Friends of Grassdale Wetlands

08/02/2026

Controversial plans for a novelty golf course at a prestigious club in Perth have resulted in members revolting — despite apparent threats by its owners to rip up their memberships if they spoke out.
Story in the comments.

01/01/2026

15/11/2025

⚠️ Polyphagous shot-hole borer quarantine area ⚠️

An updated Quarantine Area Notice has come into effect to support the Transition to Management phase of the shot-hole borer response.

The Quarantine Area still covers the entire Perth metropolitan area and is now split into two zones to help prevent spread of the borer.

Movement restrictions on firewood, green waste, mulch and plant material still apply. Following these requirements is vital to help protect WA’s horticultural and regional areas.

04/11/2025

29/10/2025

If you care about the survival of these amazing birds, and want to help ensure their survival - please consider coming along to these events.

** The Reality for the Black Cockatoos ** .and what could well be our last chance to save them:

1. The Cockatoos’ populations are aging, numbers are collapsing and they are in danger of extinction.

2. Importance of The City of Swan (CoS) area: The CoS is a major cockatoo resource within the urban metropolitan area.
The CoS runs from the edge of the wheatbelt in the east to within 14km of the coast. This means that up to 75% of the distance between wheatbelt and the coast falls with the CoS area!

3. Cockatoos travel widely and require the ability to travel safely over a wide range to survive. The protection of the Cockatoos’ habitat also protects multiple threatened ecosystems and innumerable less high-profile species, rendering these actions extremely valuable on a wider basis.

The City of Swan has put together a good document called the Black Cockatoo Conservation Action Plan (BCCAP)
We now need to work together to decide where to work, and what to do - so that we turn a plan into a success!

What do we need? Simple - People like you, who are interested in saving a species, to join other volunteers to help make this work.
We can turn this around!

The first workshops are on the 4th and 6th of November.
For more information, and to register click here:
https://swanengage.swan.wa.gov.au/protecting-future-black-cockatoos-city-swan

Please don’t just scroll on. This one is up to all of us.

29/10/2025

Mark your calendars & don’t miss this great local family Christmas event 🌟

Save the date - it's going to be huge.

29/10/2025

A need for housing is leading to catastrophic implications for the Swan Valley, locals say, as piecemeal housing developments with incohesive drainage plans has lead to chronic flooding.

20/10/2025

26/09/2025

Helping the Western Swamp Tortoises - and a great chance to see inside Ellenbrook Nature Reserve! ** Wed 1st October **

The DBCA is working on w**d control activities within the Ellenbrook Nature Reserve and would like help volunteers to join them.

Volunteers & DBCA Staff will be manually removing Watsonia plants while the soil remains soft. The plan is to walk through and strip out the reserve by hand.

From 9:00 AM to approximately 12:30 PM

Meeting Point: Carpark off Almeria Parade, just before 9:00 AM

What to Bring/Wear: Long-sleeved shirt and pants, Wellington boots, Gloves, Hat

** Light refreshments will be provided **

This work is inside the vermin control fence and gives you an opportunity to see inside a reserve that is not open to the public - as one of only two places in the world that the Western Swamp Tortoise occurs naturally.

Finally, if you can please reply or PM us, that would help the DBCA predict numbers..

13/09/2025

Come see hundreds of local species on display in one place! Entry fee is just a gold coin donation and there will be refreshments available for purchase ☕🍰🥪

🌸 Speak to knowledgeable people 🌸
🌿 Identify wildflowers and w**ds 🌿
🌸 Appreciate displays of local wildflowers 🌸

02/08/2025

We have successfully planted 360 plants in the reserve this week. Thank you to those amazing, hard working volunteers who came along to help. While the roos have had a little nibble at some plants, most will hopefully take & grow beautifully over the next few months.