Introducing BoorYul-Bah-Bilya

BoorYul-Bah-Bilya (BBB) is the flagship program of Bibbul Ngarma Aboriginal Association (BNAA), an Aboriginal-led environmental charity based in the Perth Hills.

The program’s first plan focuses on the Mandoon Bilya, or Helena River, near Perth.

BBB is all about restoring ecosystems, reinvigorating cultural heritage and reconnecting our communities with rivers.

Most Western Australian rivers are degraded and less than 1% of our major rivers are in pristine or near-pristine condition.

BBB aims to address declining river health through creation of a new type of community catchment plan that is built from the ground up.

BBB is the first program of its kind to consider environmental, social, cultural and economic values in one integrated plan, allowing a better balance between the many values of rivers.

Its grassroots approach ensures local knowledge is embedded throughout and enables community, residents, businesses, schools and government to contribute towards the future vision.

However, BNAA hope to have far-reaching impacts by creating a transferable model that can be applied to any river.

For more information, visit BBB here 

Our guest speaker

BNAA Executive Director, Francesca Flynn, will share the program’s vision and current projects which include the Mandoon Bilya BioBlitz, eDNA sampling, cultural mapping, monitoring of a recently discovered Perth Hills quokka population, and the proposed Mandoon Bilya Regional Riverpark.

Join Us

Join us on Wednesday 24 September  at City West Lotteries House at 2 Delhi Street, West Perth. We will open the doors to the Conference Room at 6:00 pm and serve light refreshments.

Please let us know that you are coming along. You can either RSVP at the bottom of this page (keep scrolling) or else email [email protected].

If you can’t make it to West Perth, you can join us online via Zoom. Please email [email protected] to request the Zoom link.