SERCUL in Beckenham, Western Australia | Community organisation

SERCUL

Locality: Beckenham, Western Australia

Phone: +61 8 9458 5664

Address: 1 Horley Road 6107 Beckenham, WA, Australia

Website: http://www.sercul.org.au

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25.01.2022 Were revisiting an old project to do some infill planting and weed control. Its a well known Brook in Perths south-east, but where? It looks very tranquil and you might be surprised when you find out this location. Give us your Answers below....

24.01.2022 Perth NRM have been running a boneseed eradication project for over 12 years. The plant is a declared pest, and a weed of national significance (WONS). SERCUL received WA State NRM funding to assist and continue mapping and controlling the plant for a further two years. Today sites in Mundaring Shire were checked. Less than 20 plants were found, but unfortunately three were mature and carrying seed. (Boneseed = Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. monilifera). Plants have been found in Armadale, Kalamunda, Mundaring and Swan. #SERCUL #wastatenrm #perthnrm #wons

23.01.2022 Have you ever wondered what SERCUL actually does? The short answer is A LOT!! SERCUL is involved in landcare & restoration, monitoring & research and environmental education. SERCUL works with 13 local governments and more than 30 community conservation groups in the southern region of Perth along with private, State Government and community organisations to promote and deliver landcare, water monitoring and research projects in Perth. SERCUL also has a major involvement in ...environmental education in schools. There are 30 full and part-time staff headed by a Chief Executive Officer. SERCUL attracts substantial government funding, complemented by contract income from its growing environment services division. Over the next few months, we will be posting more about what we do, how we do it, who does it (staff, groups and/or volunteers) and who we do it for (community groups, government, business, schools, and/or funding providers). Look out for our posts to learn more about SERCUL and what we can offer! Please share amongst your friends or groups.

22.01.2022 SERCUL's Phosphorus Awareness Project team will be at EnviroFest2020 at Whiteman Park tomorrow from 10am - 3pm. Come down for a chat, get the kids to colour in, make a badge, see the frogs (specimens) and/or pour some water on our Catchment Model to see where the water (and pollutants) go! We have environmental information about fertilising your gardens, planting local plants, building frog ponds and lots more!! So come on down and visit us and a variety of other eco-focused stalls whilst enjoying the wonderful surrounds of Whiteman Park!! #envirofestWP #ef20

21.01.2022 Its amazing what you can see when you look closely at a wetland. Here you can see a Freshwater Snail, some Seed Shrimps (the little moving dots!) and a Tiger Beetle larvae! #SERCULPAP

21.01.2022 Young volunteers at work! With their help the future is bright!

21.01.2022 Its action time for turtle conservation! With the nesting season about to begin, our endangered native southwestern snake-necked turtles once again need your c...rucial support. Were starting this years "TURTLE TRACKERS" volunteer program with the City of Cockburn and in partnership with Murdoch University, DBCA and Parks and Wildlife Service, Western Australia From this September up to January 2021, you can walk the fringes of Bibra Lake providing much-needed observation, support, nest-protection, and research activities which will hopefully save scores of our mumma and baby turtles. If you would like to be a part of these conservation efforts, please register your interest by contacting 9411 3444 or email [email protected]. Training will take place from 6pm until 7pm on Thursday 27th August at The Wetlands Centre Cockburn. And please, do keep an eye out for these precious creatures while driving around our lakes.

20.01.2022 SERCULs vision is to have, as a given, the Natural Resources of the South Region of Perth managed in a healthy and sustainable manner by all stakeholders for future generations. To do this, SERCUL operates according to three levels of delivery: Community, Partnerships and Environmental Services - * Community is our passion and the focus of what we do. We work with community conservation groups to improve the local environment. We provide them with support by way of coordi...nation of volunteer opportunities; loaning of equipment and meeting spaces; book keeping and auditing; providing public liability insurance cover; promotional support including hosting web pages, promoting events and graphic design; and technical support including advice, grant writing, project planning and GIS. * Partnerships are undertaken with a variety of stakeholders with whom we share a common vision. This can include local, state and national governments, schools, universities, NRM groups, businesses, other not-for-profit groups etc. Individual partnership projects are usually undertaken toward specific objectives. * Environmental Services are undertaken on a fee for service basis. All proceeds from Environmental Services undertaken by SERCUL are invested back into the community delivery model so that we can deliver our vision through Community Support, Education and Landcare programs. It was recognised that in an ever tightening and diminishing funding environment we needed to be able to generate financial support internally to ensure our community delivery model was sustainable. If you are a community conservation group in the South of Perth that is just starting up or looking for support; a business, government or like-minded organisation looking for an organisation to partner with; or you are a government or business that needs Environmental Services completed, be sure to contact SERCUL on 9458 5664 for more information on how we can help!

