REGIONAL CAPACITY NEWS
all the news from our regional capacity program
It takes a community to win the war on microplastics
From the desk of Jimena, South Coast Enviro-Experiences Project Officer. Our incredible Esperance community recently came together for a series of beach cleanups, making such a positive impact on our beautiful coastline. With the extraordinary support of Southern...
Protecting our marine wildlife from disposable plastics
From the desk of Catherine, South Coast Enviro-Experiences Project Officer. We are constantly confronted with reminders of the extensive harm that disposable plastics are inflicting upon our marine wildlife. There have been consistent messages emphasising the threat...
Inspiration and opportunities to make sustainable choices
From the desk of Catherine, South Coast Enviro-Experiences Project Officer. You don’t have to be a greenie to understand how important it is to be ‘sustainable in your own backyard’. Inspiration and opportunities to make sustainable choices were showcased en-mass at...
ON THE ROAD WITH SOUTH COAST ENVIRO EXPERIENCES
From the desk of Laura, South Coast Enviro-Experiences Project Leader. The South Coast Enviro Experiences Roadshow has been hitting the tracks and travelling across the Great Southern and South Coast region, leaving behind a trail of inspired individuals. The...
DUSK WATCH THE PERFECT TIME TO MONITOR NOCTUNAL ANIMALS
From the desk of Catherine, South Coast Enviro-Experiences Project Officer. Tjuirtgellong/ Lake Seppings provided the ideal location for the Conservation Council of WA and the South Coast Enviro Experiences team to take a passionate group of citizen scientists to...
WONDERFUL WILDFLOWERS CELEBRATED ACROSS THE SOUTH COAST
From the desk of Jimena, South Coast Enviro-Experiences Project Officer. The South Coast Enviro Experiences team had an incredible week at the Esperance Wildflower Festival. We're still basking in the afterglow of this year's event and wanted to extend our heartfelt...
GREAT SOUTHERN GRAMMAR P&F KINGFISHER FAIR
From the desk of Catherine, South Coast Enviro-Experiences Project Officer. What a successful and fun day we had at the Great Southern Grammar P&F Kingfisher Fair! The South Coast Enviro-Experiences team promoted the environmental volunteering web platform and...
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO PROTECT OUR OCEAN
From the desk of Jimena, South Coast Enviro-Experiences Project Officer. Surrounded by great weather and the beautiful scenery of Picnic Cove, we engaged students with a lesson about fish and their unique characteristics, a topic that students had been researching...
TURTLE TRACKERS SET TO SAVE OUR SNAKE-NECK TURTLE
From the desk of Catherine, South Coast Enviro-Experiences Project Officer Nesting season roster completed! Safety vests collected! Group photo taken! Now Team Albany Turtle Trackers are ready to take part in their mission to SAVE OUR SNAKE-NECKED TURTLES! The...
VOLUNTEERS ARE REAPING THE REWARDS OF WEED REMOVAL
From the desk of Catherine, South Coast Enviro-Experiences Project Officer What an incredible morning we had at the City of Albany bushcarers community busy bee last week! Our dedicated team of volunteers tirelessly searched through the bush at Hare Street reserve,...
EXPLORING HISTORY AND NATURE AT FORTS RESERVE
From the desk of Catherine, South Coast Enviro-Experiences Project Officer What an amazing time we had at the historic Forts reserve on the top of Mount Adelaide. Our dedicated group of volunteers gathered for the fortnightly City of Albany Bushcarers Community Bush...
VOLUNTEERS GATHER TO LEARN ABOUT OUR SNAKE NECK TURTLE
From the desk of Catherine, South Coast Enviro-Experiences Project OfficerWe can say for sure that Albany residents love their treasured turtles! The Saving our Snake-Neck Turtle information session held recently at the City of Albany was a brilliant community event...
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A busy month of monitoring wildlife for our regional ecologists
From the desk of Bronte, Regional Ecologist. Our Regional Ecologists, Sandra and Bronte, had a very busy October monitoring wildlife across our beautiful region to keep an eye on how biodiversity is tracking. Following are some of the highlights. Inspecting...
Planting season wrap up for Yakamia Creek
From the desk of Natalie, Projects Leader. In culmination of a very successful year of community events, South Coast NRM has completed another year of regeneration and planting seedlings along Yakamia Creek. Thirty-eight community members and local contractors carried...
It takes a community to win the war on microplastics
From the desk of Jimena, South Coast Enviro-Experiences Project Officer. Our incredible Esperance community recently came together for a series of beach cleanups, making such a positive impact on our beautiful coastline. With the extraordinary support of Southern...
Protecting our marine wildlife from disposable plastics
From the desk of Catherine, South Coast Enviro-Experiences Project Officer. We are constantly confronted with reminders of the extensive harm that disposable plastics are inflicting upon our marine wildlife. There have been consistent messages emphasising the threat...
Inspiration and opportunities to make sustainable choices
From the desk of Catherine, South Coast Enviro-Experiences Project Officer. You don’t have to be a greenie to understand how important it is to be ‘sustainable in your own backyard’. Inspiration and opportunities to make sustainable choices were showcased en-mass at...
ON THE ROAD WITH SOUTH COAST ENVIRO EXPERIENCES
From the desk of Laura, South Coast Enviro-Experiences Project Leader. The South Coast Enviro Experiences Roadshow has been hitting the tracks and travelling across the Great Southern and South Coast region, leaving behind a trail of inspired individuals. The...