Dave Osborne

Official twitter account for Details of 1000km of great bushwalk opportunities close to Perth, Western Australia.

[Dave Osborne @walkgps]

Plan for Our Parks: Helena Aurora Range, Kennedy Range #NationalPark and Cape Range NP will benefit greatly from Plan aimed at bringing opportunities for new and expanded parks to fruition across WA. See: https://t.co/Ei1Ko9vqgI for more info and link to recent BWA submission.

[Bushwalking WA @bushwalkingwa]

BWA August eNews just out! With all the latest info for WA's bushwalkers: https://t.co/yETy0YLRtR : Wildflower fever?; Draft WA Hiking Strategy open for public comment; Adventurous Walks of the SW progress; and more. Always worth the read!

[Dave Osborne @walkgps]

South of Greenmount NP today for some more recce #bushwalking. The walk up Nyaania Creek flowing well; an absolute delight, with several cascades and falls. Definitely a walk area to be added to WalkGPS site soon. #nationalparks #hiking #Perth #WA

[Dave Osborne @walkgps]

Bickley Reservoir-Ellis Brook Walk (WalkGPS Walk#B3) - Happy group of walkers on a recent bushwalking club walk. Mike Clark's Relive! video of the walk: https://t.co/41A1tKlkYo

[Dave Osborne @walkgps]

Mt Observation - Pony Hill Walk today (WalkGPS Walk#M07): Ras Gill's Relive! video summary of the walk - with lots of keen Perth Bushwalkers Club walkers. https://t.co/rjN8lZe6j6

[Dave Osborne @walkgps]

Greenmount NP today: Some nice bush tracks mostly courtesy of mountain bikers. And lots of action to view at Mountain/Boya Quarry courtesy of rock climbers.
Plus views and lots of wildflowers emerging. Walk not on WalkGPS site yet, but maybe before 2020 #nationalparks #hiking

[Bushwalking WA @bushwalkingwa]

Along the beautiful Wellington Dam foreshore this week: #Bushwalking #WA firmed up two magnificent new adventurous circuit walks. See "walks of the SW" project https://t.co/DtkL6YWWJe and contact Dave ( [email protected] ) if you can help. #national #park #hiking

[Dave Osborne @walkgps]

Walkers out doing Mt Billy walk (WalkGPS route) today including the 'summit' option. - Always fun crossing the Helena River in mid-winter!😂 for Ras' latest 3D "fly-by" on Relive! https://t.co/k7cSTO9Ew3. Play it on full-screen & scroll down for the pics in higher resolution.

[Dave Osborne @walkgps]

Abyssinia Rock: Ras Gill's latest Relive! video: https://t.co/oM7xkfqyNB: Walk follows Bibb.Track to the rock then returns by a nice, partly off-track route. Good views to monadnocks area to the south and beautiful ‘life on the rocks’ after winter rain. #hiking #perth

[Bushwalking WA @bushwalkingwa]

#WA EPA announced today that a recent Worsley bauxite mining expansion proposal will be assessed via an 8-week Public Environmental Review (PER). See: https://t.co/l7k5LorS5m. The proposed strip mining expansion will impact on a section of the #Bibbulmun Track. #hiking #Perthnews

[Bushwalking WA @bushwalkingwa]

New Adaptive Trail Hub initiative for the #Perth Hills. Video: https://t.co/WN9rOTC8nN 'Break the Boundary' is creating opportunities for those with disabilities to get out into nature, focused on mountain bike #trails, but also walk trails, or other.

[Dave Osborne @walkgps]

Poison Gully Reserve near Toodyay a few days ago: Ras' latest Relive! video: https://t.co/1g6MyAISw7: A short, mostly off-track #bushwalk, beautiful wandoo woodlands See Flat Rock Gully Walk already on WalkGPS website for another good, longer walk nearby. #WA #parks #hiking

[Dave Osborne @walkgps]

WalkGPS Flat Rock Gully Walk yesterday: Ras Gill's Relive! video: https://t.co/8F8SZmd78n (Best view in full screen mode.).14km mostly off-track walk nr Toodyay thru some of the most stunning woodlands in the region. More great winter walking! #hiking #bushwalking #WA #Perth🙂

[Dave Osborne @walkgps]

WalkGPS Windsor Rocks North: Relive! video: https://t.co/ttv3Jh0aCd (Best view in full screen mode.) Ras led keen Perth Bushwalkers group around the outcrops yesterday. New walkers enjoyed lots of rocky traverses; even a wet stream crossing. Great winter #bushwalking. #Perth

[Bushwalking WA @bushwalkingwa]

#Bibbulmun #Track to be impacted by mining expansion – Worsley plans to expand #bauxite mining in the Boddington area. See EPA: https://t.co/4ZcRjlEOez. A track re-alignment and/or visual & noise impacts seem inevitable. 7-day public comment period closes 9 July. #environment

[Bushwalking WA @bushwalkingwa]

Recreation in water catchments: DWER has released updated Operational Policy 13 intended to protect drinking water quality and public health. BWA has advocated strongly over many years on the various water catchment access issues. See: https://t.co/0g7LraDVK1 #hiking #Perth #WA

[Bushwalking WA @bushwalkingwa]

BWA July eNews just out! With all the latest info for #WA's bushwalkers: https://t.co/JrZUnNxvfr : popular Helena Campsite re-opens; DLGSCI Trails Forum 2019 info; NZ tramping opps; plus guided walks & other opps for bushwalkers (ads). Always worth the read! #hiking

[Bushwalking WA @bushwalkingwa]

Heart Foundation's “Blueprint for an Active Australia” report released: https://t.co/zmVUmqR9sI - A need for urgent action to increase physical activity in Australia. Along with HF’s ‘Walking’ program, bushwalking / hiking can help keep ageing population more active, longer.

[Bushwalking WA @bushwalkingwa]

Bushwalking State of Play WA 2019: https://t.co/Ia0fXNSXmz Hiking participn in WA lags woefully behind most other Aus states, despite WA offering attractive walk opps. The soon-to-be-finalised WA Bushwalking and Trail Running Strategy, (https://t.co/JF4uNpKXuC) will be +ve step.

[Bushwalking WA @bushwalkingwa]

BWA May eNews just out! Latest info for WA's bushwalkers: https://t.co/WQ62rL3U3a : progress on Wellington Dam multi-day trail; future Helena Aurora National Park; #walk the wandoo woodlands...and more! Always worth the read! Enjoy 🙂 #bushwalking #hiking #parks #WA #Perth