20.01.2022 The jute mat installation in the water treatment basin is finished so we can push on with planting at Nurdi Park. The rains over the last few days have started to fill the basin so we are working quickly to give the plants the best chance of establishing. There will be mulch going on the top of the banks and drier zones so the park will look

19.01.2022 Did you know seahorses live in the Swan River? The Western Australian Museums Curator of Fishes Glenn Moore says this WA seahorse (hippocampus subelongatus) ...is right at home in muddy, silty habitats. "Theyre true locals found only on the west coast, from Cape Leeuwin to Shark Bay. Theyre a protected specie," he said. Dr Moore, who has dedicated years to studying this species, says they especially love hanging out in the Swan River during the summer breeding season, after which males care for their young in a pouch. "They usually live in water less than 20m deep and can be found holding onto sponges, sea-squirts and all sorts of human-made stuff, like ropes, sunken wrecks and even shopping trolleys. "Seahorses are true fish, just like a herring, or a goldfish. They swim with fins, they breathe using gills, and they control buoyancy with a swimbladder." He said the WA seahorse is quite a large species on a world scale and grow to about 25 cm with a weight of more than 10 grams. "They come in brown, white, yellow, orange, red and even purple, but they can change colour too. They cant swim fast to catch prey or escape predators, so they rely on a mastery of camouflage." Dr Moore said he has been preparing exhibits like the one on WA seahorses for the wildlife gallery in the new WA Museum which is set to open its doors on November 21. #NationalScienceWeek Sue Morrison / Western Australian Museum.

18.01.2022 An awesome turnout of students from North Metro TAFE came south and helped us install plants into the Canning River riparian zones. Thanks to their efforts weve nearly finished this section of restoration work. Plants were funded by a DBCA Rivercare Grant. Wed love to make this a yearly event with these students #northmetrotafe #sercul #dbcarivercare

18.01.2022 The Phosphorus Awareness Project is braving the wind and rain to join the Friends of Jirdarup Bushlands Lets Celebrate our Bushland event at Kensington Bushland.

17.01.2022 Come and visit SERCUL's Phosphorus Awareness Project at Whiteman Park's Envirofest 2020 from now until 3pm. There are an array of eco-based stalls and food trucks galore! #envirofestwp

16.01.2022 Strange things lurk in our bushland, like this old car and a warty hammer orchid. All found during weed mapping with Friends of Paganoni volunteers and DBCA officers today. #dbca #SERCUL #paganoniswamp

15.01.2022 Now this is what you call real commitment and recognition by NSW State Government to the harm aquatic weeds have on waterways

11.01.2022 Check out the SERCUL Phosphorus Awareness Projects (PAP) YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAhS1OVvIZ9GBrAMJhw2mmQ) for videos on Nutrients and Algae, Turtles, Aquatic Weeds and Feral Fish, and Traditional Uses of South West WA Plants. Videos are designed for different age groups and more topics will be added in the future. Subscribe now!!

08.01.2022 Today, September 7th, is National Threatened Species Day. The aim of this day is to encourage the community to prevent further extinctions of Australias fauna and flora, and to restore healthy numbers of threatened species and ecological communities in the wild. One of the critically endangered species on the Swan Coastal Plain is the Western Swamp Turtle. The Perth Zoo has a breeding program for the Western Swamp Turtle which aims to boost their numbers in the wild. To see what other plants and animals are threatened go to https://www.dpaw.wa.gov.au//threatened-species-and-communi. Photo by Bahudhara (https://commons.m.wikimedia.org//File:Western_swamp_tortoi)

08.01.2022 Why not come along and see the hidden plants this special remnant bushland supports

06.01.2022 Finally we can install the erosion control jute and coir matting at Nurdi Park Living Stream. The City are pumping out rain water that filled the basin so we dont get wet feet, which is much appreciated Once this is in place we can start planting the different zones, each with its own species mix. #perthnrm #SERCUL #cityofcanning

05.01.2022 OPENINGS FOR LEADERSHIP IN URBAN LANDCARE A respected, well established Landcare association, the South East Regional Centre for Urban Landcare (SERCUL), is seeking people to join its Executive Committee who have a strong interest in the environment and experience in either business, management or governance of voluntary associations. SERCUL works with 13 local governments and more than 30 community conservation groups in the southern region of Perth along with private, State... Government and community organisations to promote and deliver landcare, water monitoring and research projects in Perth. SERCUL also has a major involvement in environment education in schools. There are 30 full and part-time staff headed by a Chief Executive officer. SERCUL attracts substantial Government funding, complemented by contract income from its growing environment services division. The Executive Committee is SERCULs principal management body and meets on the fourth Monday of the month between 9.00am and 11.00am at SERCUL in Horley Road, Beckenham. Our Constitution can be found on our web site: www.sercul.org.au For further information contact SERCUL Chairperson Pat Hart at [email protected] or CEO Amy Krupa 9458 5664

