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WACMN WACMN (Western Australian Coastal and Marine Network) are a community of citizens, government workers and scientists.

WACMN is supported by funding from the Western Australian Government’s State NRM Program and Coastwest grant funding.

🐢 From grassroots stewardship to science innovationWhat can happen when a community keeps learning, building evidence an...
04/10/2026

🐢 From grassroots stewardship to science innovation
What can happen when a community keeps learning, building evidence and investing in relationships over more than 20 years?
Care for Hedland began with volunteers learning to monitor Flatback turtles at Cemetery Beach. Today, that experience has grown into long-term monitoring, peer mentoring and a new WA-specific climate adaptation trial focused on cooling turtle nesting habitat.
Care for Hedland is one of six learning stories featured at the launch of Communities of Practice in Action — our new initiative exploring how coastal stewardship works in practice across WA.
📅 Friday 9 October | 8.30am–12.30pm
📍 Dolphin Discovery Centre, Bunbury
💻 Online available | 🎟️ Free registration
Come along and share the learning.
👉 Register via Humanitix

🌊 What does coastal stewardship look like across a large, dispersed region?Our NACC NRM learning story explores how regi...
03/10/2026

🌊 What does coastal stewardship look like across a large, dispersed region?

Our NACC NRM learning story explores how regional connection can become delivery infrastructure — linking communities, Traditional Custodians, rangers, government, science, funding and local action across the Northern Agricultural Region.

It’s one of six learning stories being shared at the launch of Communities of Practice in Action playbook initiative next Friday in Bunbury.

Join us to explore different ways of working together — and what can be learned and adapted across WA.

📅 Friday 9 October | 8.30am–12.30pm
📍 Dolphin Discovery Centre, Bunbury
💻 Online participation available
🎟️ Free registration + networking lunch

👉 Register here: Humanitix registration

🌊 Communities of Practice in Action — launching next Friday in BunburyWhat can we learn from the different ways coastal ...
02/10/2026

🌊 Communities of Practice in Action — launching next Friday in Bunbury
What can we learn from the different ways coastal communities, organisations and partners are working together across WA?
Next Friday, 9 October in Bunbury, WACMN is launching Communities of Practice in Action — a new learning exchange initiative bringing together the first round of learning stories from around the state.
One of those stories is shared by Perth NRM who will discuss their project Building Coastal Resilience in Perth’s Communities.
Perth NRM’s model brings together nature-based coastal restoration, citizen science, education, Aboriginal engagement and community participation, connecting five metropolitan councils with local groups, schools and other partners.
The story shows how a coordinating organisation can turn investment and local knowledge into practical action — while creating opportunities to learn, share evidence and build longer-term coastal stewardship.
At the Bunbury launch, we’ll share six learning stories from very different parts of WA and explore what they can teach us about:
🌱 building collaboration
📍 working across different places and scales
🤝 connecting communities and organisations
📊 using evidence to support decisions
🔄 sharing practice that can be adapted elsewhere
Friday 9 October | 8.30 am–12.30 pm
📍 Dolphin Discovery Centre, Bunbury
💻 Online participation available
🎟️ Free registration + networking lunch
Come and help us build the learning together.
Register via Humanitix

🌊 COASTAL CHANGE DOESN’T STOP AT THE COUNCIL BOUNDARYOur coast is connected — but responsibility for planning, assets, c...
28/09/2026

🌊 COASTAL CHANGE DOESN’T STOP AT THE COUNCIL BOUNDARY
Our coast is connected — but responsibility for planning, assets, community engagement and day-to-day management is shared across local governments, State agencies and communities.
The Peron Naturaliste Partnership (PNP) provides a regional mechanism for working across those boundaries.
🚁 The PNP drone monitoring project is a great example of this collaboration in action.
The project was established to build a consistent picture of coastal change across vulnerable sites between Cape Peron and Cape Naturaliste, combining seasonal, high-resolution drone surveys with training for council officers and Winjan Aboriginal Corporation rangers.
The pilot brought together PNP, Winjan Aboriginal Corporation, the Department of Transport and Main Roads WA — building local capability as well as collecting valuable coastal data.
Seasonal monitoring is now continuing, with future phases proposed to strengthen analysis, evaluation and decision-making within PNP and share the training model more widely across WA.
📍 One region. Multiple partners. Shared evidence. Better-informed decisions.
🌿 Hear the full story at our Bunbury Regional Learning Exchange!
Join us for a half-day of practical stories from coastal and marine stewardship projects across WA.
📅 9 October 2026 | 8.30am–12.30pm
📍 Bunbury Dolphin Discovery Centre
💻 In person + online
🎟️ FREE — open to all coastal and marine stewards
👉 Register via the link in our bio.
And if you’re joining us in person, stay on and enjoy the rest of the afternoon at the Dolphin Discovery Centre! 🐬🌊

