Why I Joined the Delegation to NSW Parliament in Support of The Great Koala National Park: A Commitment to Our Environment and Future Generations
Chris Fenech, Owner of HWH Stables
Category: Spring 2025
eDNA monitoring in Sydney Harbour
Unlocking Nature’s Secrets with a Drop of Water: Introducing eDNA
Nicole McMahon, Earth to Sea Guardians
There’s a quiet revolution happening in the way we understand marine life, and it starts with something as simple as a splash of seawater.
Get Nominating!
Helen Wilson, Recruitment and Awards Committee
It’s time to get nominations in for NPA positions and volunteer awards (see notices on opposite page). We’d love to see some new faces, perspectives and energy on our various working groups. And we’d love to know who YOU think has made an exceptional contribution to NPA. As a voluntary organisation, we depend on the time and skills contributed by members. But to be vibrant and resilient into the future, we need to maintain strong diversity across all our groups, while also openly acknowledging the great efforts that members selflessly perform.
Book Review: Kosciuszko: the Man Behind the Mountain
Author: Anthony Sharwood
Review by Anne Reeves
This book was discussed by the Club on 28 April 2025
Kościuszko never set foot on the Australian continent. The mountain was named in 1840, long after his death, by Polish explorer Paul Strzelecki (1797-1873), in honour of his national hero, Tadeusz Kościuszko. Most Australian’s probably know little about him, so journalist and author Anthony Sharwood has done us a service in investigating the man and his times. Kościuszko was a truly significant engineer and political leader, involved in the American Revolution, and independence struggles in Poland. But how appropriate is the use of his name for our highest mountain?
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