2024 has been a difficult year for protecting our environment, the patches that we love so well. In the next week we expect that changes to the Environmental Protection Act will sail through the WA Parliament. We believe they will affect the independence of the EPA and take away some of our right to have […]
From Bushlands to the Ballots: Talking with candidates where and when it counts The recording, presentation and useful resources from our webinar are now available online. Go to our YouTube channel for the recording. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSg9MV7F2KM You can find the presentation here; and the Nature Election Asks flyer, Save the Black Cockatoo flyer, Nature Priorities […]
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2025 Come along to UBC’s Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 4 March 2025 from 6:00 pm for a 6:30 pm start at City West Lotteries House. The Agenda and its attachments are available here. The Chairperson's Report is available here. Nominations for all but one committee position were received by close of […]
Explore the Manning Park Ridge This is a precious site with Critically Endangered Honeymyrtle Shrubland and a culturally significant ground for the Whadjuk people. Â Manning Park Ridge has had an unloved past and is now under pressure from recreation and climate change. Â The dry 2024 Autumn caused significant death to Banksia sessilis and surrounding vegetation. […]
Heat and Drought impacts on our bushlands: understanding, adapting, and conserving
Come along on Sunday 1 June to meet the Friends of The Vines and to walk through their precious Bush Forever site (Bush Forever 300) on Maralla Road. Hear about the challenges of protecting bushland when there are more people who want to use it, and leave behind more and wider tracks. Meet in the […]
By Peta Kelsey from South-West Forests Defence Foundation Inc. The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions currently spends more that 50 million dollars per year to undertake extensive, industrial-scale prescribed burning in the South-West Forest Region. Geophysicist Peta Kelsey describes DBCA’s current prescribed burning program and discusses its effectiveness in preventing subsequent wildfire and protecting […]
Thought about running for Council? The Local Government Elections are coming up in October! Hear from current and former Elected Members, and our bushcare experts on why we need candidates who support the protection of natural areas and how you can help green your Local Government area. Read our summary from our panel discussion. If […]
What predator proof fencing can do for your bushland! Fox/cat and dog fenced Craigie Bushland is a magnificent example of how a bushland can survive, regenerate and thrive in a climate of two long hot dry years and falling groundwater levels. Read our report from the walk.  Join us to explore regionally significant Bush Forever […]
BoorYul-Bah-Bilya (BBB) is the flagship program of Bibbul Ngarma Aboriginal Association (BNAA), an Aboriginal-led environmental charity based in the Perth Hills. The program’s first plan focuses on the Mandoon Bilya, or Helena River, near Perth. BBB is all about restoring ecosystems, reinvigorating cultural heritage and reconnecting our communities with rivers. Most Western Australian rivers are […]
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