8th Feb, 9am-11am, Soldiers Park, Collie

Come along and help us pick up rubbish, conduct tree guard maintenance and water seedlings - a great volunteering opportunity and chance to help restore our vital waterways.

Wednesday 11th Feb, 5pm-7.30pm, BREC Cube Theatre

A FREE community event featuring a public screening of the acclaimed documentary Night Calling, followed by a Q&A panel session with expert environmental speakers.

This event is run by South West NRM, supported by the City of Bunbury’s Habitat Bunbury Program.

The LCC will be along to chat to you about our three-part Wildlife Stewardship Event Series running between March and July in a commitment to strengthen biodiversity awareness in the community.

Dung Beetle Soil Health 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.

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!

EOI’s Close 31st March or once spaces are filled

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

As part of our early planning we are inviting Expressions of Interest from retail market stallholders. We are seeking stalls that sell products in alignment with the values of the festival, including those offering sustainable, environmentally conscious, locally sourced or locally made products.

Please fill out the form to submit your expression of interest.

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 open to artists aged 4-16. Artworks displayed at Love the Lesch Fest Sunday 3rd May 2026.

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

Included: 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.

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 form on the program page. ‍