fresh breeze, Beaufort scale 5) were not ideal for recording bird species. We failed to see or hear any fairy-wrens. Nevertheless, we recorded seventeen land ...

Northern Suburbs Branch 21 December 2022 As usual, there was no speaker at the December Meeting of the Northern Suburbs Branch. Instead, the Annual General Meeting was held in between a Christmas-themed Quiz and our End-of-Year Photo Competition. Office Bearers for 2023 are: During his, This Month Naturally segment, Don ...

Northern Suburbs Branch 26 October 2022 GOLLY walk Fourteen members and visitors joined us on a bright sunny morning for our Kulbardi Walk through a lesser-visited part of Bold Park behind the Bold Park Aquatic Centre. The Kulbardi Walk is part of the Whadjuk Trail Network that links remnant bushland ...

Northern Suburbs Branch, 19 October 2022 Our theme for the year, Anything Marine, finally got back on track in October when we were privileged to have Monique Barker and Talitha Wolfe from Save Our Marine Life come along to talk about marine parks in general and the proposed review and expansion of the ...