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Rottnest Conservation Foundation, Inc

Conserving Rottnest

Our Projects

  • Reafforestation project and a 100 hectare fencing programme to propagate and plant hundreds of thousands of indigenous trees on the islands denuded areas.
  • Donation toward the cost of the boardwalk in front of the Thompson Bay Tearooms.
  • Funding for the restoration and refurbishment of a building at the Kingstown Barracks area for the establishment of a ‘Discovery Centre’ to provide increased knowledge and awareness off Rottnest environment to visitors.
  • Grant funding from Lotteries west for refurbishment of the battery Observation Post (a World War 2 military installation) at Signal Ridge of Wajjemup Hill.
  • Funding by gifts for memorial park benches around Thompson Bay.
  • Currently our most ambitious project is to contribute to the construction of a coastal walk trail around the bays bordering Rottnest Island
    • to reduce human impact on coastal dune systems
    • to rehabilitate erosion areas
    • to enhance visitor experience whilst adding protection from coastal risk issues.
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