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A real life saver and we highly recommend having in all first aid kits, backpacks and glove boxes and is ideal for bushwalkers. Clearly displaying the word HELP, it satisfies three of the priorities for survival in any climate or condition: warmth, shelter and a distress signal all in one, plus it can also be […]
Kalamunda City Mayor Andrew Waddell will officially open the Bibbulmun Track Northern Terminus Link this morning, Friday 1 September 2017 at 9:30am at the Northern Terminus of the Track. The project was supported by Tourism Western Australia through the Tourism Demand Driver Infrastructure program. We are very pleased that the City of Kalamunda is keen […]
We are delighted to announce that the new bridge across the Murray River and the related Bibbulmun Track realignment are now open. The bridge was completed at the beginning of July, just before the winter river water level rose, which would have made the Bibbulmun Track impassable at the diversion crossing point. It replaces the […]
The new Guidebook 2 coming soon! Guidebook 2 – Dwellingup has been out of stock since late last year. We have been waiting for the construction of the new alignment of the Track and of course the new bridge across the Murray River south of Dwellingup. Read about the destruction of the Long Gully Bridge. […]
The Feral Pig Ultra, part of the Ultra Series WA will be held – Saturday 11th to Sunday 12th November 2017 on the Bibbulmun Track. Ultra Series WA is a member of the Australian Ultra runners Association. The Feral Pig Ultra offers an international graded course to attract runners from outside of WA. Detailed applications […]
On 19th February a smoking ceremony at the Northern Terminus was held to launch the upgrade of the terminus and interpretive trail linking to the Kalamunda zig zag centre. Local Member for Kalamunda, John Day, and BTF Chair Mike Wood acknowledged the support of the Shire, Department of Parks and Wildlife, and Tourism WA. This […]
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 […]