Noongar Boodjar
Noonakoort moort nitja burranginge noongar boodja
Noonakoort moort kwomba
Djinunge nitja mungarrt — koorah
Noonakoort moort yirra yarkinje kwomba noongar boodja
Koorah — nitja — boordahwan
Noonakoort moort yarkinje noongar boodja
Nyidiung koorah barminje noonakoort moort
Wierrnbirt domberrinje
Noonakoort moort koort boodja
Nitja gnulla moorditj karrl boodja.
English translation
All our Noongar people stand here on Noongar land.
Past, present and future.
We stand strong on our land. The mungart tree symbolises our strength and survival.
All of our people stand firm on our land.
Our people are here to stay—we will always be.
Overview
Jirdarup Bushland Precinct
The Precinct is Noongar Boodjar. According to Professor Kingsley Dixon AO, Jirdarup is the most pristine and highest quality Banksia woodland remaining in inner Perth. Town of Victoria Park Mayor, Karen Vernon, describes it as the jewel in the Town of Victoria Park’s crown.
Jirdarup Bushland Precinct is managed by the Town of Victoria Park for conservation, passive recreation and education.
The Bushland is a rare slice of remnant Jarrah Banksia woodland and home to a wealth of native flora and fauna and was formally designated by the Town in August 2015 as a single bushland precinct. Jirdarup means ‘Place of Birds’ in the Noongar language.
Despite several major fires over the years, the bushland continues to recover.
Jirdarup
The Parts of the Precinct
Jirdarup Bushland Precinct comprises three previously distinct but contiguous areas in Victoria Park. Kensington Bushland is 10.87 ha including the 9.1 ha Bush Forever Site no. 048. George Street Reserve is 2.7 ha undergoing revegetation since 2010. Finally, Kent Street Sandpit is 4.33 ha restoration project in the planning phase.
Harold Rossiter Reserve
JIrdarup and its surrounds
Green Corridors
Fanning out from Jirdarup are several important green spaces that provide wildlife corridors through Kensington and the surrounding suburbs.
These areas are becoming increasingly important as population continues to grow and there is a need to balance urban infill and existing ecosystems and habitats.
