Food waste and the conundrum of a pantry cleanout
As someone who worries constantly about food waste, I’ve noticed that I’m also someone who accumulates an awful lot of ‘rescued’ food and out...
Water connection on track for Bullsbrook Residents
On Wednesday 25 October Department of Defence held the first of two information sessions regarding the connection of scheme water to Bullsbrook residents affected...
Our unique wildlife
We are really lucky to have some of Western Australia’s most unique wildlife here in our back garden. If you are lucky, perhaps you...
Carnabys in crisis
Dean Arthurell
Carnaby Cockatoos are one of 3 endangered black cockatoo species found in WA’s South West. Unlike their almost identical forest dwelling cousins, the...
DBCA dictate animal no show
This month’s column is from our Chairperson, Dean Arthurell, explaining the unfortunate reasons why the Chittering Wildlife Carers will no longer be a presence...
Devastation in Muchea
By the time you read this, the three Marri trees in Muchea may have been destroyed by the Shire of Chittering, in its ignorance...
Local volunteers bring Hill River Fairy Terns back from the brink
The Fairy Tern is a small, coastal seabird, found between Karratha and Esperance WA. They measure about 250 mm from their bill- to tail-tip,...
Closed for business?
Further to the reticent decisions of council in relation to the removal of three mature, National Trust listed Marri trees in Muchea, I find...
Kangaroos
Our kangaroos are fascinating and complex animals. Currently in Chittering and surrounding areas, it is ‘pinky’ time, with embryonic little joeys growing inside the...
The marris of Muchea stand tall and strong while councillors sit in silence
Further to my article last month, Muchea Marri trees: is there accountability and transparency?, which challenged councillors to connect with the community and respond...
Proposed demolition of centuries-old trees in Muchea outrageous
Some councils are going out of their way to conserve old trees — even non-indigenous ones — yet our local authority, the Shire of...
Muchea Marri trees: is there accountability and transparency?
The recent decision by the councilors of the Shire of Chittering to destroy three, one-hundred-year-old Marri trees in Muchea, acknowledged by the National Trust...
