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News Buzz Djilba Season (August – September 2022) Centre for Stories’ Micro-Excursion Centre for Stories (Northbridge) had a micro-excursion to our Centre this June. The excursion included nine young adults who were given a tour of the precinct and the…

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Awards and AccoladesCentre champions win big!

Nandi Chinna Award-winning Poet won the Premier’s 2022 Western Australian Writer’s Fellowship We are immensely proud to see someone closely associated with the Centre win an incredible honour. At the 2021 WA Premier’s Book Awards held on 17th June at…

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Come Get Wild About WetlandsMakuru Season 2022

Get Wild About Wetlands July Holiday Program Report Last July, the Centre saw a host of activities and engagements with the Get Wild About Wetlands (GWAW) school holiday program underway. These programs are always exciting and fun, but, above all,…

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The Poet-in-Residence ProgramThe Wetlands Centre welcomes Lakshmi, our resident poet!

It gives us great pleasure to welcome our new Poet-in-Residence, Lakshmi Kanchi, at the Wetlands Centre Cockburn! Lakshmi Kanchi, pen name SoulReserve, is an emerging Western Australian poet of Indian descent. Her poetry explores love and its tumultuousness, fantasy and…

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News Buzz Makuru Season (June – July 2022) Turtle Watch Update We celebrated the safe arrival of the southwestern snake-necked turtle hatchlings from eggs that had been collected at Walliabup (Bibra Lake) during the 2021/22 nesting season. The hatchlings are…

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Come Get Wild About WetlandsDjeran Season 2022

Get Wild About Wetlands these April Holidays This April, the Centre saw a host of activities and engagements with the Get Wild About Wetlands (GWAW) school holiday program underway. These programs are always exciting and fun. But, above all, they…

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From the Chairman’s DeskBunuru 2022 Update

As you receive our Bunuru newsletter, we have successfully completed the 18th Annual WA Wetlands Conference that brought together dignitaries, community leaders, wetland voices, activists, and academics. We saw the use of the Centre’s new facilities and the beautiful Cockburn…

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Education UpdateBunuru Season 2022

Get Wild About Wetlands Do you know some children that would like to Connect with Nature? Get Wild About Wetlands has four exciting activities planned for the April school holidays! Djeran is the season when Noongar people repaired housing and shelter…

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Last ChristmasThe Centre’s End of Year 2021 Get-together

Main photo & photos 13-18: Credit – Hayden Tyrls The spirit of Christmas is best celebrated when people come together and enjoy each other’s company. Surrounded by good food, warm greetings, and shared moments, 2021 ended wonderfully for the Centre.…

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