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Perth NRM staff recently enjoyed assisting local community group Stirling Natural Environment Coastcare with their 2018 planting efforts at both Brighton Beach (secondary dunes) and South Trigg Beach (primary dunes) in Perth's northern suburbs.

Kennedy Bay Coastcare and Craig Wilson, Perth NRM's Coastal and Marine Program Manager, have had a busy month rehabilitating dunes of this southern Perth suburb.

Volunteers are a huge asset in maintaining our local environment. Perth NRM is calling for new volunteers to add to our already committed groups to ensure the continued health of Perth’s natural spaces.

Now is a great time of the year to jump in and have a go at environmental volunteering!

The S&P Global team joined Perth NRM and Cambridge Coastcare at City Beach on a beautiful autumn day for their first corporate volunteering event.

Grants of up to $2,000 are available to fund projects that protect and improve the health of local marine and coastal environments in Western Australia.

Perth NRM’s 2018 Coastal Forum focused on sharing knowledge about environmental change impacts and citizen science advancements to Western Australia’s coastal and marine environments.

An amazing team of Woodside employees from the Woodside Coastal Guardians Program were at it again on South Beach in Fremantle last week

During August, Fremantle Primary School celebrated Fish Day by bringing in a range of presenters for the classes to engage with and to learn about issues related to providing a good environment to support the vibrant fishing industry in Fremantle

A hard working team from Stantec made a significant dent in the weeds at Cottesloe Native Garden when they filled 20 bags in only a few hours!

A group of 13 students from three different schools participated in the Rio Tinto Earth Assist school holiday program, managed by Conservation Volunteers Australia.

Members of the Kathmandu Summit Club took to the coastal dunes on a sunny Saturday in June to lend a hand in re-vegetating some of Marmion’s steep slopes.

An energetic group of 63 Year Three students from Peter Moyes Anglican Community School showed great interest and knowledge about different habitats and biodiversity found along the coast during a field trip to Quinns beach.

Perth NRM was a proud supporter of the recently held Coastal Forum along with Northern Agriculture Catchment Council (NACC) and Curtin University which was held on April 7th at the Bold Park Ecology Centre.

The recent summer storms in Perth resulted in areas of localised erosion along our coast.  In the City of Rockingham, damage to a dune from an excessive stormwater flow highlighted the impact that high intensity storms can have on our coastline.

While summer brings holidays and lazy days at the beach the influx of beach users also see increased litter levels along our beaches and in adjacent car parks.

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The Coogee Maritime Trail, developed by the City of Cockburn in partnership with the Western Australian Museum, Murdoch University Divers and Perth NRM was opened earlier in 2017.