🌿 COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE IN ACTIONWhat does coastal restoration look like when local leadership, traditional knowledge ...
27/09/2026

🌿 COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE IN ACTION
What does coastal restoration look like when local leadership, traditional knowledge and practical action come together?

A story from the South Coast to will share the experience of staged coastal restoration at Esperance Tjaltjraak Boodja Park — a practical example of stewardship delivered by local government, traditional owners and community working together to care for coastal places.
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Join us for our Bunbury Regional Learning Exchange to hear from 6 stories of stewardship in action from around the state as we launch our communities of practice in action series
📅 9 October 2026 | 8.30am–12.30pm
📍 Bunbury Dolphin Discovery Centre
💻 In person + online
🎟️ FREE
Open to all coastal and marine stewards.
👉 Sign up via the link in our bio
And if you’re joining us in person, why not stay on and enjoy the rest of the afternoon at the Dolphin Discovery Centre? 🐬🌊
CommunitiesOfPractice CoastalRestoration Esperance Bunbury CoastCare WesternAustralia CoastalCommunities LearningExchange

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23/09/2026

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How does stewardship work across different places, organisations and scales?
Join us for the 2026 Regional Learning Exchange: Learning from stewardship in practice on Friday 9 October in Bunbury, with an online option available.
Hear six learning stories from across WA, then join the conversation through roundtables exploring what makes collective stewardship possible — and what we can learn from different approaches and contexts.
The Exchange will create space to share experiences, ask questions, exchange ideas and make connections with others working across stewardship.
The learning will contribute to the Stewardship Practice Playbook, a live, evolving resource built through shared learning and practice.
Friday 9 October 2026
8.30 am–12.30 pm
Bunbury + online
Free registration
Learn more, or register: 
https://eomail5.com/web-version?p=794c2ace-b593-11f1-872b-25bd3c099dfe&pt=campaign&t=1790031650&s=398653043ac8394b49c08455280fab159f5b2591a065edd2230726fa4a53817d
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WACMN acknowledges the traditional owners and custodians of the lands and coastlines of Western Australia. We pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging as we share knowledge and care for the land and waters of this state.

Almost a tonne of marine debris cleared from Greta Beach on Christmas Island. 🌊🐢👏Local volunteers and the Rainbow Warrio...
23/09/2026

Almost a tonne of marine debris cleared from Greta Beach on Christmas Island. 🌊🐢👏

Local volunteers and the Rainbow Warrior crew made a great effort to protect one of the island’s important turtle nesting beaches.

How does stewardship work across different places, organisations and scales?Join us for the 2026 Regional Learning Excha...
23/09/2026

How does stewardship work across different places, organisations and scales?

Join us for the 2026 Regional Learning Exchange: Learning from stewardship in practice on Friday 9 October in Bunbury, with an online option available.

Hear six learning stories from across WA, then join the conversation through roundtables exploring what makes collective stewardship possible — and what we can learn from different approaches and contexts.

The Exchange will create space to share experiences, ask questions, exchange ideas and make connections with others working across stewardship.

The learning will contribute to the Stewardship Practice Playbook, a live, evolving resource built through shared learning and practice.

📅 Friday 9 October 2026
🕣 8.30 am–12.30 pm
📍 Bunbury + online
🪸 Free registration

Learn more, or register:
https://eomail5.com/web-version?p=794c2ace-b593-11f1-872b-25bd3c099dfe&pt=campaign&t=1790031650&s=398653043ac8394b49c08455280fab159f5b2591a065edd2230726fa4a53817d

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23/09/2026

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23/09/2026

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