KARLKURLA BUSHLAND PARK PROJECT

Karlkurla Bushland Park (KBP) is a community project, co-ordinated by KBULG (see Karlkurla Pamphlet). Karlkurla Bushland Park is 200 hectares of natural regrowth bushland, located 4km north of the centre of Kalgoorlie-Boulder. It was previously a Dust Abatement Zone set up in the early 1970's to control the dust storms in Kalgoorlie-Boulder. The park is located in KBULG's Regeneration Zone 1C.

The goal of the Karlkurla Bushland Park Project is to develop this 200 hectares of bushland on the outskirts of the city into a nature park for local residents, school children and tourists. The park will provide opportunities for education and recreation including revegetation, interpretive walk trails and picnic facilities and ultimately an interpretive bushland centre.

The aim of the KBP Project is to provide recreation, interpretive and educational opportunities in a woodland setting, whilst ensuring the natural values of the woodland are preserved or enhanced.

The area has long been used as a bush recreation site by local residents and more recently for guided bushland walks for specialised groups such as tourists and school children, as part of KBULG's Junior Landcare Program.

Special Karlkurla Projects:

• Work for the Dole
• Centenary of Federation Signage
• Scatter the Silky Pear