External Links

WA bushwalks/hikes information

Title	Description
HikeWest Member Clubs	Discover bush walks with a HikeWest Member Club
Trails WA	Bush walk trails in WA
WalkGPS	Bushwalks in the Perth region
DBCA – Parks & Wildlife Service – Park finder	> Activities > Bushwalking
Bibbulmun Track Foundation	WA's 1000km trail from Perth Hills to Albany.
Friends of the Cape to Cape Track	123km trail: Cape Naturaliste to Cape Leeuwin in the southwest.
Helena Aurora Range (Bungalbin) Bushwalks	At least six half to full daywalks.
Jarrahdale Heritage Society
'Where we Walk' map	(Perth Bushwalkers Club)
First Hike Project	Welcoming young refugees.
HikeWest “Adventurous bushwalks of the southwest” project	On this site.

Safety & Technical Information (and ALERTS)

Park Safety Alerts & Updates	Parks & Wildlife Service site.
Prescribed Burn Plans/Today's Burns	Parks & Wildlife Service site.
Satellite-detected fires (and also useful for recently burnt areas)	My FireWatch.
Bushfire and storm alerts, including park closures due to bushfires	EmergencyWA.
Emergency Services	State Emergency Service (SES), a volunteer division of Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES)
iPhone Emergency SOS	Apple Service
Emergency Plus	Smartphone App
Technical and Safety advice	Bushwalking Australia links.
Australian Bushwalking Manual	Bushwalking Victoria
Outdoor Safety & Skills	New Zealand Mountain Safety Council
Bushwalking and Hiking Tips	Lotsafreshair blog.
Leave No Trace Australia	Promotes and inspires responsible travel and recreation.
St John First Aid Courses
Red Cross First Aid Courses
Distress Beacons	Australian Maritime Safety Authority
Outdoors Council of Australia
Weather forecast	Australian Bureau of Meteorology
Weather forecast	Weatherzone.
Tide Predictions	Australian Bureau of Meteorology

Bushwalking Access & Issues (articles)

“The Right to Roam: Recreation Access to Land in Western Australia:Summary Final Report”	by Hughes, Tye & Zulfa, 2014.(Centre for Sport & Recreation Research)
“Recreation Access to Land Phase 2: A Review of Interstate Bushwalking Access & Survey of WA Bushwalkers & DEC Land Managers”	by Hughes, Tye & Costello, 2012 (Centre for Sport & Recreation Research)
“Urban Fringe Bushwalking: Eroding the Experience”	by Hughes, Tye & Chandler, 2016 (Centre for Sport & Recreation Research)
“Whose Land is it Anyway? Contesting Urban Fringe Nature-Based Tourism and Recreation in Western Australia”	by Hughes, Tye & Jones, 2013 (Centre for Sport & Recreation Research)
Dieback Working Group
Impacts of bauxite mining	Internal link to page on this site.
Drinking water catchments access	Internal link to page on this site.
HikeWest submissions on a range of issues	Internal link to page on this site.
Bushwalking trails strategy	Internal link to page on this site.

Our Sponsors

Bob Cooper Outback Survival	Compleat Angler and Camping World Rockingham	Go Camping Overlanding
Paddy Pallin	Pemberton Discovery Tours	WalkGPS

National & Other State Peak Bushwalking Bodies

Bushwalking Australia	Walking SA
Bushwalking Victoria	Bushwalking NSW
Bushwalking Queensland	Bushwalking Tasmania

Western Australian Government Departments

DLGSC - Sport & Recreation
DBCA - Parks & Wildlife Service
Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES); includes State Emergency Service (SES)
Dept. of Water & Environmental Regulation

Other relevant WA Organisations

Outdoors WA	The peak body representing the outdoor adventure and recreational industry sector in WA.
Trails WA	Independent organisation for the advocacy and marketing of WA trails.
Environmental Defender's Office WA	A non-profit, non-government community centre specialising in public interest environmental law.