A previously unrecognised species of koala has been confirmed from fossils in the Western Australian Museum collection. It is the first new koala species identified from Western Australia.
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WA Museum Boola Bardip has been named the Campaign Brief WA’s 2025 Advertiser of the Year, following the success of Terracotta Warriors: Legacy of the First Emperor!
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These awards celebrate young people up to 30 years of age who are making positive contributions across their communities and industries.
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Centacare's Housing First Support Services (HFSS) in Geraldton works closely with the city's homeless community, supporting the most vulnerable, helping them into a home and then walking alongside them to help maintain thei
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On 13 April 1969, 23-year-old Lesley Meaney stood on the shore of Wadjemup/Rottnest Island and began swimming towards Fremantle. Approximately nine hours later, she reached the mainland, becoming the first woman to complete a solo crossing of the Rottnest Channel.
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Caterina Vallesi (née Cardinali) was married in Porto San Giorgio, Italy, in 1955 — but her groom, Umberto Vallesi, was thousands of kilometres away in Western Australia!
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As you move through Terracotta Warriors: Legacy of the First Emperor, it’s easy to be swept away by the sheer scale of it all. Sometimes, it’s easy to miss things...
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How do objects help us understand our history and culture?
According to WA Museum History Curator, Erica Boyne, there’s a simple answer.
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Inspired by a map of endangered languages, Martine Perret’s life-long exploration of culture and language has brought her to the WA Museum Boola Bardip for a special exhibition called Belong: Language connecting feeling, culture, country.
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Michael Haluwana’s fascination with a camera started as a child. His father, a navy master diver, had a camera which used film and Michael was always allowed to shoot the last five frames of each roll.
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It has been one year since the WA Museum Boola Bardip opened its doors and the Museum is inviting all West Australians to join the party!
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Detail is important when working in a museum and no one knows better than WA Museum preparator and taxidermist Kirsten Tullis.
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A stunning collection of photographs from Australia’s outback, bush and coast is making its way to the Museum of the Great Southern.
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The Australian Nurses at War exhibition opens today at the Museum of the Great Southern.
This reflective exhibition pays tribute to the women who have come face-to-face with war.
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Prepare to be transported back in time when some incredible dinosaurs arrive at the Museum of the Goldfields on Saturday 30 October 2021.
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Can you imagine how strong an egg must be to travel thousands of kilometres across the ocean?
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There are probably not a lot of things you can compare it to. Getting 300-odd bones out of storage where they have been carefully catalogued and housed for years is not quite the same as packing up a large house and unpacking all your things in a new home.
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