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 […]

If you care about the environment, and our local heritage, flora, fauna and waterways, then you are welcome to our AGM on Thursday 16th November 2023 at 5.30pm. 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

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), 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 resulted in far-reaching benefits for the environment

NEW: We won $300! Thank you for everyone who supported us. Thank you to Grill’d Mandurah for giving us a Local Matters jar during the month of September. All diners there are given a token to put in one of three jars, and we hope that the community will support the Mandurah Environment & Heritage

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

Thank you to all the volunteers who have helped us to plant and nurture hundreds of trees in the last couple of years, especially those that have been out there watering throughout the long hot summer. Now is the time to plan where we’re going to plant next. Can you help us? Keep an eye

Come and meet Simon from Re-Cyc-Ology and join the action as the nest boxes built by JTC students get their solar-powered cameras fitted before he secures them in the treetops. This event launches our new project “Nest box building and monitoring of vulnerable wildlife” funded by the City of Mandurah to install next boxes with webcams to

Cities all over the world are phasing out fireworks in favour of laser light shows and fabulous drone displays because of concerns about polluting the air, choking our waterways and poisoning nature. Sadly, in the last couple of years, people have been killed and badly injured by malfunctioning fireworks at open-air shows. Dolphins are very

The Merbear Adventures are aquatic wildlife stories for kids that introduce children of all ages to important environmental messages, including the concept of our rubbish ending up in the oceans, and how this affects marine life. Written by local author Verity Roennfeldt, these beautifully illustrated HARDCOVER books are now available for $150 for the complete