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We are delighted that the Bibbulmun Track has been included in National Geographic 20 ‘Holy Grails of trails’. Described as ‘Southwestern Australia’s answer to the Appalachian Trail’, it was the only Australian trail named in the top 20!
Over two hundred members and their friends pitted their wits at the Foundation’s Christmas in July Quiz Night. The event was a great success with lots of laughter, serious contemplation, fun and games and much wrinkling of brows! The evening saw many winners, and Chris Lee was delighted with his $300 gift voucher from Mountain […]
Our Christmas in July themed Quiz Night will be held at the Doubleview Bowling Club on Saturday 19th July. Tables of 8 are available and tickets are $15 per person. It’s going to be an evening of fun and festivity. There will be lots of spot prizes, a silent auction with some awesome prize packages […]
A group of our volunteers sat down to a Recognition Breakfast hosted by the Department of Sport and Recreation’s People Development Team, as part of National Volunteer Week. They were among other volunteers who were honoured and recognised for their outstanding contribution to sport and recreation in WA. ABC Grandstand presenter Clint Wheeldon was master […]
A group of Alcoa staff members who usually spend their Fridays sitting in an office took up rake hoes and secateurs to realign a short section of the Bibbulmun Track near Dwellingup. Under the supervision of the Department of Parks and Wildlife, the team created a new alignment to avoid an unsafe river crossing where […]
Producing the new Guidebooks has been a mammoth project spanning 15 months involving a 60-day end-to-end walk, 21 revisions of each Guidebook by several people and many, many hours of editing. It has been over 12 years since the Northern Guidebook was published and 10 years since the Southern Guidebook was published so there was […]
There is currently a review underway in the West Australian Parliament of the laws that prohibit hunting on public or Crown land in Western Australia. The Board of the Bibbulmun Track Foundation believes it is something that our membership should be concerned about and to that end we have made a submission to the Upper […]
The Bibbulmun Track Foundation is not in favour of allowing recreational hunting in WA’s parks and has made a submission outlining its concerns. Key points are walker safety, unauthorised access of Bibbulmun Track facilities by hunters resulting in negative experiences for walkers and serious doubt that such a scheme would make any environmental contribution to […]
The Bibbulmun Team Challenge is the most unique physical and mental team building challenge currently available in Western Australia. To celebrate the vibrant new look Bibbulmun Team Challenge has embraced for 2014, the BTF together with Grey Eyed Films has created a short promotional video that captures the essence of the Challenge. Featuring images and […]
The eagerly anticipated new Bibbulmun Track Guidebooks will be released in time for Easter. The completely revised Guidebooks have been divided into eight sections to match the Bibbulmun Track Maps with a separate Bibbulmun Track Handbook available that contains general Track information, planning, safety, history and management information. The division into eight books plus the […]
We are delighted the announce the launch of our new Pinterest Board – Group Activities and Team Building. Our excellent Group Activities are designed to promote team spirit, build positive relationships, promote mental and physical well being and develop communication amongst participants – all whilst enjoying the natural environment of the Bibbulmun Track. Please follow […]
We are thrilled to announce that the Bibbulmun Track is over 1000km long! In late winter Steve Sertis and Steve Clark walked the Track end-to-end with the aim of re-writing the Track notes for the new Bibbulmun Track guidebooks. Not only were the notes updated but the distances between campsites were recalculated and updated to […]
After 8pm (WST) on Monday December 30, Steve Sertis, the Foundation’s Events Manager and Lead Guide joins ABC Nightlife radio presenter Kate O’Toole to talk about the wonders and magic of the Bibbulmun Track. This is a national program and can be heard on ABC Local Radio. Find your ABC Local Radio station. Tune in […]
On Sunday 17th November, the Bibbulmun Track Foundation held a volunteer thank you day at the Zig Zag Cultural Centre in Kalamunda. Around 70 volunteers enjoyed a delicious morning tea , where long-time Board member and Acting Director General of DPaW Jim Sharp presented the Mountain Designs rewards to 61 of our wonderful volunteers, while […]
The Barnett government has announced it is withdrawing six regional bus services by the end of this year. The bus services are between: Boxwood Hill to Bremer Bay – 33 passengers last year Albany to Ravensthorpe/Hopetoun – 1203 passengers last year Quairading to Narembeen Northam to Mukinbudin The Bunbury to Collie & Boyup Brook bus […]
Web designer Brendan Underwood from Ipixel won the state award in the 2013 Web Awards for their work on the Bibbulmun Track website. The criteria for winning the award was based on the website content as well as the design. The state win puts Ipixel in the running for the national award. « Widespread storm […]
Recent severe weather in the south west has impacted some sections of the Bibbulmun Track. It will take some time for DPaW staff to check and clear the Track as storm damage may exist over large sections between Kalamunda and Albany. Walkers need to be cautious of fallen trees and branches on the Track and […]
More than 1400 South West students took up the challenge during Term 2 to be active, drink lots of water, eat healthy foods and learn how to prevent beat disease. Students received points as they completed 15-minute blocks of physical activity and were given map stickers to show their progress along virtual tracks that included […]
The BTF proudly supported the 2013 Take the Challenge program by donating a Bibbulmun Track prize pack to the winners – Hocking Primary School’s ‘LA20’s Awesome Healthy Physical Students’! Take the Challenge promotes regular physical activ…ity and healthy eating schools. The program aims to promote healthy lifestyle behaviours in students by: • Developing their understanding […]
Some may say inspired, others may say crazy but our two marketing extraordinaires, Jean Byrne and Christine Geddis have signed up to participate in Perth’s inaugural Oxfam Trailwalker event! Jean and Christine, along with friends Gaynor and Emma, will join over 300 teams of four to tackle 100km of the Australian bush within 48 hours […]
For walkers wishing to take public transport to Collie, we’ve just discovered a new bus service. South West Coach Lines runs a daily service from Perth International Terminal stopping at Perth Esplanade Bus Port, Cockburn Central and Mandurah before going onto Bunbury and Collie. For more info. « Trail Bike conflicts – an action plan… […]
Unfortunately, due to the strong dollar and cheap imports, trail bike sales and registrations increased rapidly over the last few years. Trail bikes are the largest category of motorcycle sales in Australia and a growing number of West Australians have taken up recreational off road riding as a pastime. At the same time, residential developments […]
Five deaf blind trekkers are in training to walk the Bibbulmun Track next year to raise awareness and funds for Usher Syndrome. The five, all living with the same debilitation dual sensory loss and preparing for the challenge of a lifetime includes Halls Head woman Sharyn Mitchell. After some recent short sessions in Kings Park, […]
We had an overwhelming response to this year’s Adventure Raffle and are delighted to announce the lucky winners. 1st Prize – All inclusive 6 day tour for 2 people with World Expeditions plus airfares to the value of $1000 – WINNER: KATHARINE ALLEN, Fremantle (Ticket No: 478) 2nd Prize – $3000 Mountain Designs Gift Voucher […]
Also known as Asquith Bridge, the heritage listed bridge has significant historic value to the State as being one of the longest curved timber railway bridges remaining. It is an outstanding example of the technical and design expertise of the Western Australian Government Railways, and one of the finest railway bridges built in WA. The […]