Community volunteer groups committed to improving the health of Perth's northern waterways can apply for a share of $120,000 in grants in the latest round of the Cook Government's Community Rivercare Program.

Staff from the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) have returned from a 10-day monitoring trip in Montebello and Barrow Islands marine parks to assess the impacts of the marine heatwave on coral, fish and invertebrates.

Favourable weather conditions in the south-west of the State over the next few weeks will allow Parks and Wildlife Service firefighters to progress prescribed burns from north of Perth down to Walpole.

Regional teams and senior marine scientists at the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions have rolled-out rapid in-water surveys at priority sites to track the progression of bleaching. 

Mangrove Cove in Kalgulup Regional Park has become home to a new 190-metre-long boardwalk, replacing the site’s 20-year-old walkway.

Exciting upgrades get underway this week at Little Beach in Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve east of Albany, which aim to enhance the visitor experience at this popular swim spot.

Up to $900,000 is up for grabs in the 2025-26 funding round of the State Government’s Riverbank program with expressions of interest now open.

Dozens of children from across the Pilbara have been contributing to the conservation of turtles each year since 2017, through partnerships between the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA), local schools and community organisations.

Albany is the place to be this summer following a raft of recently completed upgrades at Torndirrup National Park.

The latest two rounds of the State Government’s Community Rivercare Program have delivered a total of $493,200 towards 15 projects, to help volunteer community groups protect priority sites along the Swan and Canning Rivers.

A draft plan to protect one of the Pilbara’s most significant areas, Fortescue Marsh Nature Reserve (Nyiyaparli Country), is now open for public comment.

Popular surf lookout and beach access point, Rabbit Hill, located north of Yallingup in Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park, has a new and improved carpark and access road.