Thank you to all our volunteers and partners for contributing to our annual environmental rehabilitation programs
In 2022, HBF Health signed a partnership with the Rottnest Foundation, signalling their commitment to ‘Conserving the essence of Wadjemup’.
Over many years HBF Health have supported the Rottnest Foundation through active participation in yearly conservation activities on the island, including tree planting and tree guard removal. In 2022 they took the relationship to the next level and became a partner to the Rottnest Foundation, pledging funding towards upgrading the Rottnest Island nursery facilities.
Working collaboratively with the Rottnest Island Authority, the proposed upgrades included:
Improvements to seed propagation systems
The establishment of a new grow-out area for semi-mature trees
The creation of additional storage space for a seed bank and tree planting equipment
After 18 months of hard work, collaboration and the generous donations received from HBF Health, the installation of a new reticulation system has now been completed. This system aims to increase productivity in the nursery and contribute to efficient water usage, a key consideration on the island.
Helping the Rottnest Island nursery operate at an optimal level is crucial to the continuation of the Rottnest Foundation’s Woodlands Restoration and Expansion Project, which aims to propagate and plant up to 5,000 seedlings per year to improve the habitat for unique and threatened bird-life, reptiles and fauna.
Rottnest Foundation Members’ volunteer contribution to our tree-planting and rehabilitation programs
2025 Save the dates: Saturday 5th July, Saturday 23rd August and date TBC in November
2024
610 trees were planted to revegetate the woodlands surrounding Wadjemup Lighthouse. 50 bags of sea spurge were removed from Parakeet Bay to enable the growth and expansion of native species.
2023
1638 woodlands species, propagated from the Island’s nursery were planted at Woodland site #19230 and #19230. Foundation members also partnered with members of the Marjorie Bay boating community, planting 566 coastal species, complete with tree guards to ensure they survived the local quokka population.
2022
732 plants, propagated from the Island’s nursery, were planted at Woodlands site 19550. 763 seedlings were planted, and quokka guards fitted at Longreach Bay coastal area.
2021
1,600 coastal species were planted at Longreach Bay to stabilise the dune system, provide habitat for fauna and mitigate further erosion. Tree-guard removal was undertaken at Eagle and Marjorie Bays.
2020
6,400 salt-marsh seedlings, over two weekends to support salt-marsh rehabilitation at Herschel Lake. Made possible with an $18,000 Communities Environmental Program grant awarded to the Foundation.
2019
1,500 salt-marsh species were planted to revegetate the foreshore of Garden Lake. Coastal species were used to arrest dune erosion and manage visitor access to a large osprey stack at West Marjorie Bay.
2018
1,500 seedlings were used to close off ad hoc trails, stabilise dunes and manage visitor traffic at Rocky Bay on the Karlinyah Bidi. A beach clean-up and sea spurge removal, an invasive species from northern Africa, was undertaken along Ricey Beach.
2017
1,000 seedlings were planted with protective tree-guards to manage visitor access at Eagle Bay. Foundation members then partnered with Rottnest Express staff to plant 1,000 seedlings with tree-guards to arrest a blow-out and rehabilitate habitat at Green Island.
2016
Foundation members in partnership with Rottnest Express planted 1,800 plants with tree-guards to close old beach access into Ricey Beach
2015
823 seedlings were planted around then newly constructed Seal Viewing Platform at Cathedral Rocks. Due to nesting shearwaters, the site was heavily brushed to deter quokka grazing.
Make a difference.
You can make a real difference to the conservation of Rottnest Island and ensure that the Island remains that special place we all love for its unique beauty and heritage.
A “Conservation Donation” will contribute directly to our major projects, including the Wadjemup Bidi, conservation of the Wadjemup Aboriginal Burial Ground and the Rottnest Island Woodland Management Plan.
With a “Quokka Donation” you are helping Rottnest Foundation support ongoing conservation projects that protect and preserve the habitat for Quokkas and ongoing quokka monitoring programs.