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- ↑ "Final Report: Bush Forever Volume 2". dplh.wa.gov.au. Government of Western Australia. December 2000. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- 1 2 Young, Emma (21 June 2016). "Bush 'Forever' sites anything but, as plans put protected WA land under threat". WA Today . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- 1 2 "What is Bush Forever?". bushlandperth.org.au. Urban Bushland Council WA Inc. (UBC). Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ↑ "Implementation of Bush Forever". bushlandperth.org.au. Urban Bushland Council WA Inc. (UBC). Retrieved 4 May 2020.