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We’re excited to welcome members of Ultra Series WA as our newest Track maintenance team. The trail running organisation will coordinate a group to regularly check and tend the Track between Nut Road lookout and the Conspicuous Beach carpark, just west of Peaceful Bay. Volunteer Manager Helen Grimm with Melanee Maisey and Shaun Kaesler from […]
Tent poles are tensioned with shock cock – an elastic cord that helps the tent poles snap back together and keep their shape. Over time the elastic in the shock cord can deteriorate causing it to slump and eventually it will make your poles very hard and almost impossible to use. A replacement tent pole […]
The first 2020 ‘Field Day’ for maintenance volunteers was held in the Perth Hills on June 14. Field Days originally scheduled for locations on the south coast in May were postponed due to COVID-19, so this was the first opportunity for our maintenance coordinators and volunteers to get out onto the Track and make some […]
Bibbulmun Track Foundation Guided Tours Wander out Yonder with us and discover the spirit of Australia’s south west. Both tours are carefully compiled to combine a variety of day walks with off-Track accommodation. You will experience the varied landscape of the Bibbulmun Track, taking in the spectacular ocean views and coastal heathlands in the far […]
After more than two years of surveys, planning and grant applications the Support Volunteers were ready to start Campaign 1 in late March. Along came COVID-19. Regional boundary restrictions were lifted in late May enabling a 12-person SV team to mobilise to Peaceful Bay and start Campaign 1 in fine weather they couldn’t have hoped […]
Despite the pandemic and lockdown, the Support Volunteers started 2020 on a high note by completing the Waalegh shelter extension. Waalegh is in the Disease Risk Area which requires a three-day period without rain before vehicle entry. Fortunately, but perversely, the expected autumn rains were late and sporadic so in early May a week’s fine […]
The Bibbulmun Track Foundation (BTF) is delighted that long-term Board Member, Mike Wood, has been appointed as a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday 2020 Honours List on 8 June 2020. Mike was nominated to recognise his long association with the BTF and his outstanding contribution to raising the profile […]
National Volunteer Week (May 18-24) was celebrated online this year, with coverage on our main social media platforms. We recognised the contribution made to the Foundation by our 400+ wonderful volunteers in roles including office assistance, data entry, brochure distribution, Track maintenance & Support Volunteers, Guiding and community events. We topped off the week with […]
The Support Volunteers have been busy on the Track during Autumn. They have just completed the Waalegh campsite shelter extension, extending the sleeping capacity and adding a verandah. Other activities saw Support Volunteers and Maintenance Volunteers working together to clear sections of regrowth north and south of Murray Campsite south of Dwellingup. […]
Having been around for a while (officially since 1999), the wealth of knowledge, experience and appreciation for the environment around them is what makes Toni and her team at Pemberton Discovery Tours so unique. Warren river mouth Yeagarup Dunes by drone Bibbulmun Track Transfers have been part of their service offering for some time, and […]