Random information about Australia: Words used more than any other: keen, reckon; also instead of saying how are you doing they say how are you going? Working hours: are very laid back, no one should have too much stress in Perth because I don't think anything other than a bottle shop, bars and some restaurants are open past five.Almost all stores of any kind, the supermarkets etc are open from 10-5. Western Australia: Perth is the largest city in the state of...

Project #2: Jurien Bay My second project I was assigned to was in Jurien Bay, about four hours up the coast from Perth.Our project was cleaning up marine debris and debris assessment AKA clean up litter on the beach and chart/record random 100 meter sections to assess what type of garbage was accumulated the most.Our project partner for this was DEC-The Department of Environmental Conservation. All in all it was a great week.The beaches apart from the litter we...

Project #2: Jurien Bay My second project I was assigned to was in Jurien Bay, about four hours up the coast from Perth.Our project was cleaning up marine debris and debris assessment AKA clean up litter on the beach and chart/record random 100 meter sections to assess what type of garbage was accumulated the most.Our project partner for this was DEC-The Department of Environmental Conservation. All in all it was a great week.The beaches apart from the litter we...

First Project at Perth Placement: Malleefowl Survey at Badja Station The first few days: The first project: surveying Malleefowl begins…..we depart Perth around: 8 30am to head to the Outback more specifically, Badja Station.There are eight (our team leaders: Bree and Marion, Glenda, the project partner, and us volunteers: Ben, Alex and Tom of the UK, Stephanie of France, and myself) of us in a very cramped Land Cruiser with bench seats.We are all quite happy ...

After sleeping away the better part of the last 24hrs I've just left my orientation and debriefing at the Conservation Volunteers Austaralia office. I have the weekend to explore Perth/the surrounding area and will begin my first assignment on Monday. Beginning Monday morning, I will begin a two week project in the bush with ten other volunteers. Our project will be observing and recording information on the Mallefowl bird (a mound building bird). For tho...