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:
Baldface Point Reserve		Marine Drive Reserve
Banksia Place Reserve		Meyer Reserve
Carss Bush Park		Moons Avenue Reserve
Cedar Street Reserve		Moore Reserve
Church Street Reserve		Myles Dunphy Reserve
Depot Road Reserve		Oatley Heights Park
Edith Bay Wetlands		Oatley Pleasure Grounds
H.V. Evatt Park		Oatley Memorial Gardens
Foreshore Reserve		Oatley Point Reserve
Freeman Avenue Reserve		Ogilvy Street Reserve
Gannons Park		Park Road/Dame Mary Gilmore Avenue
Gungah Bay Reserve		Peakhurst Foreshore
Heinrich Reserve		Pearce Avenue Reserve
Jewfish Point Reserve		Ponderosa Place Reserve
Jinna Road Reserve		Poulton Park
Johnstone Street Reserve		Redin Place Reserve
Kyle Williams Reserve		Riverwood Wetlands
Lime Kiln Bay Wetlands		Shipwrights Bay Reserve
Lugarno Parade Reserve		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.