Bushcare events are a great way to discover what Bushcare is about. Check out the upcoming events below or in The Bushcare Bulletin
Join Council's Native Areas Aboriginal Heritage Officer, Graham Avery for a guided walk around Joseph Banks Native Garden where you will learn about Australian native bushfood.
Join Council's Native Areas Aboriginal Heritage Officer, Graham Avery for a guided walk around Joseph Banks Native Garden where you will learn about Australian native bushfood.
Bring your family and friends along to this free community event to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, culture and achievements. Enjoy cultural performances and workshops, live music, reptile display, inflatable games, stallholders, sausage sizzle and more! A Sutherland Shire Council event, in partnership with Kurranulla Aboriginal Corporation.
This SSC Bushcare event is perfect holiday fun for the kids and it’s free! Form a small team or pair and collect clues as you race through.
Come join us for an exciting morning of birding at the beautiful Joseph Banks Native Plant Reserve!
Join Bushcare for a guided nature walk through the seldom visited reserve west of the Shire.
Sutherland Shire Council Bushcare is once again hosting a National Tree Day Event at Wanda Beach.
Sutherland Shire Council Bushcare is hosting a National Tree Day Event at Banksia Reserve, Engadine.
Sutherland Shire Council Bushcare are holding a Bush Whackers event at The Esplanade on Wednesday 31st July. Bush Whackers is a one-off volunteer activity where Bushcare Volunteers gather for a morning of weeding, chatting and enjoying the outdoors.
Join Council's Native Areas Aboriginal Heritage Officer, Graham Avery for a guided walk around Joseph Banks Native Garden where you will learn about Australian native bushfood.
Learn the basics of natural dyeing using a range of plant materials, including some seasonal weeds. We will cover mordanting and other treatments to help the fibres retain their colour, making basic dye baths and decorative techniques.
Join Bushcare and botanist, Dan Clarke, for a guided botanical walk.
These guided walks will be through the wonderful bushland reserves of Bonnet Bay where we will pass through a range of ecological communities and enjoy a spectacular display of wildflowers. Walks are graded medium with a few steep sections. Booking are essential to allow for catering.
Join bushcare on a journey to discover what to do with woody weeds. Green wood craftsmen and sometime Bushcare Officer, Brad van Luyt will show you how to turn useless privet into one of the most useful of objects - a spoon. This day long workshop will give you a new insight into working with the timber of woody weeds and how we can deal with them sustainably. All tools, materials and morning tea supplied.
Join Bushcare and guest speaker, Ricki Coughlan, for a morning wander through our reserves looking for feathered friends.
Join Bushcare and guest speaker, Ricki Coughlan, for a morning wander through our reserves looking for feathered friends.
Useful links
Greenweb program - identifies key areas of bushland habitat in Sutherland Shire and establishes corridors to connect them.