Environment & Conservation

Biodiversity protection

The park safeguards rare and endangered species, including Carnaby's Cockatoo, Yanchep Peacock Spider, Tuart and Banksia woodland communities. 

• Habitat preservation — protects ancient coastal dunes, limestone formations and wetland systems. 

• Wildlife corridor — creates a continuous north-south corridor between Yanchep National Park and the Moore River, enabling species to move as the climate changes. 

• Groundwater protection — the park sits over the Gnangara Groundwater System, a critical part of Perth's water supply. National Park status would provide long-term protection for this resource. 

• Climate resilience — intact vegetation acts as a carbon sink and provides coastal erosion protection as sea levels rise. 

• Dark skies — the park's location would preserve the nocturnal darkness essential to the Gingin Gravity Discovery Centre and Observatory, 12km to the east. 

• Coastal ecosystems – protect fragile coastal ecosystems which are such a rarity along the Swan Coastal plain and stop sprawling, beach-side suburban development.

The Southwest Australia Biodiversity Hotspot 

The proposed park sits within the Southwest Australia Ecoregion — one of only 36 biodiversity hotspots recognised globally. More than 4,000 plant species and 100 vertebrate species are endemic to this region. As Perth's urban boundary expands, a significant portion of this biodiversity has already been lost. Wilbinga represents one of the last intact coastal remnants within reach of the metropolitan area.