Going ahead this Saturday
No cancellation listed for Saturday 31 October.
Parkrun
Bunbury parkrun
A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you!
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Australia
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Western Australia
- 5 kilometres
- Big Swamp Wildlife Park
Meeting point: -33.34297, 115.63323. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates -33.34297, 115.63323.
The course
Course description
The start line is opposite the car park nearest the Wildlife Park, on the red footpath that runs along the outskirts of the reserve.
Starting in an easterly direction, follow the footpath and head up the small hill to the lookout gazebo.
Follow the pathway down the hill and turn left at the wooden bench seat.
Head over the wooden bridge and follow the pathway around the swamp in a clockwise direction.
After a second full lap of the swamp, take a third trip up the hill, past the lookout gazebo. This time, turn right at the bottom of the hill near the bench seat and finish in an anti clockwise direction.
The finish line is opposite the Big Swamp Playground entry, approx. 130m east of the start line.
Each lap of the swamp is 2.1km with the final short loop being approx 800m to finish off the 5000m course.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is in Big Swamp Wildlife Park, Bunbury. The course is run entirely on concrete paths. Some sections of the course may accumulate mud, leaves and puddles after rain. Dependent on availability, marshals will be at key sections of the course, or signs will be in place.
Please remember that the parkrun uses shared paths. For the continued success of the event, please give way to other park users. This won't hurt your time, it won't stop you from getting a PB and it will make sure everyone continues to enjoy the event.
Please, wherever possible walk, jog, cycle or use public transport when attending the event. If you do have to drive, please consider car-sharing to reduce our impact on both the environment and other park users. Please also watch out for other park users when arriving and leaving. Parking may be limited so try to arrive early.
Facilities
There is a toilet block and drink fountain available in the playground adjacent the finish area.
Parking is available at the Big Swamp Playground and Wildlife Park car parks, opposite the finish / start areas.
More details
Public transport
TransBunbury has stops along Ocean Drive and Minninup Road.
On foot
Use the same directions as by car.
By road
If approaching from Minninup Road, head west at the roundabout onto Prince Philip Drive, then follow the road through to the car park before the playground.
If approaching from Ocean Drive, head east onto Hayward Street, then follow the road through the roundabout onto Prince Philip Drive and through to the car park nearest the Wildlife Park.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Dolphin Discovery Centre at Koombana Bay. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at Dolphin Discovery Centre at Koombana Bay - please come and join us!
Course safety
Bunbury parkrun is a fun, free event organised by volunteers for the benefit of everyone. We wish to make the event as safe as possible, so participants, spectators and helpers are asked to take care about the following:
- Please be considerate to the park and other park users at all times.
- Children under the age of eleven must be accompanied (within arm's reach) throughout the event by a parent, guardian or appropriate adult of the parent's choice.
- Please arrive by foot, by pedal-power or by public transport if you can - your efforts help to reduce our impact on the park and the planet.
- We invite everyone to consider volunteering at parkrun. Your support helps your parkrun events remain sustainable and free for all in your community, and it’s also a wonderful way to improve your own health and happiness. Please visit the volunteer page for more information.
- Take care near roads and car parks – some vehicles drive very quickly. Please congregate away from the cars and be careful in particular if you have children. If you’re driving to the event, please drive carefully.
- Take care on uneven surfaces – whether on grass or on tarmac. Watch out for cyclists, other participants, pedestrians, children, dogs, wildlife, park animals, vehicles, park maintenance work, falling branches, bollards, posts and other obstacles around the course.
- Please ensure that you are fit enough to walk, jog, run 5k (3.1 miles) with us.
- If you see someone with a serious problem, please stop to help them out and get help as soon as possible.
- If you’re watching, keep clear of participants on the course, and look after any children and dogs you may have with you.
- It is not permitted to run with a pushchair and a dog at the same time.
- You are welcome to take part with one dog by your side, within reach at all times, on a short, handheld, non-extendable lead. The use of waist harnesses is prohibited. Please also see this Support Site entry for further details about parkrunning with dogs.
- parkrunners pushing buggies are welcome, but please take care of others around you and do your best to start at an appropriate place in the field for your pace.
We hope these tips help to ensure that Bunbury parkrun is fun and safe for everyone.
Age grading
All parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners compare results.
parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners see progress and compare results.
For more information, please see our Support page.
Volunteering
All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email bunbury@parkrun.com to help.
Safeguarding
parkrun is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For our full safeguarding processes and policies please see our Safeguarding Hub.
To report a safeguarding concern please email safeguarding@parkrun.com.
Event stats
- 656
- Events
- 7,476
- Finishers
- 55,047
- Finishes
- 782
- Volunteers
- 7,899
- Personal bests
- 319
- Groups
- 00:32:49
- Average finish time
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Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with B
- Stayin' Alive Starts with B (needed for Stayin' Alive)
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: B, Br, Ba, Bk
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