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Friends of Attadale Foreshore (FoAF)

The Friends of Attadale Foreshore are an active and dynamic group of volunteers restoring the beautiful shoreline of the Swan River in Attadale.

We work with DEC in the Alfred Cove Marine Park and the adjacent foreshore Nature Reserve along Burke Drive, and with the City of Melville in the Attadale Conservation Reserve (a Bush Forever site). The Alfred Cove Marine Park in the Swan estuary, is internationally significant for its migratory birds, several of which are protected by the CAMBA and JAMBA treaties.

Together with DEC we raised $60,000 in grants to install a low protective fence along the foreshore. This project has been highly successful. It has helped protect the restoration site and birdlife, which are now attracted to the area in greater numbers. This project was awarded a Coastwest Coastcare award for best coastal project in the metropolitan region in 2002 and was the subject of a World Wild Life fund study.

We are currently rehabilitating the areas detailed below, and have raised nearly $200,000 in grants and planted nearly 65,000 seedlings in the last 6 years. We have our own watering tank, trailer and pump and our members water the previous winter’s plantings each week during the dry months.

Main areas of interest
DEC Reserve - the Nature reserve on the riverside of the fence.

ABC Reserve - the Attadale Bush Conservation reserve to the west of the Public Open Space.

Pelican Cove - the sedge and bush in the CALM nature reserve at the east end of Burke Drive.

Point Waylen - the Communications centre and Osprey tower at Troy Park due for rehabilitation.

Burke Drive Verge - the verge adjacent to the Public Open Space.

Dog Beach Reserve - the fenced area at the bottom of Moreing road adjacent to the Dog Beach.

Membership
Friends of Attadale Foreshore Inc. was formed in September 2001 and has about 120 financial members. Our committee of 10 members meet once per month and our Annual General meeting is normally in October.

New members are welcome (at $10/person adult or $2/person student for year commencing 1st July 2008). All volunteers who gave more than 4 hours of their time in the previous year are offered free membership in the subsequent year. You can begin or renew your membership by downloading the appropriate forms below.

Lindsay 9330 3327 foaf@iinet.net.au

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