Djeran Newsletter

Find out what we have been up to in our Djeran newsletter – click here to read!

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Western Ringtail Possum Spotlighting Guide

As part of our Climate-Resilient Conservation of Urban Western Ringtail Possum Populations project, we have created a handy Western Ringtail Possum Spotlighting guide for the Torbay Catchment area to help raise awareness and to encourage more citizen scientists! Link to printable brochure

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Bunuru Newsletter

February to March 2025 Seasonal Update The fading of the moodjar (Nuytsia floribunda) and the blossoming of the marri (Corymbia calophylla – pictured above) signals the start of the hot Bunuru season with little to no rain and hot easterly and northerly winds followed by a cooling afternoon sea breeze...

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Festival of Torbay – October 2024

What an absolute epic day at the Festival of Torbay with a massive celebration of all things Torbay and to celebrate 25 years of the Torbay Catchment Group! We were honoured to begin our day with a beautiful Welcome to Country and smoking ceremony led by Vernice Gilles from Kurrah...

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Grazing Matcher 2024-25 Expressions of Interest

Attention beef and sheep producers! Expressions of interest are now open for the 2024-25 Grazing Matcher program which has been specifically designed for southern WA climatic conditions and is heavily subsidised by MLA and Healthy Estuaries WA. Find out more at: https://southwestnrm.org.au/project/grazing-matcher/ or contact Jeisane Accioly at Jeisane.alis@gmail.com

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Nestbox Building Workshop with Simon Cherriman

Awesome to have Simon Cherriman from the Re-Cyc-ology Project down this weekend to share some of his in-depth knowledge about birds and mammals including the black cockatoo. We then built 20 duck and possum nestboxes that will be installed around the catchment in the coming weeks. Thank you Simon, we...

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Black Cockatoo Crisis Screening Event

  What a divine evening spent watching Black Cockatoo Crisis last Friday- underneath the Karri trees, cockatoos flying overhead, vermouth spritzes, and plenty of tucker! A confronting film, but truly well made, and a great crowd of community to help support these beautiful creatures to continue being an integral part...

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Report your black cockatoo sightings and win a prize!

It’s breeding season for Black Cockatoos and we need your help!  From NOW until January, if you see black cockatoos anywhere in the Torbay Catchment, at any time, please fill out our quick 2-minute survey. Every survey entry will go into a raffle for a prize! The prize is a...

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Healthy Estuaries Science Forum – 19th October

The annual Healthy Estuaries Science forum was held at The Old Dairy, a great new venue in the catchment! Fabulous food and stunning views greeted all those who came along to the event and a big thanks to the Department of Water (DWER) who presented data captured over the last...

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