Denmark-based Accredited Mental Health Practitioner and Clinical Social Worker Ricky England will be walking 250km from Dwellingup to Perth over 10 days starting this Saturday 24 May, until 2 June.
The Big Jarrah Walk, which aims to raise funds to stop the strip mining of Northern Jarrah Forests in WA, will be launched at 8am this Saturday 24 May at the Dwellingup Visitors Centre, ‘Where Trails Meet’.
At this stage, 12 walkers will start the walk from Dwellingup on Saturday, with many more joining Ricky and his supporters for the leg from Kalamunda to Parliament House on 2 June – WA Day – starting from 7am at the northern Terminus of the Bibbulmun Track.
The walk, supported by WA Forest Alliance, the Conservation Council of WA, the Wilderness Society, and End Forest Mining, will culminate with a public rally at Supreme Court Gardens on WA Day starting at 2pm.

Ricky England
Ricky said he was making the 250km trek to bring WA people together to End Forest Mining by Alcoa and South32 in Perth’s backyard.
“Alcoa and South32 have mined cultural sites and water catchments with impunity and plan to clear the equivalent of a further 6,800 footy fields of forests, in addition to their existing clearing approvals. This walk is about letting people know what’s happening in their backyard,” Mr England said.
“When I talk with people, they are shocked. While you can’t walk in water reservoir protection zones like Serpentine Dam, it is ok to mine it? “They don’t realise the Bibbulmun Track and Munda Biddi Trail are under attack, with relocations of these tracks happening regularly and more planned. Bush walkers are not happy and there are a lot of us.
“That’s why I’m offering Premier Roger Cook, Environment Minister Matthew Swinbourn, and Chair of the Environmental Protection Authority Darren Walsh to join me on the walk. “I want to show them the precious places they are happy to destroy. What could be more Western Australian than our Jarrah Forest,” he added.
Bindjareb man Theo Kearing will welcome the walkers at the launch from Dwellingup Information Centre.
“We stand with the Big Jarrah Walk and support an end to forestry mining. Mining companies have made a lot of promises, but have left us with nothing and continue to destroy our beautiful country without consultation or remuneration,” he said. “We are all about our kids and the future generations.”
Media contact: John Cooke – Conservation Council of WA – 0433 679 780
About Ricky England: In the past few years, I’ve had the privilege of walking WA’s trails — from the Pilbara to the Bibbulmun and Cape to Cape tracks. These experiences have deepened my connection to Country and our precious forests. It’s this connection that drives me to organize a 10-day walk in protest of the destructive expansion of low-grade bauxite mining in WA’s endangered Jarrah forests, forever altering the landscape and threatening cultural sites. Studies show that rehabilitation efforts fail to restore these ecosystems, leaving a barren wasteland. This environmental destruction impacts us all — our communities, ecosystems, and future generations. I’m inviting you to stand with me in a peaceful, direct action. Walk with me and show your support for WA’s forests.