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Melbourne artist brushes our
fauna
Annual Member’s and Friend’s
Luncheon
Four seasons in one place:
Little Desert National Park
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Cleaning up Brighton Ponds for
Wildlife
WPSA President’s Annual Report
for 2011
Member Profile: Austin James
Stevens
- Amy Stevens
Humpbacks of Hervey Bay
- Amy and Austin Stevens
Wildflowers and falcons
- Simon Cherriman
The echidna
- Andrea Devos
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Fro Front cover
Ma Mallee spadefoot toad (Neobatrachus pictus)
Em Emerging from their underground burrows after heavy rain, the Mallee
spa spadefoot is one of two burrowing frog species found in the Little Desert
Nat National Park. Photo: Sharon and Michael Williams.
Back cover
Spotted marsh frog (Limnodynastes tasmaniensis)
One of the most commonly found frog species of the area can be heard
calling from most water bodies … “Tock, tock, tock”.
Photo: Sharon and Michael Williams.
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From the President’s desk
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