Our Role

As a sub-committee of Mandurah Environment & Heritage Group (MEHG), Bouvard Coast Care (BCCG) are a group of volunteers that work to maintain the fragile dune ecosystem in co- ordination with Mandurah City Council. BCCG is responsible for the long stretch of dunes that run from the south side of the Dawesville Cut south to the Cities boundary, approximately 23km in total. The coastal dunes provide a dynamic, diverse and fragile interface between the biomes of sea and land. The land is in part managed by the City of Mandurah and DPAW which has responsibility for the adjoining Yalgorup National Park. This coastal environment is subject to multiple pressures from both users and the adjoining biomes themselves and by managing these pressures, we can provide some long term stability. The pressures take the form of illegal Off Road Vehicles and 4WD vehicle activity, illegal camping, fires, littering, sandboarding, storm activity, introduced plants and their diseases and pests, and aeolian erosion. The single most important management tool available is the preservation of vegetation on the dunal areas By preserving the existing vegetation and encouraging regrowth in damaged areas, further degradation is halted and long term stability maintained. This can be achieved through environmentally sensitive design and management and by educating users to: • manage vehicle activity to confine it to existing access tracks • discourage the damage to dunes by illegal vehicle activity, camping and fires. • encourage proper use of beach areas for recreation, fishing, driving etc. • preserve primary dunes to protect their role during storm activity and the effects of climate change • preserve primary swales and secondary dune vegetation to prevent further erosion. The first three roles above are enforced by managing land holders whereas Bouvard Coast Care Group role is aimed at the final two processes above. You can find out more about our work by looking at what we do

Bouvard Coast Care Group &

Bouvard Coast Care Group (BCCG) is now part of Mandurah Environmental Heritage Group Inc (MEHG) which is an Incorporated, Not for Profit organisation with a standing committee made up of local volunteers. MEHG provide members with volunteer insurance cover, access to a wide range of environmental volunteers and activities and access to grant applications. A copy of the MEHG constitution can be downloaded as a PDF

Bouvard Coast Care Coordinators

Administration Mel Horton/Stuart Baldock admin@bouvardcoastcare.org Cleanups Chris Meldrum cleanup@bouvardcoastcare.org Brushing Ron Glasson & brushing team brushing@bouvardcoastcare.org Plantings Alex Pinkster planting@bouvardcoastcare.org 4WD Chris Meldrum 4WD@bouvardcoastcare.org Bouvard Coast Care group meet approximately 3 times per year and run a number of events per year. Notification of meetings and events will be published on Facebook, and on the MEHG Calendar of Free Activities page, or you can view our Coast Care current Calendar of Events.

Coastcare Memorial Lookout

A memorial lookout commemorates the past founding members of the Bouvard Coastcare Group. Find it on What3Words: salad.couriers.ratings Registered with Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au