Name announced for proposed Bunbury regional park

A name has been identified for a proposed regional park in the greater Bunbury region, which is being created as part of the WA Government’s Plan for Our Parks initiative.

Kalgulup – which means ‘place of fire’ or ‘place of burning campfires’ in Noongar language – was finalised through consultation with representatives from the Gnaala Karla Booja Native Title Working Group.

The word highlights the importance of fire in supporting life and how stories and wisdom are shared around campfires.

In conjunction with the Kalgulup announcement, the Kalgulup Regional Park draft management plan 2020 is now available for public comment.

The plan will provide guidance for the management of lands by a range of State Government agencies and local governments.

The two-month public comment period on the management plan, which can be viewed here, closes on October 15, 2020.

Kalgulup Regional Park is the amalgamation of two proposed regional parks, the Preston River to Ocean and Leschenault regional parks, and will cover more than 3,100 hectares.

The WA Government’s Plan for Our Parks initiative aims to create five million hectares of new national and marine parks and reserves in Western Australia.

Source: WA Government