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Friends of Jirdarup Bushland
NEWSFLASH!
What a fantastic response! Almost 800 photographs were submitted to the inaugural ‘Images of Jirdarup 2020’ photography competition.
Our expert judges, including the amazing @georgina_steytler, have selected the 60 best photos (15 in each category). š¾ Prize winners will be announced on 20th November.
The exhibition will run for 3 weeks from 6th-25th November at @kentstreetgallery. Opening times are 10am – 2pm on Monday, and 10am – 4pm from Tuesday to Sunday. Come alongĀ to vote for the Rotary Victoria Park Peopleās Choice Award!
The wait is almost over! Good luck to the entrants and see you at the exhibition where you can marvel at the truly wonderful images of Jirdarup.
Thanks go to our Exhibition Sponsors @perthprolab, @ilfordimaging, @kentstreetgallery and @townofvicpark.
āImages of Jirdarup 2020ā Photography Competition
Entries have now closed for the āImages of Jirdarup 2020ā photography competition. Thank you to all the keen photographers who visited Jirdarup Bushland and submitted photos. We were overwhelmed and thrilled with the positive response!
The judges have now selected the 60 best photos to be exhibited at the Kent Street Gallery in Victoria Park (12 Kent St) from 6th-25th November.Ā
A prize pool of $3,000 is up for grabs, with cash prizes for the best photographs in four categories and the Peopleās Choice Award. The winners will be announced at an Awards Night on Friday 20th November. Best of luck to all finalists!
The judges have now selected the 60 best photos to be exhibited at the Kent Street Gallery in Victoria Park (12 Kent St) from 6th-25th November.Ā
A prize pool of $3,000 is up for grabs, with cash prizes for the best photographs in four categories and the Peopleās Choice Award. The winners will be announced at an Awards Night on Friday 20th November. Best of luck to all finalists!
The Friends of Jirdarup Bushland
The Friends of Jirdarup Bushland is a community group based around Victoria Park. We are dedicated to the preservation of Jirdarup Bushland Precinct which includes Kensington Bushland, George St Reserve and Kent St Sandpit. We organize community events as well as planting and weeding days each year.
Our aim is to help the community connect with nature through protecting, regenerating and revegetating the Jirdarup Bushland Precinct.
Follow us on Facebook or Instagram to get the latest news and get involved in our activities!
The Bushland
Jirdarup Bushland Precinct, with ‘Bush Forever’ site Kensington Bushland at its heart, is a rare slice of remnant banksia-jarrah woodlands tucked away in Victoria Park. A hidden natural treasure and biodiversity hot spot, Jirdarup means āPlace of Birdsā in the Nyoongar language. It is home to 62 species of birds, as well as 14 species of reptiles and over 200 plant species. Get creative and immerse yourself in photographing the wealth of Jirdarup’s flora, fauna, and landscapes.
The Bushland entry points are from Etwell Street, George Street and Baron Hay Court. There is free parking, wide pathways, and dog walking is permitted. Disabled access is via Baron-Hay Court entrance. You can take photos from the public access areas in Jirdarup Bushland, but please donāt jump the fences.
Rules & Details
Entry Details
- Entries are open until 11:00 PM on the 30th of September 2020.
- The entry fee of $10 allows you to upload up to three photos taken in Jirdarup Bushland.
- Each of these photos may be entered into any category.
- If you would like to submit more photos, you may repeat this process as many times as you like.
- Photos must be digital and submitted online in jpeg format (.jpg or .jpeg). Files must not exceed 12mb and digital composites will not be accepted.
- To upload your photos, scroll down to the red section and click on the “ENTER NOW” button.
Eligibility
Entry into the competition is open to everyone except for the competition judges and organisers, and their immediate families.
Entrants in the Junior photographer category must be 17 years or younger (by close of entries, 30 September 2020), and may enter photos that fit any of the three nature categories.
Photos submitted must be taken from within the public pathways and participants who fail to meet this requirement will be disqualified.
Competition Categories
Waldecks Flora award - For example, wildflowers, shrubs and trees.
Victoria Park Vet Clinic Fauna award - For example, birds, reptiles, mammals and insects.
Perth NRM Landscape/habitat award - For example, photos where the focus is on the natural environment. These photos may include people.
Beaver Tree Services Junior photographers award ā Entrants must be 17 years or younger (at 30 September 2020), and may enter photos that fit any of the three nature categories.
The Rotary Club of Victoria Park Peopleās Choice Award will be chosen by visitors to the public exhibition in November.
Prizes
A total prize pool of $3,000 is on offer, courtesy of our valued sponsors.
The winner of each category will receive a cash prize of $500 and the runner up will receive $100 in cash or vouchers.
Winners will be announced and prizes awarded at a Gala Awards night held on Friday the 20th of November at the Kent Street Gallery, Victoria Park Centre for the Arts.
Runners-up Sponsors
Judging
Our expert panel of judges includes the internationally-renowned nature photographer Georgina Steytler. The judges will select the shortlisted images and choose a winner and runner-up for each of the four categories based on composition, creativity, technical quality,Ā andĀ overall impression (wow factor). The judgesā decisions are final.
