Mini Beasts - About UsArticle | Updated 6 years agoThis project is provided by the WA Museum, City of Perth, Department of Primary Industry and Regional Development and Murdoch University with funding from the Inspiring Australia program of the Commonwealth Government’s Department of Industry, Innovation and Science. The Western Australian Museum is the State’s premier cultural organisation, housing WA’s scientific and cultural collection. For over 120 years the Museum has been making the State's natural and social heritage accessible and engaging through research, exhibitions and public programs. Our scientists contribute knowledge in terrestrial and aquatic zoology as well as in earth and planetary sciences. The Museum Insect Collection has over 350,000 specimens, mostly from WA, while the Arachnology Collection has some 600,000 specimens. You can search through some of our specimens by visiting our online collections. The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is the State’s principal agency charged to grow and protect Western Australia’s agriculture and food sector. Staff conduct targeted R&D, foster innovation and work collaboratively with industry, delivering services over more than 100 million hectares across the state and to agribusinesses along supply and value chains. Our workforce implements biosecurity measures to safeguard WA’s valuable agricultural resources against the threat and impacts of pests, weeds and diseases. For more information visit Pests, weeds & diseases and learn more about how MyPestGuideTM and Citizen Science can assist. The City of Perth is the local government authority for the Perth City Centre and surrounding suburbs. Perth City is the capital city of Western Australia which is home to 2.6 million people and attracts an estimated 2.24 million visitors from interstate and overseas each year (March 2016). The award winning City of Perth Library is located in the heart of Perth City and is a community space where everyone is welcome. We have a range of books, eResources, DVDs, BluRays, audio books, newspapers and magazines available for loan and a variety of function spaces for hire. Murdoch is a free-thinking university that is a global centre for learning, teaching, research and industry. With more than 23,000 students and 1,700 staff from across 90 different countries, we are proud to be recognised for the impact that our free-thinking graduates, life-changing research, and innovative campus and industry developments have made – both in Western Australia and around the world. The Harry Butler Institute, a new institute focussing on biosecurity and environmental surveillance, delivers translational research and has the main driver of delivering benefit to communities, science and industry simultaneously.