by Trevor Paddenburg | Feb 18, 2026 | News & Events
Nature Conservation Margaret River Region is thrilled to announce the inaugural 2026 River Celebration Month, part of its Protect Wooditjup Bilya program honouring the Margaret River’s cultural and environmental significance. Running from March 7-22, the celebration...
by Trevor Paddenburg | Feb 9, 2026 | News & Events
Community, science and action came together recently on the upper reaches of the Margaret River. Volunteers, scientists and local emergency services gathered for a hands-on conservation event led by Nature Conservation Margaret River Region’s Friends of Wooditjup...
by Trevor Paddenburg | Sep 25, 2025 | Conserving the Margaret River, Environmental Education, News & Events, Protecting Biodiversity and Habitat
It’s nesting season for the snake-necked turtle and Nature Conservation Margaret River Region is calling for volunteers to sign up as turtle trackers, helping to protect this vulnerable species in the Margaret River (Wooditjup Bilya). Through the turtle tracker...
by Trevor Paddenburg | Sep 25, 2025 | Conserving the Margaret River, News & Events, Protecting Biodiversity and Habitat
The Margaret River’s health is in good hands with new citizen science programs for locals to get involved in, and a new Nature Conservation Margaret River Region officer dedicated to the waterway. Hannah Weir has started with the region’s peak conservation group as...
by Trevor Paddenburg | May 19, 2025 | Conserving the Margaret River, News & Events, Protecting Biodiversity and Habitat
We’re still on a high from Sunday’s incredible community tree planting day, with 170 local legends, 1800 seedlings planted and almost 800m of the Margaret River or Wootijup Bilya on its way to be restored. It was one of the biggest volunteer community...
