About birds by Noongar Boodjar
Learn the Noongar names for our common birds, and progress to spelling those names and even constructing simple sentences. Includes notes for teachers and parents.
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Wildflower Society of WA resources for kids
An activity to inspire children to love our wildflowers – for young people, their parents and their teachers.
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Urban Bushland Council resources for schools
A wealth of educational materials designed to inspire and inform young minds about the importance and beauty of our local bushland.
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Research papers
The Friends of Jirdarup Bushland have identified a wide range of published and unpublished research in Jirdarup. Those references are available here.
UWA Architecture ‘Living Laboratory’ Project
In 2023 several by Master of Landscape Architecture students at UWA who re-imagined and re-designed the Town with a particular species from Jirdarup in mind.
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Hand Weeding Project
Weeds are one of the biggest threats to urban bushland, disturbing natural ecosystems and threatening biodiversity by competing with native species, changing soil conditions and increasing fuel load.
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Kensington Bushland Management Plans
Management Plans have been prepared in:
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Mindful medicine
Wildflower season at Jirdarup Bushland is mindful medicine By Gabrielle Pither Ding. Ding. Ding… I pull into the carpark at the Jirdarup Bushland Precinct and switch off my phone to quiet the incessant buzzing. As Mental Health Week in October approaches, there’s no better time to switch your phone to ‘do not disturb,’ and channel
Jirdarup – the Movie
This video gives an overview of the Jirdarup Bushland Precinct, the Friends of Jirdarup Bushland and their recent activities, thanking the volunteers for their contributions to the maintaining its biodiversity.
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Fungi and Slime Mould
Our Walk & Talk on Fungi and Slime Moulds in July 2023 was sold out! Read about it and see a copy of the presentations. (Photo: Insect-egg slime mould by Helen Carter)
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Fungi
In July 2023, almost 100 people came out for a Walk and Talk on the Fungi and Slime Mould in the bushland. The presentations were fascinating and informative. Few in the audience knew that Fungi and Slime Moulds are neither plants nor animals, nor are they the same. Laurton McGurk and Roz Hart presentation on
How good are banksia woodlands? 20 may 2023
The remnant patch called Kensington Bushland is one of very few Banksia Woodlands so close to the city. It’s small but super-special! Why?
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Conservation is good for you
Listen to long term Friend, Dr Helen Brown, on why conservation is good for you. As a local who lives near the bushland she finds conservation and volunteering is enriching her life.
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Recovering from the 2016 Bushfire
After the 2016 bushfire, considerable effort has gone into revegetation and recovering the biodiversity that was lost. In this video, we look at the change since the fire.
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Witches’ Broom
Witches’ Broom is a condition that is results in a deformity of the tree, that resembles a bird’s nest or a broom, hence the name Witches’ Broom.
Planting is always popular
There is always a great turn out for planting events.
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International Day of People with Disability 3 Dec 2022
Art and Nature were on full display at Jirdarup for International Day of People with Disability on 3 December 2022. The event was a joint initiative of the Victoria Park Community Centre and the Friends of Jirdarup Bushland led by the fabulous artist Samantha Hughes from Inkling Arts. Rex from Kaarakin made a guest appearance.
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Mental Health Week 16 Oct 2022
Being in nature is good for your mental health and wellbeing.
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Biodiversity and Research 28 May 2022
Copies of presentations are available on request:
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Neville collard 2 April 2022
Friends of Jirdarup work with Traditional Owners in all relevant initiatives and aim to have at least one initiative each year with a specific Noongar focus.
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Nature Photography
Nature photography competitions in 2020 and 2021 brought an influx of photographers to Jirdarup. They continue to visit regularly and share many of their photographs.
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