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We’re pleased to say that the ground works for the new suspension bridge over the Murray River were completed prior to the recent flooding. Murray River bridge footings As shown in the above photo, the tower footings were submerged during the recent rain, indicating an above 10-year flood level. The above-ground construction will […]
The Edmund Rice Centre partnered with the Bibbulmun Track Foundation to launch a Nature Academy for youth from culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) backgrounds. The Foundation’s role was to conduct a programme designed to train youth to lead bushwalks. Nineteen signed up – all young women between the ages of twelve and twenty years old […]
The Bibbulmun Track Foundation has been successful in securing funding through the Peel Regional Grants Scheme to assist in the building of a suspension bridge to replace the Bibbulmun Track’s Asquith Bridge (otherwise known as Long Gully Bridge) which was lost in the Lower Hotham bushfire in 2015, and for Track realignment south east of […]
BTF volunteers, Andy and Michelle Nelson, add the finishing touch to Brookton Campsite It has been 18 months since bushfire ravaged the Bibbulmun Track, and we’re pleased to say that most of the diversions have been removed and four new campsites have been built. The campsites at Brookton, Possum Springs, Gardner and Dog Pool […]
The Bibbulmun Track Foundation is hosting a 3-day Wilderness First Aid course through Wilderness First Aid Consultants on Saturday 4 to Monday 6 March (long-weekend) 2017. This 3-day course is a well rounded introduction to Wilderness First Aid for bushwalkers, climbers, paddlers and those who find themselves out and about. It includes CPR and scenario […]
The Bruce Trail Conservancy officially twinned a section of the Bruce Trail with the Bibbulmun Track on Sunday 29th May. The following message and photos were sent from Bruce Trail maintenance volunteers, Lynda and Carl, who recently hiked parts of the Bibbulmun Track. Good to see Carl is wearing his Bibbulmun Track hat! G’ day […]
Join Gwen Plunkett and friends of the Bibbulmun Track Foundation with World Expeditions on a 9-day discovery tour of NZ’s South Island’s Fiordland National Park and remote Stewart Island. Highlights of this tour include the three-day Hump Ridge Track, sea kayaking from Stewart Island and a taste of the famous Kepler Track. Enjoy stunning views […]
The rebuilding of the Possum Springs Campsite has commenced. Walls go up at the new shelter The walls of the new shelter and toilet at the campsite will be constructed with rammed earth. The roof will go on soon after the walls have sufficiently dried. A view from the new shelter Keep an eye on […]
On January 9 a bushfire swept through the section south of the Brookton Hwy near Fourways Rd. It burned through approximately 945 hectares of State Forest. Much of the Track was affected. This was a severe fire and it is amazing to see that the shelter survived it. It came within a whisker of burning […]
On January 6, a devastating bushfire swept through the section south of Dwellingup which then spread to Waroona and Yarloop. Much of the Track was affected and the section remains closed due to the very real risk of death from falling trees. We are happy to say that while some damage was sustained, the shelter […]