Past Events

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…

The UBC has organized a very special speaker for you at our General Meeting in April! So save this date: Monday 15th April, 6pm when Dr Jane Chambers will speak of how she and her team at Murdoch University are setting a feverish pace to unravel why plan after plan at State and Local level have not been upheld to sustain Perth’s biodiversity into the future. Hear what Jane has already discovered - and perhaps even add to this -…

This interesting event may be of interest to followers of UBC events as the talk will focus on Banksia Woodlands and may be of interest to some in our wider community. The Peel-Harvey Catchment Council (PHCC) are very keen to work with like-minded groups to support on-ground conservation action in the Peel-Harvey on the Woodlands, and raise community awareness, skills and knowledge. Further details of the Banksia Project PHCC can be downloaded here Here’s the link to the PHCC   ‘Save…

Black cockatoos and Banksias are much-loved icons of our natural heritage. Enjoy a morning learning about these bushland jewels at Bold Park. Here you can share information on their nature and interdependence and the fragility of their numbers. You will also learn about community efforts to conserve them into the future. Explore Bold Park with us The Urban Bushland Council warmly invites you to spend the morning exploring the Black Cockatoos and Banksias at Bold Park. This is part of…