About Us

 

 

Friends of Clontarf Hill and the Adjacent Bushland Inc

Clontarf Hill bushland reserve and significant adjacent bushland play an important role in landscape scale ecosystem connectivity and resilience and provide a focus for the community to take action and protect biodiversity.

 

The vision for Friends of Clontarf Hill and Adjacent Bushland is to retain and rehabilitate Clontarf Hill and the adjacent bushland corridor as a unique park that will form an integral part of the local and regional open space system.

Clontarf Hill and the surrounding bushland is an important area because of the remnant Tuart trees and bushland located upon a limestone formation that has not been heavily impacted upon.  It provides a habitat for native flora and fauna and, together with the adjacent bushland on the southern side of Healy Rd, creates a green corridor.  It is also an Indigenous heritage site that has historic value.

 

Our group

Friends of Clontarf Hill (FOCH) is a community organisation that has been functioning since 1992.  Our aims are to:

  • gather and publicise information about the area,
  • coordinate interested members of the community who wish to participate in activities that support our aims
  • provide resources to preserve and protect Clontarf Hill and the surrounding bushland areas for conservation and recreation purposes, and
  • re-vegetate, weed and clean up the area.

 
Membership

Large numbers of people from Hamilton Hill, Spearwood, Coogee, Fremantle, South Fremantle, Hilton, White Gum Valley and Beaconsfield.

Download Membership Form (PDF)  or Online Membership Form

 

Regular activities

Regular activities:

  • liaising with the South East Regional Centre for Urban Landcare (SERCUL) to coordinate projects on site
  • liaising with other community groups such as the Cockburn Community Wildlife Corridor (CCWC) to conduct activities on site
  • liaising with Traditional Owners to gain advice on cultural heritage matters
  • planting , weeding and cleaning up the site
  • posting on social media to raise public awareness of the area and issues affecting the future of the area
  • contacting the media to publicise important events
  • liaising with City of Fremantle and City of Cockburn staff to discuss issues affecting the area
  • organising social events such as BBQs for volunteers
  • liaising with individuals and groups using the area for study purposes
  • conducting guided walks on site
  • conducting mapping of plant species
  • conducting surveys to determine community values and aspirations regarding the hill and the adjacent bushland area

 


Contact for Friends of Clontarf Hill

clontarfhill@gmail.com

 

We acknowledge and pay respect to the Whadjuk Noongar elders past, present and emerging whose land was never ceded.