Western Australian Naturalists' Club

	The Western Australian Naturalists' Club The Serventy Memorial
		Dom Serventy

The Serventy Memorial

The Serventy Memorial was established in 1989 as a memorial to the contribution by the Serventy family to the Club. The fund was established using a $1000 donation; and with the aim of assisting and encouraging young people in the study of natural history. Additional capital is raised for the fund by the annual Serventy Memorial Lecture and by seeking donations.

The 2008 Serventy Memorial Lecture - Martin Copley

Martin Copley is the founder and chairman of Australian Wildlife Conservancy. More than 10 years ago, Martin purchased an area of land in southwestern Australia for conservation. From this small beginning, Martin has successfully promoted the development of AWC as a national conservation organisation dedicated to practical, on-ground conservation and research. There are now 18 sanctuaries, including 5 in Western Australia.

Martin’s objectives for AWC are to make a practical contribution to conserving native fauna and habitats while raising awareness of Australia’s diverse natural heritage.

7.30 pm, Wednesday 23 July

Alexander Library Lecture Theatre, Perth

Adults: $10.00, Students: $5.00

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Inquiries: 9228 2495

Previous Serventy Memorial lectures have been:

November 2007: Marsupial Tales: From Wallabies to Honey Possums Professor Marilyn Renfree
November 2006: Humpback Whales Micheline & Curt Jenner
September 2005: Protecting Australia's World Heritage Values John Sinclair
May 2004: Urban Naturalists' Heritage: A review of research on and from Kings Park and Botanic Garden Dr Steve Hopper, Chief Executive Officer of the Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority
October 2003:: Vanished Giants of Western Australia. Dr John Long. Curator of Vertebrate Palaeontology. WA Museum
October 2002:: Sustainability, Science, and Society in Western Australian Forest Management. Dr Michael Calver Senior Lecturer in Biological Sciences. Murdoch University.
May 2001:: Les terres Australes - the Squandering of a Legacy. Professor Don Bradshaw. Department of Zoology. The University of Western Australia
February 2000:: William Dampier - Australia's First Naturalist Historian. Dr Alex George
May 1999:: Kenya Safari: an Aussie Perspective Jennifer & Barry Muir
October 1998:: Broome & Beyond Daphne Edinger & Kevin Kenneally
August 1996:: Birds of Kings Park Harry Recher
August 1991:: Sea Lions and Death Adders / Recherche Archipelago. John Dell
June 1990:: Inaugural lecture: The Individual and the Environment. Vincent Serventy

The Serventy Memorial Prize

Two annual prizes for university students were established in 2002. These were the WA Naturalists' Club Serventy Memorial Prize at Murdoch University and The WA Naturalists' Club Serventy Memorial Prize in Natural History at the University of Western Australia. The prize was awarded at Curtin and Edith Cowan Universities for the first time for the 2004 academic year.

Serventy Memorial Prize Winners
Year
2002	First awarded for the 2004 academic year		Grant Eikelboom	Marissa Penrose
2003	First awarded for the 2004 academic year		David Lee & David Warren	Edward (Edd) Stockdale
2004	Shae Callan	John Braid	Rebecca Mason	Brooke Elizabeth Anderton & George Shedrawi
2005	Kylie McKay	Julia Coggins	Karen Gower	Dean Bradshaw
2006	Mei Chen Leng	Helen Tanner	Julia Sheahan	Ben Fitzpatrick
2007	Simon Cherriman	Michael Wilkinson	Monique Barker & Nicole Shaw	Bonnie Derne