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. 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 also take some WA native
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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. MEHG offers two types of membership, individual for $10 per annum, and family for $20 per annum. Membership gives you the right to attend committee meetings and be involved in planning and implementing projects. Both
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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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
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Meet Dudley Dolphin and friends at the annual Falcon Lions Fishing Competition for Kids on Sunday 14th January 2024 from 8am – 1pm at Falcon Bay Beach. We will be offering a range of fun activities for all ages and abilities. All our activities are free thanks to the Lions Club of Falcon. Dudley Dolphin
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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
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