Friends of Herdsman Lake

24/06/2026

H5 avian influenza (bird flu) has been confirmed in a migratory seabird found on an isolated beach in southern Western Australia. This is the first detection of H5 bird flu in Australia.

There have been no detections in poultry or additional native species.

Australia is well prepared to respond to H5 bird flu.

You can help. If you find multiple sick or dead birds or other animals do not touch them.

- Avoid – contact.
- Record – what you see.
- Report – to the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888.

For more information visit https://srkr.io/6187BGjW.

18/06/2026

13/06/2026

More photos from our annual planting day 🌱☀️🙏

13/06/2026

Thank you to the team for their huge effort to plant 1000 seedlings 🌱 last Saturday 👏 the steady 🌧 we've had all week means the seedlings are getting a great start.
Thank you to Swan Alcoa Landcare Program for the generous funding and ongoing support from Parks and Wildlife Service, Western Australia and WA Gould League🙏

08/05/2026

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Happy 100th Birthday to the living legend that is Sir David Attenborough - an extraordinary human who has devoted his life to environmental education, whose passion and advocacy for the natural world inspire us all.

Perhaps you can celebrate him today by getting outdoors and appreciating the wonder of nature; sitting outside with your coffee, practicing some yoga in the park, taking a bush walk, planting a native tree, or doing a spot of bird watching!

04/05/2026

04/05/2026

🔥 Bushfire Advice - MONITOR CONDITIONS - GLENDALOUGH, OSBORNE PARK and WEMBLEY 🔥

Date of issue: 02:40 PM, 04 May 2026.

Please note this warning is now a Bushfire Advice - Monitor Conditions due to a reduction in fire activity. Please note updates throughout.

⚠️ A Bushfire Advice is in place for people in an area bounded by Herdsman Lake, Selby Street North, Walters Drive, Herdsman Parade and Moondine Drive in GLENDALOUGH, OSBORNE PARK and WEMBLEY in the TOWN OF CAMBRIDGE and CITY OF STIRLING.

⚠ There is no threat to lives or homes.

⚠ There is a lot of smoke in the area.

❗ WHAT TO DO ❗

- Stay alert and monitor your surroundings.
- Avoid walk trails in the warning area.
- Read through your plan and decide what you will do if the situation gets worse. If you do not have a plan, make one now on Emergency WA emergency.wa.gov.au/plan, or in the Emergency WA app.
- Watch for signs of a bushfire, especially smoke and flames.
- Close all doors and windows, and turn off evaporative air conditioners but keep water running through the system if possible.
- If you have a respiratory condition and you have been affected by smoke you should contact your local doctor or call 1800MEDICARE (1800 633 422).

If driving:
- Turn your headlights on and drive slowly.
- Watch for emergency services personnel and follow their directions.
- If you cannot see clearly, pull over, keep your headlights and hazard lights on, and wait until the smoke clears.

🔥 BUSHFIRE BEHAVIOUR 🔥

- The fire is burning in inaccessible bushland.
- The bushfire is moving in an easterly direction.
- It is contained but not controlled.
- Currently there has been 19.5 hectares burnt.

🚧 ROAD CLOSURES AND CONDITIONS 🚧

Roads have not been closed.

Motorists are asked to avoid the area, reduce speed and drive carefully. Road information may also be available from Main Roads WA by visiting the Main Roads Travel Map, calling 138 138 or by contacting your Local Government Authority.

🚨 WHAT FIREFIGHTERS ARE DOING 🚨

- Firefighters are on the scene.
- Aerial support has been sent to assist ground crews.

🚁 DRONES AND AERIAL SUPPORT 🚁

Never fly a drone, model aircraft or multirotor near bushfires. Doing so poses a major safety risk to firefighting personnel in the air and on the ground, and forces aircraft to be grounded or redirected, hindering firefighting efforts.

ℹ No further updates will be published to Facebook for this incident. For the latest information visit emergency.wa.gov.au or the Emergency WA app.

02/05/2026

A great team effort today, w**ding around seedlings planted last year ☀️ It was also a delightful surprise seeing Kennedia prostrata - running postman (to be confirmed when it flowers 🤞) in the reserve for the first time 🌱

04/04/2026

Friends of Herdsman Lake are back in the reserve for 2026 🌱
We've started the year with a successful grant from the Swan Alcoa Landcare Program 🎉 which will support our ongoing revegetation project at Glendalough Reserve. Also, Natural Area was on-ground in February to carry out woody w**d control in the reserve.
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