Sunday 1st March, 9am-11am, Eaton Foreshore

Calling all local conservation volunteers!! Be part of Australia’s largest community-based environmental event.

Morning tea provided, meet us at the Lions undercover area next to the Eaton Foreshore playground.

A fun morning for the whole family and a great opportunity to give back!

Wednesday 4th March, 9am-3pm, North Boyanup

Is your spreader wasting fertiliser? Are you spending more money than needed? Join us and leading Acc-Spread specialist Russell Nichol for a hands-on workshop demonstrating how to test and calibrate your own fertiliser spreading equipment. A calibrated spreader can help you get the most from your fertiliser investment and reduce nutrient loss to waterways.

Monday 9th March, 9am - 11am, Soldier Park, Collie

Join us on the Collie River for a community busy bee!

Come along and help us pick up rubbish, conduct tree guard maintenance and water seedlings.

Morning tea provided.

Sunday, 12thg April, 5.15pm - 6.45pm, South-western Western Australia

The Great Cocky Count is a citizen-science survey, and the biggest single survey for black-cockatoos in WA.

On one evening each autumn, volunteers monitor known roost sites and count black-cockatoos as they arrive in the evening.

Records submitted provide a snapshot of black-cockatoo populations, helping quantify changes in their numbers.

Registrations close 22 March.

Tally dates: 1st April - 2nd May 2026

Join the Annual Ringtail Tally and help protect western ringtail possums. This exciting citizen science opportunity invites community members of all ages to contribute to the conservation of critically endangered possums by gathering data that supports long-term conservation efforts.

Grad a head torch a get counting!

Sunday 3rd May, Ridley Place Foreshore, Australind, 10am - 2pm

Come down and help celebrate the natural and cultural values of the Leschenault Estuary with the organisations working to protect it. Enjoy a variety of workshops, presentations, food trucks, music, art and much more!

Dung beetle soil health practices landholder survey.

We are seeking landholders running cattle or sheep to complete a short survey to help better understand what influences dung beetle distribution across the region. This information will help explain spatial and seasonal gaps in spring beetle activity and support efforts to increase dung beetle coverage, delivering benefits for soil health and pasture productivity.

Calling all Junior Artists! Get creative with this year’s Junior Art theme - Love the Lesch: Protecting the Leschenault Estuary!

Join in by creating an artwork that celebrates and protects our Leschenault Estuary - its wildlife, waterways and wonder.

Exhibition opened to artists aged 4-16. Art will be displayed and winners voted for by the community at Love the Lesch Fest Sunday 3rd May 2026.

EOI’s Close 12th April or once places are filled

Love the Lesch Fest will be returning in 2026 on the 3rd May at Ridley Place Foreshore in Australind.

A festival is only as good as its people! As part of our planning we are inviting Expressions of Interest from volunteers interested in helping out for an hour or two on the day.

Head to the volunteer page to find out what’s involved and fill out the form to submit your expression of interest.

Funding is available for landowners to assist with fencing waterways to exclude stock and planting native revegetation to kickstart a healthy stream ecosystem.

Details and EOI forms on the program page.

Join over 2000 farmers improving the health of our waterways by only applying the fertiliser that your paddocks need!

Includes: Soil testing, advice and support valued at over $5000; Soil sampling and chemical analysis of all eligible paddocks; Results and advice at a local workshop; One-to-one agronomic advice; and Plant tissue testing.