The Rotary Club Peopleās Choice Award, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Victoria Park, will be chosen by the public visiting the exhibition at the Kent Street Gallery.
Note: Copyright of all entries will be retained by the photographer. The Friends of Jirdarup Bushland may negotiate on the use of winning images for promotional purposes.
Exhibition
The best photographs will be selected for public exhibition. Finalists will be notified in October and will be asked to supply high resolution images of the shortlisted photos for printing.
When: Friday 6th to Wednesday 25th November 2020
Where: Kent Street Gallery, Victoria Park Centre for the Arts Gallery, 12 Kent Street, East Victoria Park
Awards Night: Winners will be announced at an invitation-only Gala Awards night on Friday the 20th November and results will be published the following day.
Note: Event subject to change based on applicable government Covid-19 restrictions.
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Acknowledgements
All photographs featured here were taken in Jirdarup Bushland by Robert Audcent (FoJB member and one of the judges).
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The finalists have been chosen! š„³š¼šøš„
The 60 photos by the finalists are now getting printed by our wonderful sponsor @perthprolab! š¤©šš
Soon you can check out the wonderful photos! š The exhibition is open from 6th -25th November in the @kentstreetgallery-Victoria Park Centre for the Arts.
š See the poster for more details.
Spread the word! š£ Letās get lots of folks enjoying the many beautiful "Images of Jirdarup'! ššøšš¼ā¤ļø
Fauna survey work took place in Jirdarup Bushland earlier this month, and back in February too. šš¦š Check out the diverse creatures that call the Bushland home! š¤©š
The Western Banjo frog spends lots of the year buried in sandy soils. The WA Museum webpage says itās call sounds like ābonkā(scroll down towards the bottom of the page to play its call). Banjo-like? šŖ Do you recognise the call? Maybe you have them near you too? š
š http://museum.wa.gov.au/explore/frogwatch/frogs/western-banjo-frog š
The survey work was run by Ryan (Biologic Environmental Survey Pty Ltd) and Calum (UWA PhD student), and aided by Robert (& other Friends of Jirdarup). Calum is studying urban bushland fragments, like ours. šæ
The Southern Blind Snake (Anilios australis) eats ants šand termites and shelter under rocks, logs, and leaves. šAveraging about 25cm they can grow up to about 50cm and are harmless to us humans (watch out if youāre a termite though!).
The critters are checked to make sure they are okay and are measured (and sometimes weighed). A little harmless dot is then put on their belly (so the scientists know if it is a repeat catch later on in the week, or a new individual) and then the reptile (or amphibian) is released. š¦
Isnāt it amazing the amount of diversity that our precious Jirdarup Bushland sustains right on our doorstep? ššš Itās important to treasure, study, and protect this inner urban bushland oasis for everyone's benefit and for future generations. šš
Photo credits:
Western Banjo frog - Robert Audcent
Blind snake in hand - Calum Irvine
Calum checking the species - Henry Carrick
Calum and dragon - Rob Davis
Weāre ever so grateful š for all our hard working judges šŖ - theyāve been busy selecting the 60 finalists from the nearly 800 photos that were submitted to our competition. šøš
@georgina_steytler is one of our wonderful judges! Have you checked out her Facebook page or her website (https://www.georginasteytler.com.au/)? Theyāre both fantastic! š¤©šGeorgina has lots of amazing photos (of course), photography tips (for beginners and novices) and more! Lots of photos are full of joie de vivre. Youāll see what I mean when you follow the links hereā¦ you'll come away smiling at the moments she's captured.
Thank you so much Georgina for supporting Jirdarup - we appreciate it SO much! š
By the way, the āImages of Jirdarup 2020ā exhibition is running from 6th-25th November at @kentstreetgallery-Victoria Park Centre for the Arts. Hope to see you all there! š¼š
Watch our website šwww.fojb.org.au for more information! šš¤©
Photo credit: Richard Kern
What a fantastic response! š¤© Almost 800 photographs were submitted to our 'Images of Jirdarup 2020' photography competition which closed earlier this month. š The Flora category attracted the most entries and the Junior Photographer category was popular too. šø
The wait is almost over! š Our expert panel of judges, including renowned nature photographer @georgina_steytler, have spent many days sifting through the beautiful array of images to select the 60 best photos (15 in each category). Finalists will be advised this week. š¾ Prize winners will be announced on 20th November.
