Margaret River Chocolate Company launches ‘Swampy’
The Margaret River Chocolate Company has joined with Friends of the Western Swamp Tortoise to help save Australia’s most critically endangered reptile. The official launch of a special chocolate tortoise called ‘Swampy’ was held at on March 19, 2012 at their Swan Valley factory in West Swan Road. Part proceeds of... Read more...
Chairperson's Address AGM 2011
Release: Over 60 tortoises were released this year. The Friends Group participated with the Minister for the Environment, Bill Marmion, to release 30 at TSNR on the 6 Aug. The others were released a week earlier by DEC staff at Moore River. Because of good following rains, no tortoises had to be returned to the Zoo bec... Read more...
Chairperson's Address AGM 2010
2010 signified the change to bi-monthly meetings of the group. This has ensured a quorum at all meetings. This seems to have worked well. As most members are on email, it is an easy matter to contact members between meetings if necessary. Some of our meetings have been a comedy of errors, with such problems as the... Read more...