Donnelly River

Diversions & Other Impacts

• Access to Bibbulmun Track on Palings Rd closed

  Location: Between Boarding House and Beavis campsites

  Vehicle access to the Bibbulmun Track on Palings Rd, south of Boarding House Campsite is closed while works are undertaken on the Palings Bridge. 

  Walkers continuing their journey on the Track are not affected as this does not impact on the Track, just vehicle access to the Track.

  Palings Rd is closed from Waistcoat Rd east of the bridge to Austin Rd to the west of the bridge. 

  Access will remain closed at least until May 2019. 

  For further information please contact Parks and Wildlife Service in Pemberton on 9776 1207.

• Big Brook Dam Maintenance

  Location: North of Pemberton

  While the Bibbulmun Track will not be impacted, walkers should be aware that works near the Big Brook Dam wall will be carried out by the Water Corporation between January and May 2019.

  Access across the dam wall will be closed.

  Walkers should stay clear of construction works.

• Closure of vehicle access points

  Location: Between Donnelly River Village and Graphite Rd

  Tom Road and Panda Road (previously Donnelly Drive) have been closed indefinitely to vehicles between the intersections of Gregory/Tom roads and Gregory/Gordon roads due to the deterioration of road bridges and lack of funding for the department to repair them.

  Vehicle points marked on the map to access the Bibbulmun Track at these points will no longer be available from 22 April 2015.

  For more details contact the Department of Parks and Wildlife office in Pemberton on (08) 9776 1207.