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Alan will give a personal view of the flora and landscapes of the south-west of Western Australia, drawing on 40 years of experience living, working, visiting and travelling in the western state.
Alan has degrees in geography and law. He has worked as a teacher, public servant and lawyer. He lived in Perth in the late 1970s and early 1980s and has visited regularly since then. He is a past President of the Friends of the ANBG and was, for many years, a volunteer guide at the Gardens.