Friends of Lake Claremont

Lake Claremont is a Conservation Category Wetland and a Bush Forever Site. Lake Claremont is bounded by Alfred Road to the North, Davies Road to the East, Strickland, Devon and Wright Roads to the West and Stirling to the South.  It is an area of 24 hectares.

The Friends of lake Claremont were formed in 2003 and became a Company Limited by Guarantee in 2009.  They are currently securing Deductable Gift Recipient Status. The primary objective of the Company is to ensure continual improvement to the biodiversity of Lake Claremont and its surrounds, with the support of the community, the indigenous elders and the Town of Claremont. The following objectives are ancillary to the primary objective as stated above:

• To convert the majority of the now closed long 9-hole golf course to bush land, including an Interpretive Trail.
• To develop a shared ownership with the local community to promote the objectives of the Company.
• To attract, solicit and retain continuing interest, bequests, gifts and financial support by interested persons, groups, corporations and government bodies in the objectives of the Company.
• To establish and maintain a public fund to be called the Lake Claremont Environment Fund for the specific purpose of supporting the environmental objects/purposes of the Friends of Lake Claremont Limited.

Events

Regular Events

The Friends of Lake Claremont meet on the Second Sunday of each month for a working bee.  This is at 9am in the winter and 8am in summer to avoid the heat. The duties are weeding, planting, litter collection etc.

The Planning Committee meets monthly on the second Wednesday of the month and the Planning Committee meet monthly with the Town of Claremont Supervisor of Parks and Gardens.

Special Events

Friends of Lake Claremont support National Tree Day, Clean Up Australia Day and other nature related events.

Each Year we have a day on site to Celebrate the Parkland with Guest Speakers and morning tea.  This is held in Spring.

Contact

Heidi Hardisty, Coordinator  Phone: 0416 614 696
Claire Brittain,  Administration  Phone: 9385 1299
Email address: folc.wa@gmail.com
Postal address: PO Box 625, Cottesloe, WA 6911
Fax: 9383 4213

Claise Brook Catchment Group

The Claise Brook Catchment Group is an incorporated community-based environmental group working to restore wetlands and improve the quality of water flowing into the Swan River from Perth city and inner city.

Events
Regular Events

The Claise Brook Catchment Group holds monthly working bees and community plantings in winter to provide habitat and improve water quality in local wetlands and the Swan River.

The group also assist at Local Plant sales and hold tours to raise awareness about how everyone can help to improve the health of local wetlands and the Swan River.

Anyone with an interest is welcome to attend the meetings or join any of the activities. There is no membership fee.

Contact

Phone: 9227 9514
Email address: info@cbcg.org.au
Postal address: P.O. Box 218, North Perth, WA 6906
Website: http://www.cbcg.org.au/

Joondalup Community Coast Care Forum

Joondalup Community Coast Care Forum (JCCCF) is a community organisation acting as a reference group for coastal issues within the City of Joondalup, in northern metropolitan Perth, Western Australia.

We care for our coast at Marmion, Sorrento, Hillarys, Whitfords, Kallaroo, Mullaloo, Ocean Reef, Iluka and Burns Beach.

Contact

Website: http://www.joondalupcoastcare.com

Friends of Bennett Brook Reserve (FoBBR)

The FoBBR are involved in the restoration of Bennett Brook through the removal of Blackberry and other weeds and revegetation using local species.

Events

Regular Events
The FoBBR meet every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month from 9am to 11am for revegetation activities

Contact

Leah Botten
Phone: 9267 9341
Email: Leah.Botten@swan.wa.gov.au

Friends of Allen Park Bushland Group

Located in Swanbourne, the remnant extends inland from the coast, including coastal heath, through open tuart woodland, to jarrah and marri remnants in the Heritage Precinct on the eastern boundary of Allen Park.

We focus on conservation of habitat for local species, revegetation using local provenance, and restoration of degraded areas.

Events

FOAPBG meets on the first Saturday of the month  from 9-11am except Nov. Dec. and March when we meet at 8am to beat the heat.  There is also a small group who meet on a Tuesday morning (9.15 - 11.30) throughout the year This is a good time to come along if the weekend proves difficult.

Contact

Tel: 93847983 or 93831501

Email: jandlshaw@bigpond.com

Friends of Herdsman Lake

Our Friends group helps maintain areas throughout Herdsman Lake with weeding and revegetation projects

Events

Weeding every 2nd and 4th Sunday from 9am to 11am

Friends will be advised of other projects

Usual muster point at Popeye Lake carpark

Contact

Jacqui McCauley

Ph. 9446 4113

Email

jacquimccauley@hotmail.com

Friends of Warwick Bushland (FWB)

Incorporating the Friends of Warwick Conservation Area (FWCA) and Friends of Warwick Senior High School Bushland (FWSHSB)

Warwick Bushland covers 60 ha and is bounded by Erindale, Beach, Warwick, and Wanneroo Roads in the suburb of Warwick (City of Joondalup). It consists of the bushland areas of the Warwick Open Space Conservation Area and Warwick Senior High School.

The Friends of Warwick are people interested in learning about and caring for this special place. Membership is free and open to all ages. For administration purposes the two groups operate under the banner of the Friends of Warwick Bushland. This is because the Warwick Conservation Area is managed by the City of Joondalup as part of Warwick Open Space, and the high school bushland is managed through the school and Education Department. The Friends of Warwick SHS Bushland also began several years before the Friends of Warwick Conservation Area.

The government has identified the Warwick Conservation Area as one of regional significance and made it a Bush Forever Site (site 202). The school bushland is being considered for addition to the Bush Forever Site. Warwick Bushland is an excellent example of the flora and fauna that were once found throughout the area and is used by a wide range of community members and groups. The Friends, in conjunction with the City of Joondalup and Warwick Senior High School, aim to maintain and improve the condition of the Jarrah-Banksia woodland present for the enjoyment of current and future generations.

Projects of Interest

• Regional Herbarium - with the assistance of our member botanists, the Friends Group have been compiling a substantial Regional Herbarium since 1999, which is nearing completion.
• Graceful Sunmoth surveys - assisting Matt Williams and Nicole Willers, Department of Environment and Conservation, with an ongoing research project studying the Graceful Sun Moth, Synemon gratiosa, a declared rare species. Surveys are conducted in March.
• Fungi Project - in cooperation with FungiMap Australia and the Perth Urban Bushland we have also been conducting fungi surveys since 1999, with a large number of new species recorded each year.
• Vegetation monitoring - one of our main roles is to monitor the condition of the bushland, and, based on the assessment, develop and implement strategies to control threatening processes such as weed invasion, feral pests and fires .
• "Land for Wildlife": both the High School bushland and Warwick Conservation Area have also been declared "Land for Wildlife" sites because of the presence of important habitat for a number of fauna species. One such species is the Speckled Stone Gecko, a delicate little Gecko, mainly found in the rocky Darling Ranges that depends on large fallen Jarrah logs for its survival in Warwick Bushland.

Events

Regular Events

Meetings: the 3rd Sunday of the month 9 am, at the Information Shelter,

Tennis Club car park, Lloyd Drive, Warwick.

Special Events

Friends of Warwick Bushland 2011 Calendar of Events

Contact

Janina Pezzarini

Phone. 9404 8756 (evenings, weekends)