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Hard working support volunteers, preparing a new supply of timber posts for the Track.                 Thank you to the Bibbulmun Track Foundation Support Volunteers who spent three days at Dwellingup cutting, chamfering and painting Track marker posts.                 Thanks to Parks […]

Despite being a non-smoker, Carolyn Riordan, daughter of one of the Track’s founders, Peter Hewett, has lung cancer. In a tribute to their Dad’s legacy, Carolyn and her sister, Penni Ellis, are walking the Bibbulmun Track to raise awareness that 10 to 15% of people who contract the disease have never smoked.   On Mother’s […]

The Bibbulmun Team Challenge was conceived by the Bibbulmun Track Foundation in 2002, and is Western Australia’s most unique physical and mental team building challenge. The Challenge involves teams of four people competing against each other in a series of team-building activities across a 50km route of the Bibbulmun Track. The activities have an emphasis […]

Work at Ball Creek campsite on the weekend saw over 180 young native plants added to bare ground in front of the shelter and along the path to the toilet. We were enthusiastically assisted on Sunday by a leader and members from the 1st Ballajura Girl Guides unit. Every year, a group from this unit […]

  Helena shelter rebuilt in 2019 after being destroyed by fire.   18 months after its destruction in a bushfire, the Helena Campsite was officially re-opened on 28 June 2019. Parks & Wildlife Services collaborated with the Foundation regarding the design and took on board all the feedback provided by members and volunteers in our […]

A Perth man has been jailed for more than eight years for attacking two Finnish tourists who were hiking the Bibbulmun Track in July 2018 (see Bibbulmun Track Foundation shocked and saddened by incident out on the Track.)     Matt Whittaker (36) pleaded guilty in February to two charges of doing an act likely […]

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 […]