Environment

Bushcare Get Involved

Have you ever thought about getting involved in your local community, meeting new people and helping the environment? Well Blacktown City Council can help you achieve these goals.

Blacktown City Council run Bushcare groups and programs that help to protect your natural environment. Local Bushcare groups meet monthly and complete bush regeneration activities such as planting locally native plants, removing weeds and improve the natural surroundings. Bushcare groups involve local residents that have an interest in the local environment and enjoy the outdoors working with other like-minded people in the community to improve local bushland reserves.

Currently, there are twelve Bushcare groups made up of enthusiastic volunteers.

All Bushcare groups in Blacktown City are supported by Council through the provision of bush regeneration training, supervision, plants, tools, technical advice and information on grants and other special projects. Volunteers generally work for 3 hours, one weekend a month.

Current Bushcare Groups in Blacktown City:

• Banks Reserve, Sparman Crescent, Kings Langley
• Faulkland Crescent Reserve, Faulkland Crescent, Kings Park
• Duncan Park, Superior Avenue, Seven Hills
• Pied Piper Playground, Beethoven Street, Seven Hills
• Whitehaven Reserve, Lyndel Close, Quakers Hill
• Knudsen Reserve, Garfield Road West, Riverstone
• RAFF Memorial Park, Belmore Avenue, Mt Druitt
• Bill Colbourne Reserve, Hillend Road, Doonside
• Morgan Power Reserve, Vardy's Road, Kings Langley
• Tregear Reserve, Wilkes Crescent, Tregear
• Sherwood Park, Corner of Quakers Hill Parkway and Hambledon Road, Quakers Hill
• Tuscan Waters, Greenhill Drive, Glenwood

To view all Bushcare activities for the 2012 year, click here.  2012 Environmental Sustainability Calendar

If you are interested in getting involved by joining a bushcare group or starting a new group in a park or reserve close to you, contact Council's Natural Areas Team on 9839 6000.