About us
We are an incorporated body operated solely by volunteers. Taking account of active volunteers, attendees at events, casual visitors to the bushland and social media followers, we estimate that over 3000 people support the Jirdarup Bushland every year in many ways.
Our Mission:
The preservation of Jirdarup Bushland Precinct and the promotion of its importance in the community.
Action Areas:
- Advocacy: For the preservation and protection of the Jirdarup Bushland Precinct.
- Landcare: Ensure the ‘Bush Forever’ site of the Precinct is maintained and preserved and work towards ecological restoration and protection of flora and fauna in adjacent areas.
- Community Education and Engagement: Increase community awareness of the value of Jirdarup Bushland Precinct, including its Indigenous heritage.
Achievements
Advocacy
- Continued to seek information on development on the site of the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development.
- The restoration of the Kent St Sandpit: contributed to Curtin University’s podcast on the restoration of the sandpit.
- Outlined our case for a more holistic approach to the infrastructure planning for the precinct to be incorporated in the Jirdarup Bushland Management Plan. This includes consideration of a previous recommendation for a small education centre in the Precinct.
- Following our submission in July 2025, the Town has included tree 112228, a Eucalyptus todtiana, on the Significant Tree Register in recognition of its age (estimated at least 340 years by Curtin University).
Landcare
- Over 700 hours of handweeding in 2025, down on than the previous year, due mainly to a late start.
- Following concerns about some tree deaths in the weeding area, a report was commissioned by the Town to investigate the possibility of dieback. None was detected.
- Successfully bid for a grant ($11,500) from the BUPA Healthy Cities Landcare program to work with the Town to plant along Baron-Hay Court to increase protection of the bushland from the development across the road. Friends will water the seedlings in the bushland over the coming summers.
- A 2025 grant ($10,000) from the State Government has been used to engage the Wildflower Society of Western Australia (WSWA) to undertake a condition report for the Kensington Bushland. The report is due at the end of 2026. A field herbarium is being developed from this project.
- Friends were delighted to find a patch of hare orchid leaves (Leporella fimbriata) for the first time.
Community Education and Engagement
Events (attendees)
- Six themed events:
- Babijt: Bats in our bushland with Ry Beaver (9 August 2025, 50). Supported by Town of Vic Park
- Jirdarup 2112 Climate Change Event (7 November 2025, 30). Supported by WA Landcare and Town of Vic Park
- End of year volunteer celebration (7 December, 40). Supported by Dept of Communities
- Meet eDNA with Prof Paul Nevill (8 March 2026, 41)
- Dylan Collard @ Jirdarup (16 May 2026, 53). Supported by Community Underwriting.
- Community Planting day (14 June 2026, 87). Supported by BUPA Healthy Cities
- Walks x 6 (60)
Resources produced
- Newsletters: 7 (monthly from January 2026)
- Updated website regularly, including inventories of flora and fauna in the bushland.
- Began production of Orchids of Jirdarup with a $5,000 grant from Wettenhall Environment Trust
Promotion and outreach
- Hawaiian’s Park Shopping Centre July 2025
- Town of Victoria Park Youth Art Award sponsorship October 2025
- Millen Primary School November 2025
- WA Museum Citizen Science 9 May 2026
- Vic Park Rotary Markets 24 May 2026
Operations
- Our net assets valued at $7,620 remain healthy ($40,500 in unexpended grants at 30 June 2026)
- Our audiences continue to grow.