[1] It publishes the Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia,[2] and has awarded the Medal of the Royal Society of Western Australia (also known incorrectly as the Kelvin Medal) on an occasional basis since 1924.
[8] In that year, the Royal Society of Western Australia was established, and the journal obtained its present name.
The Mueller Botanic Society was presided over by E. J. Bickford and F. Tratman from its foundation in 1897.
The first president of the Royal Society was W. J. Dakin, serving from 1913[inconsistent] until his replacement in 1915 by Andrew Gibb Maitland.
Past presidents have included the palaeontologist Duncan Merrilees (1966–1967).