WalkGPS

A guide book for the adventurous walkers among us :
“BUSHWALKS OF THE PERTH REGION - 40 Adventurous Day Walks" 🥾🥾🥾🥾
Discover many wild and unique day walks in the Darling Range near Perth this bushwalking season. Unique to WalkGPS.
Maps, route notes, access to GPX files.
📗 Order online now from WalkGPS: https://tinyurl.com/fu4kwx8j
(or at the listed stores).

A few current burn areas noted by HikeWest here that affect WalkGPS walks....

Today's burns The final decision to carry out a prescribed burn is made on the morning of ignition to ensure the safest possible conditions.

HikeWest autumn eNews - includes free family bushwalking opportunities.
Plus Treasurer and Director opps on the Board.

With cooler weather coming, now's the time to plan on getting outdoors for a hike!
Our latest newsletter includes FREE opportunities for families to discover walking in nature / bushwalking from this Sunday 19th April to 7th June:
Check out the details here and book now!
See: https://mailchi.mp/4251cb0f5baf/hikewest-hiking-news-autumn2026?e=a924642353

HikeWest’s summer news......

HikeWest Hiking News Summer 2025 Edition HikeWest’s 2024-25 Annual Report was presented at a well-attended 33rd Annual General Meeting on 27th October. Outgoing President Pascal Veyradier and Executive Officer Meelee Soorkia summarised the many highlights of the year, including the successful expansion of HikeWest’s community participa...

A special opportunity for the right candidate! ........
https://shorturl.at/JjgzU

Executive Officer position – Apply Now! The Executive Officer is the key voluntary position within HikeWest, reporting direct to the Board. HikeWest plans to appoint a successful candidate by early February 2026.

Alcoa has abandoned plans to drill for bauxite in Armadale, Kalamunda, Mundaring, Beverley and York shires thanks to public outcry.
- Not yet clear if that is part or all of the previously proposed 'Exploration Development Envelope northeast of Albany Hwy on map below.
BUT Alcoa still proposes to expand its strip mining into Myara North, Holyoake and O'Neil areas of the jarrah forest, and increase its alumina production at its Pinjarra refinery.

See ABC News today: https://shorturl.at/rB1ZF

Bungendore Park revisit today -Wildflowers disappointing but western area above the scarp (away from all the rehab'd gravel pit areas) worth the easy wander.

Banyowla Reg. Park today - A beautiful spot for a short walk along the scarp amidst prolific wildflowers.
But sad to see old tracks are being degraded by 4WD's picking the wrong area to test their off-road driving skills.
https://www.walkgps.com.au/walk/banyowla-south-walk/

"Let your walks now be a little more adventurous." – Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862), U.S. philosopher, author, naturalist.

For uniquely adventurous bushwalks near Perth and across the SW see: https://www.walkgps.com.au/

On not destroying the wilderness and immersive hiking experiences while achieving over-developed 'safe' trails
>>> “When all the dangerous cliffs are fenced off, all the trees that might fall on people are cut down, all of the insects that bite are poisoned… and all of the grizzlies are dead because they are occasionally dangerous, the wilderness will not be made safe. Rather, the safety will have destroyed the wilderness.” – Yorke Edwards (1924-2011), Canadian biologist & former director of Royal BC Museum.
>>> Other selected quotes for adventurous bushwalkers: https://www.walkgps.com.au/opportunities/why-not-walk/

Why (not) walk? - Notes and quotes of inspiration for all walkers. WalkGPS. A page dedicated to the benefits of walking in general and bushwalking in particular, including more than 60 inspirational quotes.

'The trees must go'?
>> Miner hopes to lock in northern jarrah forest mining for decades despite recent massive public concerns at the impacts of extensive, long-term bauxite strip-mining across the Darling Range near Perth. 😢
>> Extraction of critical mineral gallium from the mined bauxite to become a 'priority project' in WA overriding EPA and public concerns?
>> See Peter Milne article below....

Trump minerals deal could lock in jarrah forest mining An Alcoa plant to produce gallium in WA's South West will need green tape shredded to start on schedue and long term forest mining to be viable.