Past Events

Come along on 21st June and ask Andrea Gaynor and Peter Newman, who have written the text book about this Never Again: Reflections on Environmental Responsibility after Roe 8, UWA Press. Please come along with your questions which may concern protection of your local bushland, as well as the ‘big picture’ issues. Professor Peter Newman AO; John Curtin Distinguished Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University Sustainability Policy (CUSP) Institute, School of Design and the Built Environment.

Organisers: Bronwen and Greg Keighery, Julia Cullity and Lyle Wood. Meet: TBC: Start visit to Woodman Point from Woodman Point View Drive. Time: 10.00am Time allowed:  90 mins – 2 hours Highlights: tracts of undisturbed coastal vegetation, including Tuart (Eucalyptus gomphocephala), Rottnest Cypress (Callitris preissii) and Rottnest Tea Tree (Melaleuca lanceolata) (identified as a threatened ecological community).

Date: Thursday 12th July 2018 Meet: Meeting Room, City West Lotteries House, Delhi Street West Perth. Time: 6.00pm for light refreshments. Talk starts at 6.30pm sharp. How to get there: City West Lotteries House is only 100metres from City West train station on the Fremantle line. Exit to south side of train station onto Delhi Street. About the speaker: A/Prof Trish Fleming,BSc (Hons) UWA, MSc Murdoch, PhD UWA Trish is a wildlife biologist.  Her research focuses on translational biology, where…

Presented by Michael Hammond, Senior Scientific Officer, Department of Water and Environmental Regulation.

Meet at Burns Beach car park (end of Ocean Parade off Burns Beach Road). Walk: Northern end of Bush Forever 325 between Burns Beach and Iluka. Distance: Approx. 3.7km return ( shorter option for those who would like a lift back from Iluka). All along made walking paths. Highlights: Coastal flora and fauna. Transition from coastal vegetation to Banksia Woodland. Picturesque scenery.

Meet: at the entrance gate at the end of O’Leary Road (parking in O’Leary Road) How to get there: Mitchell Freeway turn west at Hepburn Avenue, then turn right at Gibson Avenue, then first turn right is O’Leary Road. Note: The Hepburn Woodland Preservation Group (HWPG) was formed in 1988 to advocate and agitate to save the bushland area from urban development. The Friends of Hepburn & Pinnaroo Bushland is the successor to this group and some of the original…

Presented by Margaret Owen and Paddy Berry.

Guest speaker: Dr Hugh Finn, Chair of the Board, Environmental Defenders Office Title: “The Invisible Harm: Land Clearing and the Welfare of Our Native Fauna” Hugh puts the view that another reason to avoid clearing and another reason to value native vegetation is the harm that land clearing causes to individual wild animals. Hugh will also be happy to deal with any questions about the legal framework for clearing native vegetation. The Environmental Defenders Office (WA) is an independent, accredited…