The Western Australian Naturalists' Club Main Club

Details of each year's program is published in early February. Monthly meetings are held at The Hew Roberts Lecture Theatre, Clifton Street, UWA Nedlands Campus (not the main campus) on the first Friday of each month unless this precedes a long weekend when it is deferred to the second Friday. Meetings commence at 7.30 pm. The lecture theatre can be located on the map provided on a UWA web page. There is adequate car parking off Clifton and Gordon Streets. Meetings normally take the form of an illustrated talk on some aspect of natural history. The talk is usually presented by an enthusiast in a particular field and is pitched at a level which will be understood by a non-specialist audience. The talk is usually followed by a 'Focus' segment where a particular habitat, plant or animal is introduced. Members are encouraged to bring along natural history specimens and other items of interest for discussion. These can usually be viewed after the close of the meeting when there is time to socialise with other members. Workshops on nature subjects are held about twice a year and these are open to non-members. Excursions are held once or twice a month and may be for half or whole day at the weekend, or half a day mid week with longer camping excursions further afield on long weekends. A long range  excursion of about 8 to 12 days is organised each year, usually to a remote part of W.A. Each year a notable speaker is invited to present the Serventy Memorial  Lecture, honouring the Serventy family of prominent conservationists. Other special meetings may be arranged with important guest speakers.  An entrance fee is charged for these special meetings. CONTACT INFORMATION Postal: PO Box 8257, PERTH BUSINESS CENTRE WA 6849 Email: wanats@iinet.net.au Office and Library  (limited opening hours): First floor, 82 Beaufort Street, Perth. (opposite the WA Museum). Office phone: (08) 9228 2495 (if unattended, please leave a message).

PROGRAMME 2009

Visitors are welcome at any meeting or excursion. Final dates, speakers and leaders have yet to be finalised for many of these events. Details will be published in the monthly newsletter and on our website. www.wanats.iinet.com

PROGRAMME YEAR 2009 (For latest details check Coming Events)
February 6	Meeting	Fish Speaker: Sue Morrison
February 8	Excursion	Snorkelling at Woodmans Point
March 1	Excursion	Applecross foreshore: Evening bird walk and BBQ
March 6	Meeting & AGM	Art in Nature Speaker: Phillipa Nikulinsky
March 11	Serventy Memorial Lecture	Dr Lyn Beazley AO, Chief Scientist Western Australia, Cornucopia of biological wonders
April 3	Meeting	Reptiles on Rottnest Speaker: John Dell
April 10-15	Easter Excursion	Baladjie Rock
May 1	Meeting	Beetles and Fungi Speaker: Terry Houston
May 5-10	Late Autumn camp	Denmark Rivermouth C.P.
May 23	Excursion	Day excursion by bus: Coastcare day bus trip Cottesloe to City Beach
May 30 - June 1	Excursion	Wellington Mills
June and July	Excursion	Fungi forays
June 5	Meeting	Hot Rocks Speaker: Paul Wilkes
July 3	Meeting	Western Woodlands Speaker: Alexander Watson
August 7	Meeting	Other Arachnids Speaker: Mark Harvey
September 4	Meeting	Roebuck Bay Speaker: Grant Pearson
August 20-30	LRX	Eurardy Station, Hamelin and Denham.
September 26-28	Long weekend Excursion	Greg Keighery, Whicher Range - Botany
October 2	Meeting	Underwater Sounds Speaker: Jacqueline Giles
November 6	Meeting	Coastal Formations Speaker: Vic Semenuik
November 7	Excursion	Excursion to Mudurup Rocks, Cottesloe with Vic Semenuik
December 4	Meeting	Christmas Barbecue