by Trevor Paddenburg | Aug 18, 2025 | Cape Naturaliste Conservation Enterprise, Environmental Weed Control, News & Events, Protecting Biodiversity and Habitat, Woody Weeds
One of the Cape’s most recognisable tourism businesses is playing a hands-on role in local conservation and biodiversity, with Empire Retreat and Spa tackling revegetation and weed control as part of the Cape Naturaliste Conservation Enterprise (CNCE). When the new...
by Trevor Paddenburg | Aug 4, 2025 | Environmental Education, News & Events, Protecting Biodiversity and Habitat
Australia is home to more than 2,000 species of native bees — from the bright, blue-banded bee to the tiny stingless varieties — yet many people know surprisingly little about these crucial pollinators. That changed in Margaret River this week, when a passionate group...
by Trevor Paddenburg | Jul 21, 2025 | News & Events
An army of volunteers, conservationists and community groups have come together across three coastal sites in the Margaret River region to restore vulnerable ecosystems. Over recent weeks, dedicated community members turned out in force at Redgate Beach, Moses Rock,...
by Trevor Paddenburg | Jul 21, 2025 | Environmental Education, News & Events
Nature Conservation Margaret River Region’s expanded Adopt a Spot education program is now reaching a record 11 schools and almost 450 kids who are learning about nature and how to care for it. The conservation group has three dedicated youth environment programs and...
by Trevor Paddenburg | Jul 16, 2025 | Arum Lily Blitz, Bush Regeneration Team, Cape Naturaliste Conservation Enterprise, Citizen Science Weed Mapping, Environmental Weed Control, Events, News & Events
Want to protect local bushland and your backyard from one of the South West’s most damaging weeds? Two upcoming workshops will equip locals with the skills, tools and confidence to fight back against the invasive arum lily—and be part of one of WA’s most successful...
