Our Role

Bouvard Coast Care Group (BCCG) are a group of volunteers that work to maintain the fragile dune ecosystem in co-ordination with Mandurah City Council. There are 6 coast care groups for the Mandurah city area, the BCCG is responsible for the longest 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. • preserve primary swales and secondary dunal 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

Constitution and Committee

Bouvard Coast Care Group Inc (BCCG) are an Incorporated, Not for Profit organisation with a standing committee made up of local volunteers.

Committee Members

Chairperson Mel Horton chairperson@bouvardcoastcare.org.au Secretary Elisha Wilson secretary@bouvardcoastcare.org.au Treasurer Stuart Baldock treasurer@bouvardcoastcare.org.au Committee Daryl Armistead Please email via the Secretary Committee Ron Glasson Please email via the Secretary Committee Vacant Please email via the Secretary Committee Baz Posetti Please email via the Secretary Bouvard Coast Care group meet once per month & conduct Annual General Meetings in accordance with association guidelines & the BCCG Constitution. Notification of AGM’s and meetings will be published on our Facebook Page. A copy of the Constitution is available as part of the new members welcome pack and can be downloaded as a PDF

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