by Trevor Paddenburg | May 30, 2024 | News & Events
Weeds are one of the biggest threats to our region’s biodiversity and Nature Conservation Margaret River Region is running three free community workshops this month to help fight the invaders. The first workshop is Wednesday, June 5 from 10am-11.30am near the St John...
by Trevor Paddenburg | May 27, 2024 | News & Events
These local students aren’t just planting natives to care for our environment – they’re also getting their hands dirty in the name of mental health and fighting a growing trend of “eco-anxiety”. Nature Conservation Margaret River Region says, in a world where the...
by Trevor Paddenburg | May 27, 2024 | News & Events
These before and after shots show how Gas Bay has got its mojo back, says Nature Conservation Margaret River Region. Gas Bay is well known for its pumping beach-break waves and sweeping coastline looking south towards Boodjidup, and Gas Point is the perfect spot to...
by Trevor Paddenburg | May 27, 2024 | News & Events
Locals can learn more about the Margaret River’s unique fauna and fish from a leading river researcher at the next Friends of Wooditjup Bilya event hosted by Nature Conservation Margaret River Region. Associate Professor Stephen Beatty, the deputy director of the...
by Trevor Paddenburg | May 16, 2024 | Advocacy, News & Events
The beloved Leeuwin Naturaliste National Park is “underfunded and under resourced” and continual promotion of the park without significant investment in its protection and restoration is “inappropriate”. That’s the message more than 200 people heard at the latest in...
by Trevor Paddenburg | May 7, 2024 | Advocacy, News & Events
Nature Conservation’s latest fully booked Friends of Wooditjup Bilya event was a huge success as keen locals aged from their teens to their 80s learned how to become river restorers. The latest Friends event featured a guided tour of river restorer Ray Swarts’...
