Bushcare
Bushcare has now restarted for 2021. We will monitor the COVID-19 situation and make changes as required.
For further information, contact us at
bushcare@georgesriver.nsw.gov.au
The Georges River area has a large amount of bushland with an abundance of native plant species. These bushland localities also support a number of native mammals, birds and reptiles, including ring-tail and brush-tail possums.
Local bushcare projects funded by the Communities Environment Program Grants 2020-21
We are working with the community on environmental restoration activities including bush regeneration, planting native species, soft erosion control, litter removal, vegetation research, monitoring and community engagement activities (pending COVID-19 restrictions) in these three local sites:
- the endangered vegetation of Coastal Escarpment Littoral Rainforest and Estuarine Swamp Oak Forest at H.V. Evatt Park, Lugarno
- Sandstone Gully Forest at Moore Reserve, Oatley
- critically endangered Sydney Turpentine Ironbark Forest vegetation at Beverly Hills Park, Kingsgrove
These project are funded by the Australian Government's Communities Environment Program 2020/2021 to support small scale, community-led environment projects that address local environmental priorities.
These three sites in the Georges River area have been chosen to:
- improve the management of native species, including threatened species, and their habitat;
- improve coastal, wetland and riparian;
- reduced the risk to the environment from litter/waste, run-off to waterways, feral animals, disease and weeds;
- increase community knowledge and participation in activities that protect and restore environmental assets;
- encourage community connection with the natural environment in their local area.
These projects are due to be completed in June 2021 and further information is available by emailing Bushcare@georgesriver.nsw.gov.au
Bushcare volunteers
If you are interested in caring for local bushland, find out how you can get involved with one of our Bushcare Groups. Additional information on local bushcare volunteering opportunities can be found on the Georges River Council Bushcare Volunteers facebook page.
Remnant bushland sites in the Georges River area:
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Baldface Point Reserve
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Marine Drive Reserve |
Banksia Place Reserve
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Meyer Reserve |
Carss Bush Park
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Moons Avenue Reserve |
Cedar Street Reserve
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Moore Reserve |
Church Street Reserve
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Myles Dunphy Reserve |
Depot Road Reserve
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Oatley Heights Park |
Edith Bay Wetlands
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Oatley Pleasure Grounds |
H.V. Evatt Park
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Oatley Memorial Gardens |
Foreshore Reserve
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Oatley Point Reserve |
Freeman Avenue Reserve
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Ogilvy Street Reserve |
Gannons Park
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Park Road/Dame Mary Gilmore Avenue |
Gungah Bay Reserve
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Peakhurst Foreshore |
Heinrich Reserve
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Pearce Avenue Reserve |
Jewfish Point Reserve
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Ponderosa Place Reserve |
Jinna Road Reserve
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Poulton Park |
Johnstone Street Reserve
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Redin Place Reserve |
Kyle Williams Reserve
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Riverwood Wetlands |
Lime Kiln Bay Wetlands
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Shipwrights Bay Reserve |
Lugarno Parade Reserve
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Yarran Road Reserve |
Bushfire Prone Land
Bushfire prone land is land where a bushfire can easily occur.
If you have any concerns that bushland on or near your property may be a bushfire hazard, please contact the Rural Fire Service on 8741 5555 for further advice. The Bushfire Prone Land Map details risk areas for Peakhurst, Mortdale and Hurstville Wards.
If your property has already been classified within a bushfire prone zone, you may be eligible for the 10/50 Vegetation Clearing Scheme which provides residents living near the bush with an additional way of being better prepared for bushfires.
Building on Bushfire Prone Land
If you are planning to undertake development for any purpose on bushfire prone land, you must comply with the NSW Rural Fire Service Planning for Bushfire Protection 2006 and applicants must submit a Bushfire Assessment Report.
Useful Links
Bankstown/Hurstville Bushfire Risk Management Plan
NSW Rural Fire Service Website for Building in a Bushfire Prone Area.
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