05.01.2022 Continuing our field trips to projects around our sub-region we paid a visit to Forestdale Lake. The lake is RAMSAR listed and is fringed by Banksia Woodland TEC, plus important claypan wetland habitat is also contained within the reserve. Through the Perth NRM Resilient Landscape Program we are now into year three of a program of weed control in conjunction with the Friends of Forestdale Lake and DBCA. Target species include Arum Lily, Veldt Grass and Sydney Golden Wattle. These weeds and others have been extensively mapped so we can focus our control efforts. Friends group member David holds memories dating back to the 1960s, including canoeing across the lake, when we obviously had reliable and wetter winters. Such insights like these are invaluable to us, informing our work into the future.

05.01.2022 Community Rivercare Program 2021-22 - Round 4 funding is now open to community volunteer groups to conserve the natural, cultural and social amenity values of the rivers, tributaries and urban drains within the Swan Canning Catchment. Applications close on Monday 12 October 2020 so click on the link for the application form and grant guidelines.

04.01.2022 Landcare Book Club - Essential reading Native Bees are endlessly fascinating little critters, with a great diversity of behaviours and form. With over 800 spe...cies of native bees in WA alone, there is a lot to discover about these often overlooked insects. Creating a Haven for Native Bees is a great little booklet by local bee researcher Kit Prendergast. It covers a range of topics aimed at helping the average gardener / nature lover to help preserve and understand native bees. From identifying the most common types of native bees, building native bee hotels as well as a great list of native pants suitable for your garden that are favoured by native bees. The booklet is a really great resource for us Landcarers!!! (We have also organised for Kit to come and teach us about Native Bees at this workshop on Tuesday September 15th at 6:30pm https://www.facebook.com/events/948552108996357)

04.01.2022 SERCUL's latest E-News is available to read now! There has been a lot happening in the last few months so catch up on all the news here.

03.01.2022 The Australian Association for Environmental Education (AAEE) Biennial National Conference is going ONLINE! To Register go to aaeeconference.org.au/2020-virtual-conference-registration.

03.01.2022 Here we are at the end of day 1, weve completed half of the upper basin. Tomorrow we will finish installing the erosion control in this basin and then plant through the matting to get the banks stabilised. Then on to basin 2...

03.01.2022 Did you know that today is National Wattle Day! On the 1st September each year we celebrate National Wattle Day as a symbol of Australia and Australians. It is a symbol that comes directly from the land and represents us all. Just like Australians, the wattle has great diversity, with there being over 1200 species of Acacia, and resilience as it is one of the first plants to regenerate after a fire. The Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha) is Australias national floral emblem. The green leaves and golden flowers of the wattle showcase our national colours across the land in Spring each year. To learn more about National Wattle Day and the Week of the Wattle 2020 go to www.wattleday.asn.au. The photo below was taken on the weekend at Yalgorup National Park.

03.01.2022 Part two of our North Metro TAFE student day yesterday. The team also planted over 3000 seedlings into the Yule Brook floodplain, weeding out paspalum and collecting a large amount of plastic detritus that came downstream during the last big rains. This work forms part of our WA State NRM community stewardship grant. All the hours these guys donated add up to over $12000 of in-kind contribution. We cannot receive these grants without this kind of support - so thanks guys for all your time and hard work #northmetrotafe #sercul #wastatenrm

02.01.2022 <3 TURTLE ALERT <3 Female turtles may be on the move in the next 24 hours. It is the beginning of nesting season and they will move from the lake to lay their ...eggs in sandy areas around the lake. They do this on rainy days (they can detect low pressure systems!?) This means some will try to cross roads so please be careful. If you see a turtle moving towards the lake it is OK to return it to the lake for safety BUT DO NOT DISTURB TURTLES MOVING AWAY FROM THE LAKE UNLESS THEY ARE IN IMMINENT DANGER as this may stop them laying. There will be a team of volunteer Turtle Trackers out around the lake in an attempt to protect as many females and nests as possible. The population of our once common local turtles has plummeted in recent years and we are working hard to look after those left and hopefully rebuild the numbers. Please watch out for turtles and turtle trackers. <3 ! (Please note this is a repost) See more

02.01.2022 SPRING has officially arrived.....not that you would know it with the weather we are having today! Rest assured, however, that the birds are chirping and the flowers are blooming, as can be seen in this photo of the plants SERCUL has waiting to be put in the ground at many of our project sites. What a splash of colour theyll add!!

02.01.2022 Schools/P&C's......this is a great online event explaining how your school can get involved in the Containers for Change program. Register now!!

01.01.2022 SERCULs Phosphorus Awareness Project visited Ashburton Drive Primary School today to talk to the kids about macroinvertebrates, frogs and the health of our waterways.