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Members are the lifeblood of our association We invite you to become a member of Mandurah Environment & Heritage Group. This will help to support our activities. We will send you monthly updates, and you can be involved as much or as little as you like. MEHG offers two types of membership, individual for $10 […]

MEHG & Friends of the Rivers in partnership with Peel-Harvey Catchment Council coordinate this month-long event to clean up our local parks, reserves and neighbourhoods. View the clean-ups that registered with us in March 2024. Thank you to all the groups, schools, businesses and individuals that pitched in. Register your group for the annual CLEAN UP

This all-abilities launch platform on the Riverside Gardens Foreshore in Greenfields was officially opened by David Templeman MLA on 9th February 2024. It’s one of the first of its kind in Western Australia, and is part of the City of Mandurah’s Peel-Harvey Estuary Trails project.  The accessible platform features two custom slipways and special seating,

MEHG became a member of Act Belong Commit in January 2024. We know that spending time in nature is good for us for lots of reasons. Fresh air and exercise have long been recommended as a way to feel better, physically and mentally. Now evidence shows that the quality of our relationship with nature is

Last year we were approached by several community groups, heritage lovers and history buffs, all asking questions about Mandurah’s heritage treasures. We’re delighted that several of these proactive community members have joined the MEHG committee, and we’ve since created a Heritage Working Party to ask the all-important questions: The public artworks. The brass plaques. The

Spotlighting Possums, Owls, Bats and Frogs · The following advice is supplementary to the NIGHT STALK page in our free activity booklet for kids: Dudley Dolphin’s Outdoor Adventure Journal. Lights that are too bright can affect the vision of nocturnal animals, such as possums, owls, bats and frogs; causing temporary blindness, eye injuries and sometimes

It’s official! MEHG is delighted to announce that Bouvard Coast Care Group (BCCG) has formally become a sub-committee of MEHG. BCCG has been maintaining 17km of coastline for 30 years and has an impressive core of dedicated volunteers. Due to a lack of members able to take on the officer roles, however, the group agreed at

Faced with the impacts of climate change we can experience anxiety, fear, sadness, grief, frustration and even anger. This is known as ‘eco-anxiety’ and can be difficult to know how to manage, especially when sometimes it can make us question if we are making a difference. ♥ It’s important to know that we absolutely are!

Welcome Colin Elton to the MEHG Hall of Fame! Founder of Friends of Rivers, Peel (FoR Peel), now known as Friends of the Rivers, Colin has been a resident of the Shire of Murray since the year 2000, and his success as a volunteer has been demonstrated by his collaborative approach to leadership, which has

NEW: Thank you to everyone named below for making this event such a success. MEHG is also very grateful to Danny Willmott, Mel Horton, Joanne Sinker and Giulia Holland for all their help. 👉 View the photos  👉 Read the media coverage 👉 Read the full editorial  👉 See which groups attended 👉 View the presentation (113 slides) 👉 Read the