Friends of Herdsman Lake

07/09/2026

A big thank you to Friends of Galup for hosting our team on Saturday 🙏 It was rewarding to collaborate and contribute to the invaluable conservation work that our neighbouring volunteer group is achieving 👏🌻

12/08/2026

To check for local H5 bird flu detections and testing across the State, an interactive dasboard is now availble.

If you notice sick or dead animals, please remember - AVOID contact, RECORD the date, time, location and take photos, and REPORT it to the Emergency Animal Disease hotline: 1800 675 888.

Want to know where H5 bird flu has been detected in wildlife in WA?

A new interactive dashboard is now available, showing where H5 bird flu has been detected in wildlife across WA.

The dashboard will help Western Australians stay informed about where detections have occurred, and where surveillance and testing are taking place.

Explore the dashboard, and find the latest H5 bird flu information 👉 www.wa.gov.au/birdflu

12/08/2026

Starting today, fishing restrictions are in place to protect our local lakes and wetlands and the native wildlife they support.

The changes follow community consultation and ongoing reports of discarded fishing lines, hooks and harm to animals. Fishing is now prohibited at 17 locations across the City. It remains permitted along most of the City's 7km of coastline.

To learn more and see the full list of prohibited locations, visit www.stirling.wa.gov.au/fishing-restrictions.

Fishing in these locations can be reported to the City by calling the Community Safety team on (08) 9205 8555.

Suspected animal cruelty should be reported to the RSPCA WA Cruelty Hotline on 1300 278 358.

09/08/2026

A small team put in a solid effort last weekend to keep the weeds at bay around the seedlings 👏.. thank you 🙏

All looking good at Glendalough Reserve with the running postman flowering and a frog 🐸 spotted hiding in the weeds ☀️

24/06/2026

H5 avian influenza (bird flu) has been confirmed in a migratory seabird found on an isolated beach in southern Western Australia. This is the first detection of H5 bird flu in Australia.

There have been no detections in poultry or additional native species.

Australia is well prepared to respond to H5 bird flu.

You can help. If you find multiple sick or dead birds or other animals do not touch them.

- Avoid – contact.
- Record – what you see.
- Report – to the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888.

For more information visit https://srkr.io/6187BGjW.

18/06/2026

13/06/2026

More photos from our annual planting day 🌱☀️🙏

13/06/2026

Thank you to the team for their huge effort to plant 1000 seedlings 🌱 last Saturday 👏 the steady 🌧 we've had all week means the seedlings are getting a great start.
Thank you to Swan Alcoa Landcare Program for the generous funding and ongoing support from Parks and Wildlife Service, Western Australia and WA Gould League🙏

08/05/2026

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Happy 100th Birthday to the living legend that is Sir David Attenborough - an extraordinary human who has devoted his life to environmental education, whose passion and advocacy for the natural world inspire us all.

Perhaps you can celebrate him today by getting outdoors and appreciating the wonder of nature; sitting outside with your coffee, practicing some yoga in the park, taking a bush walk, planting a native tree, or doing a spot of bird watching!

04/05/2026