Creating Black Cockatoo Friendly Suburbs Book Launch

Please join us to celebrate the launch of Creating Black Cockatoo Friendly Suburbs by Christine Groom.

The launch will be held at the Western Australian Ecology Centre in City Beach on Thursday 30 January 2025 from 6pm to 8pm. Special guest Dr Peter Mawson will present an introductory talk followed by an author talk by Dr Christine Groom. Books will be for sale and copies can be signed after the talks. Light refreshments will be provided. We hope to see you there!

This event is proudly supported by Birdlife Australia.

DETAILS

• Thursday 30 January 2025
• 6pm to 8pm
• Tamala Room, Western Australian Ecology Centre, 165 Perry Lakes Dr, City Beach WA 6015
• Free event but RSVP is required via Humanitix
• Contact UWAP with any queries: admin-uwap@uwa.edu.au

ABOUT THE BOOK

Carnaby’s cockatoos are a part of the fabric of Perth. Their loud calls, messy feeding habits and endearing personalities make them easily recognisable to anyone living or visiting the suburbs of Perth. But their numbers are declining as their habitats are lost to development and other threats.

To help secure the future of Carnaby’s cockatoos our suburbs need to be better suited to their needs. Planning, landscaping and gardening with black cockatoos in mind will not only help the species but it will also create greener, cooler suburbs for  everyone to enjoy. Creating Black Cockatoo Friendly Suburbs provides the ‘how-to’ in a user-friendly way to bridge the gap for planners, policy makers, scientists, home gardeners and naturalists to help the survival of Carnaby’s cockatoos and enhance urban biodiversity.

ABOUT CHRISTINE GROOM

Christine Groom lives in the Perth Hills. Carnaby’s cockatoos regularly visit her garden to prune the banksias and hakeas planted for them. She completed her PhD, studying Carnaby’s cockatoos in the urban landscape of Perth in 2015 and was awarded a Diploma of Landscape Design in 2021. Christine undertakes outreach activities to inspire and educate the community on how they can contribute to conserving Carnaby’s cockatoos and create urban environments that enable people to be close to nature. Christine has been working with all levels of government to undertake on-ground projects, ground breaking research and to infuse the knowledge gained into advice and policy to effect long-term change.