Our members and supporters are warmly invited to our AGM on Thursday 21st November 2024 at 5.00pm. Doors open at 4.30pm. Enormous thanks to Peel-Harvey Catchment Council for allowing us to meet in their state-of-the-art shed at the rear of their premises at 58 Sutton Street, Mandurah 6210. Light refreshments provided. BYO keep-cup if you […]
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Thank you to Grill’d Mandurah for giving us a Local Matters jar during the month of November. All diners are given a token to put in one of three jars, and we hope that the community will support the Mandurah Environment & Heritage Group so we can provide free activities, recreation and opportunities for everyone
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Please help us break the deadly habit of feeding birds, and keep our wildlife healthy. Feeding bread to birds isn’t just bad for the bird, but also for its habitat. When bread sinks into lakes or rivers, it depletes oxygen as it breaks down. By late summer, low water levels and reduced oxygen create perfect
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The Friends of Samphire Cove Nature Reserve have been maintaining and enhancing this beautiful waterside reserve since 2013. A committed team of hard-working volunteers led by former MEHG Chairman Barry Small, with the support of DBCA, have gradually transformed the reserve from a no-go area covered in weeds to the beautiful Class A* nature reserve
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Bats make up about 20% of all mammal species and play a vital role in our ecosystem by suppressing pests, dispersing seeds and pollinating plants. Without bats we would be eaten alive by mosquitoes and other flying bugs! However, very little monitoring of bat populations has been done in WA, and we don’t have enough
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NEW: Thank you to everyone who helped us. Please see the before and after pictures below and the full story here. Can we help you to help us? Due to the exceptionally hot and dry summer, our Bouvard Coastcare volunteers have fewer brush cuttings than expected. We need Eucalyptus, Peppermint, Sheoak, Woolly Bush, and can
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NEW: Thank you to the City of Mandurah and the museum staff who helped to make this event such a success. Also to musician Glen Ridgwell who entertained us. View the photos. We had 47 attendees, most of whom are already volunteers, but some attended to find out more about volunteering and are ready to
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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 coordinates this month-long event to clean up our local parks, reserves and neighbourhoods. View the clean-ups that registered with us in March 2024 to find more volunteers. Thank you to all the groups, schools, businesses and individuals that pitched in. NEW: Participants removed more
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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,
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