Greetings from the Toodyay Naturalists' Club
The Toodyay Naturalists' Club (TNC) is located in an internationally recognised 'global hotspot'.The club was established in 1968 and its aim is to conserve and promote the unique native flora, fauna and landscape values of Toodyay and the Avon Valley, contributing to their preservation for future generations.
Above - Collared Sparrowhawk Photo: Ginny Barnett
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Stick insect search and Rainbow Lorikeets
Go to our News page for further details.Helena Aurora Range Update
Go to our News page to see the latest exciting news about the Helena Aurora Range.Website Update and Observation App
Development is underway of an update to our Website, and an 'Observations' App that will allow entries to be made 'in the field'. This is a project is in association with TAFE Diploma students, and will be completed in 2021.A guide to Exploring Toodyay... naturally
This is the club's latest publication(NOTE: A limited number of First Edition copies still available).
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Drummond House - Toodyay's Environment & History Centre
108B Stirling Terrace, Toodyay (next to our website sponsor, Bendigo Bank).
This is Our Home we share with the Toodyay Historical Society
and Toodyay Friends of the River. Normally we are open every Saturday morning from 10am until noon. DRUMMOND HOUSE IS OPEN TO VISITORS, but please ensure you sign our visitor's book and comply with COVID-19
distancing rules.
Our draft 2021 Programme
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The Saturday March 20th guest speaker is to be reptile guru, Bob Cooper. Bob has had an
interest in reptiles since primary school. His knowledge and reputation is known throughout Australia and many overseas countries as not only a reptile expert but a teacher of ‘Outback Survival’.
The meeting will be held in the Anglican Church Hall Stirling Terrace (next to the Anglican Church). Please enter from the rear. Commencing at 7pm, followed by supper,
and a General Meeting. PLEASE NOTE NEW VENUE
For further information contact our
President Desrae Clarke
or phone 9574 5574.
Read our latest newsletter, full of interesting articles and colour photographs on natural history.
Contact our Secretary for general enquiries about the club.
HAVING ISSUES WITH REPTILES OR INJURED WILDLIFE? Or if you are simply wanting to know how to SAFELY INTERACT WITH WILDLIFE - you are at the right place.
THE TOODYAY NATURALISTS' CLUB RECOGNISES THE NOONGAR NATION AS THE
TRADITIONAL OWNERS AND CUSTODIANS OF THE LAND ON WHICH WE WORK AND MEET.
WE ACKNOWLEDGE AND RESPECT THEIR CULTURE AND CONNECTION TO COUNTRY, AND PAY OUR RESPECT TO ELDERS PAST, PRESENT AND EMERGING
THE NOONGAR CALENDAR
We are now in the Noongar Season of BUNURU (February-March) the Season of
adolescence - hottest part of the year.
Find out more about the Noongar seasons from the
Bureau of Meteorology
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We are proud to be a supporter of 
Seen something interesting or unusual?
You can log sightings through our websiteReporting Illegal Dumping Updated 3rd March 2021
You can report cases of 'illegal dumping' to the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) on the Department's Pollution Hotline 1300 784 782
or through the Department's website
Keep Australia Beautiful Campaign (KABC) Litter Report Scheme now has 10,000 members signed up. THOSE WHO CONTINUE TO DUMP LITTER - BEWARE! That's over 20,000 eyes
WATCHING YOU!
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