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:
- To protect, rehabilitate and conserve Clontarf Hill to provide habitat for native flora and fauna connecting Clontarf Hill to the Beeliar Wetlands and the Indian Ocean
- To honour the traditional owners of the land and promote recognition of their connections to the land
- To further community knowledge of the ecological and aesthetic values of Clontarf Hill and its significance to Aboriginal people
- To engage the community via hands-on rehabilitation and educational activities
- To promote and facilitate passive and environmentally appropriate recreation on Clontarf Hill
- To engage with all levels of government to advocate for the preservation, vision and planning for Clontarf Hill
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
- 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
We acknowledge and pay respect to the Whadjuk Noongar elders past, present and emerging whose land was never ceded.