Category: Spotlight on
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Tending the Track: Wanagarren Track Success Story an inspiration for elsewhere
4WD impacts on our beach and dune systems are an ongoing issue, one that has been recently highlighted for our WA coast in an ABC Landline piece featuring WACMN members Mic Payne (NACC) and Nic Dunlop (WA Fairy Tern Conservation Network). The Landline feature provided a measured, informative, well reported piece presenting a sound scientific…
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A beach clean with a difference
DRUMMOND COVE, Geraldton. On Sunday June 9th a beach clean up with a difference is taking place at Drummond Cove in Geraldton. The initiative is the brainchild of 9 year old local coastal champion, Nellie Lewis, who is passionate about environmental issues across the board and wants to find ways to help raise awareness and…
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Meet Shannon Holler
SPOTLIGHT ON MIDWEST Interview with Shannon Holler; Environment and Sustainability Officer; City of Geraldton. 1 What do you enjoy the most about your job? The variety of my role. 2 What motivated you to follow your career path? My love for wildlife. This led me to study Biological Sciences and Conservation & Wildlife Biology at…
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Meet Charlie Doust
SPOTLIGHT ON MIDWEST Interview with resident of Geraldton, Charlie Doust. How long have you lived in Geraldton? Over 40 years. I came here as a young man with my wife. She is dead now but here is home and it’s a great place to be. What do you love about your coast? I walk with…
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Coastal restoration – what works and what doesn’t?
SPOTLIGHT ON WEST COAST – PERTH On Tuesday May 15th, WA Landcare Network (WALN) and the WA Coastal Marine Network (WACMN) invited landcarers working in the coastal space to join them for a Landcare Checks In online event dedicated to discussing current coastal restoration learnings from the west and southwest of the state. The catch…