The āImages of Jirdarup 2020ā exhibition will run for 3 weeks from 6th-25th November at @kentstreetgallery - Victoria Park Centre for the Arts. š¼ Put it in your diary and come along to vote for the Victoria Park Rotary Peopleās Choice Award! (Voting slips available at the Gallery between 6th-19th Nov.). š®
Good luck to all our Friends who have entered the competition! āšWe look forward to seeing you all at the exhibition where you can marvel at the truly wonderful images of Jirdarup. ššø
A big thank you to our valued sponsors who have made the $$$ prizes all possible! šš
@VictoriaParkRotary @waldecksbentley
@PerthNRM @beavertreeservices
@petsandvets_wa
@hawaiiansparkcentre @vicparkcc @ConnectVictoriaParkInc
@birdlifewa @birdlifeoz
Thanks to our wonderful exhibition sponsors for your fabulous support: šš¼
@perthprolab @ilfordimaging @kentstreetgallery - Victoria Park Centre for the Arts @townofvicpark
Thanks also to our financial and supporting sponsors - we couldnāt do this without you! šŖšµ
@biologicenv @doustkate @bunnings East Victoria Park @georgina_steytler @benwyatt74 @timclifford_ @GalacticCooperative @ryanchorley4southperth @versepropertyeastvicpark @flowersandflourperth @cameraelectronic @redeclectic @wanaturalistsclub @WhiteFrameGinga @matt.blunt @kelsteelprojects
Thanks to James Audcent (www.jamesaudcent.com) for our great website to make it all happen. š
This picture (from our FB archives) is of the lovely Hibbertia hypericoides. š
š https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov
30 YEARS BETWEEN RECORDINGS š¤©
š Keeled Legless Lizard
Reptile pit trapping has been underway the past week or so and also about this time last year. Ryan (Biologic Environmental Survey Pty Ltd) and Calum (UWA PhD student) have been running the Surveys šš¤ and our Robert has been a very regular helper. Some other Friends also got the chance to see the survey work/reptiles close up! š¦š
Despite presuming that they would be locally extinct with the extent of disturbance in the bushland and the presence of feral predators such as cats and foxes, we managed to find a Keeled Legless Lizard (Pletholax gracilis) in this morning's pitfall trapping survey. This particular species is very uncommon on the Swan Coastal Plain and has not been recorded in Jirdarup since the 1990-91 reptile surveys undertaken by a local resident.
With the warmer weather over the last couple of days, we are seeing a corresponding increase in reptile activity as indicated by the greater number of individuals and species that we are capturing each day. So far this week of survey work, we have recorded 6 different species of reptile:
š Cryptoblepharus buchananii Buchanan's Snake-eyed Skink
š Menetia greyii Common Dwarf Skink
š Hemiergis quadrilineatum Two-toed Earless Skink
š Pogona minor minor Dwarf Bearded Dragon
š Tiliqua rugosa rugosa Bobtail
š Pletholax gracilis Keeled Legless Lizard
Almost every day this week, we have seen a Brown Goshawk and a variety of bird species, including a new one for the bushland, the Sacred Kingfisher.
The Brown Goshawks seem to be nesting high up a tree in Harold Rossiter Reserve - just goes to show you how significant these tall trees are for all birds, not just the lovely Black Cockatoos.
The two species of reptile that have not been recorded in the bushland for the last 30 years are the two gecko species - the White-spotted Ground Gecko (Lucasium alboguttatum) and the Marbled Gecko (Christinus marmoratus). When it comes to predation from cats and foxes, geckoes are unfortunately the first to disappear from an area from being preyed upon as they are easy to catch for predators and have few defence mechanisms.
Photo: Robert, October 2020
Did you know @VictoriaParkRotary are sponsors of the "People's Choice Award" in our photo exhibitition to be held in November? šš
Did you also know that your family could be in for a treat at this Sundayās Rotary Vic Park Markets. Apart from the normal keen prices to be found at a busy market, a little bird told us LEGO is making a big surprise appearance! š
AND, your kids can boost their pocket money BIG TIME by bringing their eligible drink containers for instant 10c refunds!! Thereās no limit!! š¤©
Venue: John MacMillan Park (8am ā noon). Free parking, free entry!!
Support local businesses by coming along this Sunday - that's if you're not helping with our weeding event, of course! š
Photo: Vic Park Community Markets
Even the weeds are beautiful in Jirdarup! šŗ
WANT TO ENJOY THE BUSHLAND UP CLOSE and GET INVOLVED?
Our next weeding session is happening this SUNDAY 11 October
9-11 am - come for an hour or two - it all helps! šæšŖ
Meet at the Etwell St entrance to Kensington Bushland and BYO gloves and hat.
RSVPs to Klaus (kbackheuer@hotmail.com) to help us organise this event.
Thanks! š
The photo is of a Bushland weed that we are winning the war on: gladioli
Getting rid of these weeds has made room for more of our wonderful WA plants to grow. š It's all about looking after our world-recognised flora in all its diversity! š±
šæ Thanks to one of our regular weeders, Elbia, for these lovely shots she took in the Bushland last week. š Thanks too to the rest of our weeders - great effort everyone! (Lots of bags were filled with the gladioli we pulled out!) ššŖ
Want to get involved? The next weeding session is šSunday 11th October, 9-11am. š RSVPs to Klaus (kbackheuer@hotmail.com). Thanks! š
Photos: The red flowers belong to one of the five species of cottonheads found in the Bushland: Conostylis setigera (or the Bristly cottonhead). One photo is of the Spider orchid.
Photo credits: Elbia
Thank you for sharing these with us! šøš
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