The State Government is finalising a ‘Native Vegetation Policy’, critical for the future protection of urban bushland. “As the state’s population and economy grows, pressures on Western Australia’s native vegetation resources will continue. A whole-of-government, industry and community approach is needed to achieve positive environmental, social, cultural and economic outcomes from native vegetation management. The […]

Hepburn Heights Conservation Area is an important urban bushland for both the North-South and East-West linkages along the Gnangara Water Mound from the coast to the hills and parallel to the coast. What you will see The majority of the native vegetation is in very good to excellent condition. So far surveys have identified 198 […]

Come along to UBC's Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 1st March 2022 at City West Lotteries House. We will open the doors to the Conference Room at 6:00 pm and serve light refreshments. The AGM will start at 6:30 pm.  Elections will be held for all Committee positions for 2022. Nominations have now closed, with […]

Come See What We Saved! Join James Mumme and the Friends of Point Peron as we learn about their campaigns to protect the special environments of Cape Peron and Lake Richmond. Come and see what we saved from the bulldozers!  Find out how the Friends of Point Peron has been helping to restore the bush.  Although two […]

Building community capacity to care for urban bushland UBC is calling for applications for a project officer to work with Friends groups to build community capacity to care for their patch. We have received grant funding for a project to facilitate establishment of new Friends Groups for bushland sites where there is no Friends Group, […]

In the Company of Cockies - Black Cockatoos in Urban Landscapes The Urban Bushland Council invites you to an evening all about black-cockatoos, presented by BirdLife's Merryn Pryor. Learn about the ecology of black cockatoos in urban landscapes, the importance of urban bushland and what you can do to help these threatened birds. There are […]

Join CCWC for a walk on the Roe 8 / Roe 9 corridor The Cockburn Community Wildlife Corridor (CCWC) is pleased to invite members of the Urban Bushland Council to join us for a guided walk in the corridor bushland on Sunday May 15th from 9.30 to 11.00 am. CCWC was formed in 2014 to champion a vision for a linear wildlife park on the Roe 8/9 lands that […]

Loss, fragmentation and degradation of habitat are recognised as one of 6 main threats to our biodiversity. So linking spaces saves species.  Come along and find out about what's new with NatureLink Perth. The team at NatureLink Perth have carried out huge amounts of work researching the most cost effect ecological linkages to save species […]

Executive Officer position -  Be a Voice for the Bush  UBC calls for applications for a part-time, fixed term Executive Officer to help strengthen our operations as a peak environmental group.  You can then help us build financial resilience, extend our skills in submission writing, enhance our engagement with the community, and build stronger external […]

Come and share the joys and vision of a restored Perth treasure. We will be exploring Woodvale Waters and the Beenyup Channel in the Yellagonga Regional Park which feed into the Southern end of Lake Joondalup! Woodvale Waters and the Beenyup Channel The wetland system here was a really important place for the Whadjuk Mooro […]