News
Welcome to Perth NRM's news and media releases page. We cover a range of project updates, news and feature articles.
Adopt A Beach – New Educational Resources
New educational resources for students, teachers and homeschool families!
Winners: Adopt A Beach Colouring Competition
It's World Oceans Day today, and we're announcing the winners of the Adopt A Beach 'Above and Below' coulouring competition.
Growing strong in Kambarang
Kambarang is the season when the weather warms and the Perth region becomes carpeted in a rainbow of wildflowers.
Djilba in the hills
It’s Djilba, the time of second rains when the wattles are blooming to signal the start of wildflower season in the Perth region.
Education and the New Normal (Part 2) – Jason Pitman
1st August, 2019
Education
Teachers can be powerful proponents for environmental education, but they need the support of their school and the wider community.
Education and the New Normal (Part 1) – Jason Pitman
1st July, 2019
Education
When we ponder the question ‘what is nature?’, it is usually through the lens of what we see today, not what nature was a decade or even 100 years ago.
Jason Pitman wins Environment and Sustainability Award
Perth NRM is delighted that the Seven News Young Achiever Awards has recognised the work of Jason Pitman (Environment Team, Strategy Coordinator) with the Scott Print Environment and Sustainability Award.
Perth NRM appoints new Education Officer
Perth NRM is pleased to announce the appointment of Wayne Walters as Education Officer for the Adopt-A-Beach Program.
Students in the wild: 2019 Earth Day Expo
The Canning River was the perfect outdoor classroom for over 500 primary school students during the 2019 Earth Day Expo, held on Friday 5 April.
Looking at Alfred Cove through a different lens
Excited by the chance to learn more about the Noongar season of Bunuru, 60 participants listened intently to Elder Noel Nannup speak about Aboriginal Cultural Heritage on a beautiful sunny morning at Alfred Cove on March 30, 2019.
Engaging Perth’s Community in NRM
During March 2019, Perth NRM has been out and about engaging with the community of Perth to promote natural resource management (NRM) including Traditional Ecological Knowledge, conservation and sustainability practices.
Sharing knowledge about managing Perth’s Threatened Ecological Communities
The unseasonably wet weather didn’t deter representatives to meet to tour some of Perth’s Threatened Ecological Communities.
Perth trails receive interactive Noongar story telling signs
Perth is crossed by hundreds of kilometres of walking trails, covering areas of unspoilt bushland, estuaries and our iconic river systems.
Celebrating Birak in the school holidays
It was a pleasant sunny Tuesday morning in January at the iconic Cottesloe beach when children from around Perth and their accompanying adults joined Perth NRM and Urban Indigenous to learn about the Noongar season of Birak.
Enjoying Birak at Point Peron – Six Season Walk
It was a gorgeous morning at Point Peron as 25 people joined Perth NRM for a walk to learn about the Noongar season of Birak – the first summer.
Celebrate Birak – a school holiday activity, January 22nd
Join us for a morning of coastal themed Aboriginal Cultural activities.
Birak Six Season Walk – the first summer, December 7th
This walk is now fully booked. Please check back in 2019 for future Six Season walk dates.
An action-packed weekend for National Science Week
National Science Week came to an eventful close on Saturday (18 August) and Sunday (19 August) with Perth NRM participating in two big events.
Perth NRM’s Food Future Program engages students at Perth schools
Students were able to learn about these topics as well receive information about possible careers in Agriculture, the importance of soil and bees, as well other aspects of farming in WA.
Makuru Six Season Walk with the City of Gosnells
As part of the NAIDOC week celebrations Perth NRM coordinated a Six Season Walk at Mary Carroll for the City of Gosnells.