During NAIDOC Week we wrote to the City of Mandurah Councillors to support their unanimous vote to establish a First Nations Voice to Council and the City of Mandurah, through in-principal support for an ‘Elder in Residence’. We endorse their support of the Uluru Statement of the Heart to walk with the First Nation’s people in …
Thank you to everyone who organised and participated in the Wetlands Weekender and also at the recent clean-ups – particularly Luca’s Legacy on 25th October. Our popular mascot Dudley Dolphin made guest appearances at these events, and could do likewise at yours. Please contact us if you would like to borrow the Dudley Dolphin costume …
Our beautiful Peel-Harvey Estuary is a very special place. It is the lifeblood of the Mandurah and Murray communities. It’s also the reason that people live in and visit this fabulous area. Unfortunately the estuary is under serious threat from a planned development that could carve a 2.5km channel from the Dawesville Cut to a …
Our AGM will be held on Tuesday 13th October 2020 at 5.00pm in “The Shed”, Peel-Harvey Catchment Council, 58 Sutton Street, Mandurah WA 6210. We are delighted to announce that our special guest speaker will be Jane O’Malley talking about the WA Feral Cat Working Group. Jane is Chief Executive Officer at Peel-Harvey Catchment Council …
Join Dudley Dolphin and friends at the Wetlands Weekender on Sunday 11th October between 9am and 2pm on the Coodanup Foreshore Reserve. We will be providing free creative activities for all the family to celebrate “Wonders of the Wetland’ which include the adorable fairy terns. Browse a selection of vibrant market stalls with quality local …
The Friends of Samphire Cove Nature Reserve were delighted to accept a trolley full of PVC pipes from Bunnings Warehouse on 17th September. “They will be used to water our new plantings at the Nature Reserve” explained Volunteer Revegetation Coordinator Clive Petrie. “We will cut them in half at a 45 degree angle and install …
We have been invited to pitch for a $2,000 grant at the Community Soup on Thursday 27 August and you are invited to come along and vote for us. We have given away all our Dudley Dolphin Outdoor Adventure Journals to kids in Mandurah and we need funds to print some more. Please support us …
Mandurah Environment & Heritage Group is proud to auspice two awesome projects this year: Coastal Waste Warriors have successfully applied for an Alcoa ACTION Grant for a trailer to assist them with their coastal waste and litter clean-up events. Find out about their next big event. John Tonkin College (JTC) has been awarded funds from …
The theme for World Environment Day 2020 is Time for Nature with a focus on its role in providing the essential infrastructure that supports life on Earth and human development. Mandurah Environment & Heritage Group committee member Merrilee Baker believes that many people took the opportunity to connect with nature during the Covid-19 restrictions, and …
With the loss of more and more local habitat, Samphire Cove Nature Reserve is taking on an even more important role as a wildlife refuge, but unfortunately a cat has managed to find its way into the reserve. We believe that this cat is feral and we have reported it to Parks & Wildlife to …