Western Australian Naturalists Club

Encouraging the study and protection of the natural environment

POLYPHAGUS SHOTHOLE BORER

Henderson Environmental Centre Henderson Environmental Centre End of Groat St, North Beach, Australia

Note our February, March and April meetings will be held on the third Tuesday, not Wednesday, due to HEC being unavailable. The NSB of the Naturalists' Club and the NSB of the Wildflower Society will hold a joint meeting to enlighten members to the devastation this sesame seed-sized beetle can ...

NSB’S 40TH ANNIVERSARY

Henderson Environmental Centre Henderson Environmental Centre End of Groat St, North Beach, Australia

  Note our February, March and April meetings will be held on the third Tuesday, not Wednesday, due to HEC being unavailable. The Northern Suburbs Branch was formed as the Wanneroo and District Branch in 1984 and held its first meeting in March 1985. To celebrate our 40th anniversary members ...

MEET & EAT: NSB POST CHRISTMAS GET TOGETHER AND BBQ

Henderson Environmental Centre Henderson Environmental Centre End of Groat St, North Beach, Australia

Note we are meeting on a Tuesday* What did you do over Christmas? What new toys did you get? Any more socks and jocks? Did he remember your favourite perfume this time? Come along and share your festive season stories and tell us what Talks and Walks you would like ...

NSB AGM and PHOTO COMPETITION 2024

Henderson Environmental Centre Henderson Environmental Centre End of Groat St, North Beach, Australia

All members of the Club are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Northern Suburbs Branch of the Western Australian Naturalists'  Club Inc.Agenda.The meeting will be followed by our annual photo competition.CategoriesConditions of Entry:Please send digital copies to Graham at:  natsnorthernbranch@gmail.com by Monday 16 December.  

GOING BATTY: NSB NOVEMBER MEETING

Henderson Environmental Centre Henderson Environmental Centre End of Groat St, North Beach, Australia

Local ecologist, David Pike, has added bats to his long list of interests, particularly in insects and wildflowers. David will explain how this interest came about and what he has learnt about the four species found around Perth. He will also demonstrate how technology is being used to detect and ...

FROM WASTE TO WONDER – NSB MEETING

Henderson Environmental Centre Henderson Environmental Centre End of Groat St, North Beach, Australia

  Photo. Brisbane Insects Luke Wheat, CEO and Founder of WA company Arvela will be our guest speaker. Arvela is a Western Australian owned and operated biological services business, specifically focused on the supply of Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae to organic waste management companies around Australia.   Arvela believe ...

Spider Webs, Nature’s eDNA Trap

Henderson Environmental Centre Henderson Environmental Centre End of Groat St, North Beach, Australia

Josh Newton (PhD Candidate, Curtin University TrEnD Laboratory) “Spider webs are not just beautiful, they could be our secret weapon to better understanding nature” Discover how spider webs can serve as a tool for monitoring elephants and kangaroos. This talk will explore how spider webs can capture environmental DNA (eDNA) ...

Canceled NSB: APRIL MEETING

Henderson Environmental Centre Henderson Environmental Centre End of Groat St, North Beach, Australia

As our scheduled meeting clashes with the Serventy Memorial Lecture we have cancelled our April meeting.

We urge all our members to attend the Serventy Memorial Lecture which this year will be delivered by the Club's co-patron Professor Lyn Beazley AO.

Four and a Half Billion Years and Counting: A West Australian Portal into Life on Earth.

Purchase your tickets via the Club's website.

Kimberley Reefs and Islands

Henderson Environmental Centre Henderson Environmental Centre End of Groat St, North Beach, Australia

Join Don Poynton as he takes us on a cruise through the reefs and islands of the Kimberley Coast from Ashmore Reef to Rowley Shoals. Don will cover the history and biodiversity of four reefs and three islands using some of the many photos he took both above and underwater.
Our presentation on Abalone has been rescheduled to 19 June.

NSB: STARTERS AND BBQ

Henderson Environmental Centre Henderson Environmental Centre End of Groat St, North Beach, Australia

We will kick start the year with a late afternoon walk around Star Swamp followed by a BBQ. Odd house numbers bring salad, Even numbers dessert, to share BYO Meat, drinks, plates, cutlery.

NSB AGM and PHOTO COMPETITION

Henderson Environmental Centre Henderson Environmental Centre End of Groat St, North Beach, Australia

All members of the Club are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Northern Suburbs Branch of the Western Australian Naturalists'  Club Inc. Agenda. Confirmation of the minutes of the 2022 AGM Chairman's Report Treasurer's Report Election of Office Bearers and Committee for 2024 Any Other Business. The ...

Search for the Queen of Sheba

Henderson Environmental Centre Henderson Environmental Centre End of Groat St, North Beach, Australia

Our speaker  Dr Daniela Scaccabarozzi will introduce the multi-award winning film Search for the Queen of Sheba. This award winning documentary movie depicts the incredible journey of the renowned Wild Orchid Man, Stig Dalström, and filmmaker Darryl Saffer along with the Italo Australian researcher Daniela Scaccabarozzi and her husband, Andrea Aromatisi on ...