Author Talk: Creating Black Cockatoo Friendly Suburbs with Dr Christine Groom

Join Dr Christine Groom as she discusses Creating Black Cockatoo Friendly Suburbs, a practical and beautifully illustrated guide to making our suburbs more welcoming to wildlife.

Focusing on one of Perth’s most recognisable and charismatic birds, the endangered Carnaby’s cockatoo, Christine will share how thoughtful planning, landscaping, and small changes in your garden can provide vital food, water, roosting, and breeding opportunities. Everyone has a role to play in creating greener, cooler, and more biodiverse neighbourhoods.

These strategies can also help other local bird species across Australia thrive, ensuring they remain a part of our urban landscapes for generations to come.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Dr Christine Groom is a member of Birdlife Australia and an Adjunct Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia. She lives in the Perth hills and Carnaby’s cockatoos regularly visit her garden to feed on and prune the banksias and hakeas planted for them. In 2015, Christine completed her PhD on Carnaby’s cockatoos in urban Perth by satellite tracking study birds and following their daily movements. In 2020 she was awarded a Diploma of Landscape Design.