Friends of Jirdarup Bushland

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The bushland is home to a wealth of native flora and fauna species.

We are a group based around Victoria Park and South Perth dedicated to the preservation of Jirdarup Bushland Precinct (Kensington Bushland, George St Reserve and Kent St Sandpit) and the promotion of its importance in the community. Jirdarup Bushland Precinct is an area of urban bushland between Etwell Street & Baron-Hay Court in East Victoria Park and managed by the Town of Victoria Park (ToVP) for conservation, passive recreation and education. The Friends of Kensington Bushland group was formed in 1999 and is dedicated to the preservation of the bushland. In 2015 the ToVP created the Jirdarup Bushland Precinct, with Kensington Bushland at its heart (a 9 hectare 'Bush Forever' site), adding George Street Reserve and the Kent Street Sandpit to it in recognition that these areas function together to form an integrated area for flora and fauna. In 2020 the Friends' group rebranded to “Friends of Jirdarup Bushland” in recognition of the 2015 Council decision. Our landcare team conducts annual weeding and planting and watering activities for conservation. Our Events Coordinator organises guided “walks and talks” and other activities to share this rare natural oasis in the middle of suburbia, where people of all ages can relax and discover Western Australia’s wonderful biodiversity.

11/11/2026

It is that time of year when we are beginning to look for those special gifts. If you live in Victoria Park or South Perth, why not celebrate the Kensington Bushland.

Our books highlight our birds, our orchids, Noongar kaatadjin (knowledge) and the history of the area.

We have stocked up on cards featuring our unique WA Christmas Tree.

Buy direct from our website. Save postage by collecting from Kenzies Kitchen in Moresby Street or Bread Espresso in Etwell St. Proceeds go towards supporting our program to conserve and restore banksia woodlands.

Online store https://friendsofjirdarupbushland.org.au/store/

09/11/2026

We are ready to start watering our Bupa Australia seedlings.

Town of Victoria Park have organised the water. Our Landcare volunteers are organising the free labor.

Lucky seedlings with pink tape will get 2L per fortnight, the rest will get 1L per fortnight.

08/11/2026

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02/11/2026

Thanks Dr Kit Prendergast aka .beebabette for a fascinating presentation yesterday. You can be sure we will all be reading your final report taking note of what we should be planting to attract our native bees. We will also share that with our local government authorities Town of Victoria Park and

We now also have an excuse for those sandy patches which are so great for lekking. Lek is my new scrabble word.

For those of you who missed it, as soon as Kit's report on her four surveys of the native bees in Kensington Bushland is on our website, we will alert you through FB and in our newsletter. It will include information on the native bee species here and the plants that they prefer.

Kit's project was funded by Community Underwriting through our insurance via WA Landcare Network Inc

31/10/2026

Not what we want to see when we have the camera out quenda spotting - at least it is not a fox.

Between November 2025 and May 2026, the following actions were carried out for the Town of Vic Park:

manual destruction of rabbit warrens
release of Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV1-K5)
four-night rabbit cage trapping program.

Looks like the program will need to be repeated in 2027. The weeding team have certainly noticed fewer signs of rabbits but they are clearly making a comeback.

31/10/2026

Our mistake. Just checked the Parliamentary calendar and there are 9 sitting days left. Tues, Wed, Thurs from 10 Nov to 26 Nov. We need people in the Legislative Council to make sure this Bill gets through. Matt Swinbourn MLC Dr Brad Pettitt MLC please reassure us.

As changes to Western Australia's cat laws await final approval in state parliament, several councils are considering options, including curfews.

30/10/2026

In case you missed it, the FAQs on the demolition works at the DPIRD site are now live on the Development WA website

An urban regeneration project.

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Perth, WA
6101

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+61416049550

Website

https://friendsofjirdarupbushland.org.au/

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