Latest TNC News
JCAFA (in partnership with Melissa Adams) has developed a
flyer outlining why Julimar should become a National Park.
Read our carefully considered reasons as to why. Above: Part of the TNC display at the 2024 Show. Photo: Sharon Richards Above: Co-Patrons and Honorary Life Members Rob Boase (L) and Wayne Clarke (in the JCAFA shirt) on their Induction into the WA Landcarers' Hall of Fame on 1st November 2024.
Check out our 2024 Programme
and see what we have in store for 2024.
Get the club's latest publication, 'A GUIDE TO EXPLORING
TOODYAY... NATURALLY', available for $27 plus $6 postage per book (within Australia). Details on our
Order Form.
DRUMMOND HOUSE - TOODYAY'S
HAVING ISSUES WITH REPTILES OR INJURED WILDLIFE?
JOHN MASTERS BIRD HIDE and BILYA WALK TRACK NEWS Always look out for snakes when walking in the bush.
NEWSLETTER and BACK ISSUES
The Toodyay Naturalists' Club's JOHN MASTERS BIRD HIDE,
and the Toodyay Friends of the River's BILYA WALK TRACK, continue to attract a host of visitors and
walkers.
WHEATBELT NRM NEWSLETTER
170th Toodyay Agricultural Show
Saturday 5th October 2024 was a brilliant sunny spring [Kambarang] day for the 170th Annual Toodyay Agricultural Show.
TNC were once again in the 'Environment Matters' marquee, with a special emphasis on Julimar State Forest. The space was shared with the Toodyay Friends of the River and the
Julimar Conservation and Forest Alliance (JCAFA) who had a magnificent display of flora and fauna; the Noongar Kaartdijin Aboriginal Corporation's 'Six Seasons' were displayed
on the rear of the marquee.
Photo: Greg Warburton
Rainbow Lorikeet Invasion
Large numbers of Rainbow Lorikeets (Trichoglossus moluccanus) have been sighted in the Shire over recent weeks. These birds are a real threat to our
local hollow-nesting birds - including the Black Cockatoo. They are flying out of suburbia into regional areas during the winter and apparently will return to the suburbs for
summer. They are strong flyers and have been recorded as flying over thirty kilometres to find new feeding areas.
Their preferred forage trees are lemon-scented gums but will also feed any other flowering tree. Control is difficult as unlike galahs and corellas they only feed in the canopy
so can't be enticed to the ground where they can be easily targeted. The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) have officers in the field actively
targeting the birds in an attempt to halt the 'invasion'. We will keep you posted.
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For further details contact our
Secretary Desrae Clarke or phone 9574 5574.
(This publication is available to members for $15; for just $30 you can become a
member AND have a copy of the book). A limited number of First Edition
copies are still available.
ENVIRONMENT & HISTORY CENTRE
This is our home
we share with the Toodyay Historical Society and the Toodyay Friends of the River.
We are open every Saturday morning from 10am until noon. Drummond House is open to visitors, but please ensure you scan our QR Code
OR sign our visitor's log and comply with the current COVID-19 distancing rules.
Or if you are simply wanting to know how to SAFELY INTERACT WITH WILDLIFE -
you are at the right place.
Emergency Snake bite instructions
Bilya Walk Track directions
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The Club regularly publishes the TNC Newsletter, a high quality publication on natural history.
Read the LATEST EDITION
- August 2024 (1.44MB)
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Page updated 11th November 2024