About the Gould League
History of the Gould League
About the WA Gould League
2006 and Beyond: National and Global Sustainability
Club Mission Statement
About Herdsman Lake Wildlife Centre
About Herdsman Lake Regional Park
Directory of Important Wetlands in Western Australia
Directory of Important Wetlands in Australia
How You Can Help
Our Staff
Work Placement
Partners and Sponsors
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About the Gould League
The Gould League is Australia's leading environmental education organisation. We have been educating children, schools and the general community about conservation and the environment for over 90 years. The Gould League has pioneered the development of outcomes-based environmental education through activity programs, resources and website development. The creative team at the Gould League continues to have an impact on the actions of the community, in the areas of waste minimisation, wildlife and environment conservation, and developing sustainable lifestyles. Over one million Australians have joined the Gould League over the past 93 years.
 
History of the Gould League
The first Gould League president was Alfred Deakin, and since his appointment, the Gould Leagues have made a sustained and profound contribution to our understanding and appreciation of the Australian environment. Originally set up to prevent bird egg collecting and to protect Australian birds, the Gould Leagues have changed the behaviour of generations of Australians towards their environment through a series of extremely successful educational campaigns.

About the WA Gould League
The WA Gould League (Inc) is a non-profit, independent environmental organisation that enables people to understand, appreciate and protect the environment. The Western Australian Gould League was formed in 1939 with Charles Hadley, the then Director of Education as its first President. Membership quickly rose with over 18000 school students becoming members by 1955. The WA Gould League has continued to maintain a strong relationship with Catholic, Independent and Department of Education schools, with over 7500 students annually experiencing the environmental education programs provided by the WA Gould League. The WA Gould League continues to review the environmental education experiences to keep pace with current educational initiatives. The philosophy behind the activities at Herdsman Lake Wildlife Centre is to provide outcomes-focused education packages that allow for different learning styles of students to cater for multiple intelligences.

2006 and Beyond: National and Global Sustainability
Most recently the WA Gould League is collaborating with its expertise in outcomes-based sustainability education with other stakeholders in the Australian Sustainable Schools Initiative (AuSSI). AuSSI main aim is to:

• embed sustainability within the culture of WA school communities
• use sustainability as a key context for teaching and action-based lea learning (not an ‘add on’)
• provide a whole-school planning process / framework linked to an extensive range of existing sustainability learning programs and resources.

• How the lake's animals and plants interact.
• Human impacts on an urban wetland system.
• How an urban wetland catchment functions.
• Feeding patterns between organisms.
• The types of plants and animals in wetlands.
• The local Nyungar & European settler history of the area.

Individuals or groups are welcome to use the wildlife centre and other services including:

• Living and static displays of ecology.
• Raised viewing boardwalk.
• Centre hire for meetings and lectures.
• Printed matter for educational purposes.
• Monthly boardwalks.
• School and group excursions.
• Activities room.
• Observation Deck.

• Almost 80% of the lake is covered with bullrushes.
• In summer, most of the lake is dry.
• 15% of the lake is permanent deep water.
• In the 1830s, the lake was a possible water supply for Perth.
• In 1936, the lake was almost used as an alternative airport.
• Herdsman Lake was declared a regional park in 1999.

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The League manages the Herdsman Lake Wildlife Centre within the Herdsman Lake Regional Park. The two staff positions at the Wildlife Centre are a partnership between the WA Education Department and the WA Gould League. The staff report through the Education Department's Perth District Office and takes direction from the Council of the WA Gould League. The Centre Manager is responsible for promoting the Gould League, developing and coordinating the environmental education programs and for raising awareness of the State's flora, fauna and wildlife conservation.

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