Two mates, one bike, one big cause.

25 September 2025

Hi! We’re Kenny and Johno.

We’re two mates taking on the Munda Biddi trail on a tandem bicycle to raise awareness and donations for the WA Forest Alliance.

Johno and Kenny riding their tandem bike in a forested area, moving fast.

About us

Johno was born and raised on the Sunshine Coast, but now calls Margaret River home. He is an adrenaline seeker and adventure lover who enjoys hiking, skiing, climbing and paragliding.

Kenny is originally from France. He discovered a love for the outdoors during his travels, which eventually led him to Western Australia. He currently lives in Walyalup/Fremantle and loves long-distance hiking, climbing and nature photography.

Our shared love for adventure and the outdoors first brought us together as friends. From the heights of the Stirling Ranges Ridge Walk to the depths of Kalbarri Gorges along the Murchison River, our friendship grew, along with our love for Western Australia’s natural beauty.

Johno and Kenny standing together in hiking gear on a mountain in Stirling Ranges National Park

Kenny and Johno at the top of a mountain preparing some food or drinks

Kenny and Johno with their tandem bike at the Northern Terminus of the Munda Biddi trail in Mundaring

Every year in September, we have a tradition of discovering different parts of WA together.

This year we’ve decided to take on the Munda Biddi trail, which will take us from Mundaring all the way to WA’s south coast, and we’re doing it on a second-hand tandem bike.

Not only will our mode of transport be different on this year’s adventure, but so is our purpose.

Our motivation

The more time we spend exploring Western Australia, the deeper our connection grows to this special part of the world, and the more we become aware of the challenges it faces: loss of biodiversity, climate change, forest mining, out of date prescribed burning practices, and more.

As part of our ride, we will be cycling through the Northern Jarrah Forests, part of the Southwest biodiversity hotspot, an area under threat from almost every angle.

The Northern Jarrah Forests are highly diverse, home to an incredible variety of flora and fauna, and they are vital to water quality and supply for Perth.

These forests are irreplaceable, and once mined, cannot be rehabilitated. Further stress from a hotter, drier climate and depleting groundwater only make it harder for this forest to survive.

We want to see these special places protected.

WA’s nature has given so much to the two of us, and we feel a deep responsibility to protect it in return. We’re doing our part to protect them in tandem.

If you would like to join us for part of the ride you can contact us on Instagram @kennyruellot

Support WA Forest Alliance

As part of our journey we’re raising money for WA Forest Alliance who campaign to protect the Southwest forests.

Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support their work.

All donations over $2 are tax-deductible.

Alternatively, you can donate directly to our bank account with the details below.
Please email forests@wafa.org.au once you have donated so that we can provide a receipt.

WA Forest Alliance
Bendigo Bank
BSB 633 000
Account 230 719 320

Protect the tingles from prescribed burning, for good

Tingles are a large, ancient tree species that are only found in a small area in WA’s Southwest, close to Walpole. They can live for more than 400 years, reach heights over 55 metres and have the largest base of any eucalypt, and provide critical habitat to many threatened plants and animals. They are vulnerable to frequent fire.

In December 2024, Giants East, a tingle forest block in the famed Valley of the Giants, was torched as part of the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA)’s prescribed burning program.

More than 100 giant trees collapsed in the intense burn, with flames reaching the tops of many trees in one of the worst outcomes seen by WA’s prescribed burning program.

After persistent community action, three tingle-karri blocks, Nornalup, Coalmine and Mount Clare received a reprieve at the end of 2025 and were removed from the burn plan until July 2026.

But these blocks, and other tingle forests, aren’t safe forever. They could be on the burn plan for 2026-27. There must be a commitment from the WA Government to permanently protect tingles from prescribed burning and revise how fire is managed in these areas.

Over time, tingle forests self-thin and become naturally less flammable. Left unburnt, they are less of a fire risk than forests burnt in the last 30 years.

In a drying climate that is increasingly prone to bushfires, it’s important to be bushfire ready, but prescribed burning shouldn’t be the only tool in our bushfire prevention kit. It is vital that the Southwest’s prescribed burning practices reflect current science and a changed climate, and funding is directed towards rapid detection and suppression of bushfires.

Smoking collapsed Tingle after the giants east burn

It is of the highest priority that the tingles are protected from fire not just in this burn plan, but for good.

Please contact the Premier and relevant Ministers using our template to urge them to permanently protect tingle forests from prescribed burning. Enter your details to start writing your email.

Read more about the Giants East burn or about rapid suppression technology.