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We had an incredible response to this year’s Adventure Raffle and are delighted to announce the lucky winners. 1st Prize – Fully-supported tour with Inspiration Outdoors value of $4,750 – WINNER: ELEANOR MORLEY, Mount Lawley 2nd Prize – Blackwood River Valley Holiday for four value of $1,620 – WINNER: PAULINE LANE, Gnangara 3rd Prize – […]

The Torbay Catchment Group has secured 3 years of funding through the State NRM Community Stewardship program and Federal National Landcare Phase Two via South Coast NRM (until 30th June 2019). The project will protect habitat, raise awareness and survey populations of critically endangered Western Ringtail Possums. Included is an integrated feral predator control program […]

The Donnelly River shelters upgrade was completed on 3rd of May by Bibbulmun Track Foundation Support Volunteers.       The team stripped and de-nailed the old jarrah boards. Oiled, cut and installed all new jarrah boards, both sides. Applied second oil coat to exteriors after installation.                 […]

If you’ve been thinking of becoming a member of the Bibbulmun Track Foundation, then this is truly the best time! Join up before 31st May and you’ll be in the running to win a Bibbulmun Track merchandise pack valued at $150.     As a valued member, you’ll receive discounts on Bibbulmun Track merchandise including […]

Growing up in Baldivis, Trevor Walley knew a low shrub whose yellow-green fruits, which he called “snottygobbles”, were sought out as bush tucker. The scientific name is persoonia saccata which is the shrub-like form and not as commonly seen as the persoonia longifolia pictured. The first popular book on Western Australian wildflowers, Emily Pelloes marvelous […]

I purchased my first umbrella in 2016 and it proved its usefulness immediately when I was walking through Hungary in 38 degree heat on a bitumen road. The temperature dropped 7 degrees under the umbrella! It is wonderful in the rain because you don’t have to wear wet gear to stay dry, which makes you […]

In January 2019 a team of support volunteers returned to Swamp Oak Campsite to complete the shelter extension. Over six days the front roof section was removed, old timberwork demolished, sleeping area extended, new rafters and posts oiled and erected, new roofing installed, and gutters and piping refitted. In addition, two new fire rings, three […]

In late February, Australia’s first 200 Miler ultra-marathon event, the Delirious W.E.S.T. 200 Miler, was held on the south coast. The actual course was 350 kilometres between Northcliffe and Albany along the Bibbulmun Track. The gruelling race attracted 35 runners from six countries and 14 from interstate. Many of the 170 volunteers and support crew […]

The State Administrative Tribunal has approved a lime pit on Nullaki Peninsula land owned by property developer Grame Roberston. The approval overturns the City of Albany’s decision last year to knock back the proposed lime pit. A similar proposal was rejected in 2007. The Foundation attended community forums and made submissions against the development as […]

We are very pleased to advise that the rebuild of Helena Campsite is underway. The internal layout of the shelter is similar to the Deep South providing increased weather protection whilst leaving most of the front wall open to maximise the views. Walker feedback from the rammed earth shelters built previously has been taken into […]

Keeping up with the latest gear for bushwalking on the market can be daunting sometimes. Having Sea to Summit, a Perth based company and proud sponsor of the Bibbulmun Track Foundation, run a workshop for us helps keep us up to date. Volunteer guides and our office staff attended a workshop at the Sea to […]

It is always great to received positive feedback from organisations who have benifited from one of our services. Late last year one of our trained presenters visited the Bush Rangers from Emmanuel Catholic College to share with them some key points before they headed out on their camp. Some of the topics covered included expedition […]

Congratulations to our two winners: ‘A Hiking Adventure’ by Tanika Schoeman and‘Rocky Pool Trail Walk’ by Adayna Fozdar It was extremely close between all entries so congratulations to you all! Everyone will be receiving a small prize in the post over the next few weeks. Thank you all for your participation we have greatly enjoyed […]

The Parks and Wildlife Service are currently undertaking a number of prescribed burns. Prescribed burning to reduce fuel loads. Make sure you stay up to date with closures and diversions along the Track. Where prescribed burning operations impact on the Track, temporary diversions will be put in place. Where the Track is diverted, walkers should […]

The Bibbulum Track is now twenty years old and showing wear and tear at various places along its length often due to erosion from rain made worse by the Track running almost straight up and down hill in places. Conventional repair methods have produced short-lived results requiring frequent time-consuming maintenance. Wind has also accelerated erosion […]

There still seems to be information out there that states that, in remote areas where there is no phone signal, by dialling 112 (instead of Triple Zero, 000) on your regular mobile or smart phone, that you will be connected to the emergency services. So what’s the deal – what is a furphy (false) and […]

Before starting out for a walk these holidays, there are a few things you should know. Are there going to be any groups at the campsites that you plan to stay at? Is there a diversion, closure, or another issue impacting the Track where you intend on walking? How will any prescribed burns affect you? […]

These spring school holidays are the perfect time to get the kids and whole family out on the Track and into the bush. Bushwalking is a fun and healthy outdoor activity which can be enjoyed by all the family. The Bibbulmun Track, Western Australia’s world-class long distance walk trail, is right on our doorstep, stretching […]

On 13 September 1998, Western Australia’s longest walk trail, the ‘new’ Bibbulmun Track, was opened by the Hon. Cheryl Edwards, the Minister for the Environment at the time. Stretching over 1000 kilometres from Kalamunda in the Perth Hills to Albany on the south coast the Track passes through some of the most beautiful and wild […]

As the weather becomes warmer, so the snakes will become more active along the Track. They can be seen almost anywhere, especially in late winter and spring, near the south coast and in swampy areas. The heavy footfalls of a walker are usually enough to frighten them away before they are seen. An exception to […]

At the start of January 2018, a deliberately lit fire near the Helena Valley swept through and destroyed the Helena Campsite. The area near the campsite in January While the Track is now open, Helena Campsite remains closed and will be for many more months while the site is rehabilitated and the campsite eventually rebuilt. […]

We’ve been blessed with lots of rain recently – but be aware that this has caused flooding and other issues on the Track. We are aware of flooding south of Dwellingup and also that severe weather has impacted the Track on the south coast washing away trail markers and causing erosion. We advise checking conditions […]

The Foundation understands that emergency services received a call just after 1.30pm about an incident in Paulls Valley on Saturday afternoon, near the start of the Bibbulmun Track. The incident left two people in hospital after one was allegedly run down by a car before both were allegedly set upon by the driver wielding a […]

Lodgements of Group Notifications (previously known as Notice of Intent or NOI) have moved to the Parks and Wildlife, Western Australia website. Any groups with eight or more members, that are staying overnight on the Bibbulmun Track are requested to complete a Group Notification at least 4 weeks before their walk. This information assists other […]

We are sad that we have lost our second campsite to fire this year. Shelter destroyed On Friday 25th May, a bushfire from an escaped prescribed burn tore through the Torndirrup National Park in Albany and destroyed the most southern campsite on the Track. The roof on the shelter table Sandpatch campsite was built in […]