Wentworth Falls — Blue Mountains
Bushcare and Landcare Groups
Information at September 17, 2009
The contact people listed here are volunteers involved in hands-on environmental restoration work. Some projects are large and include regular work sessions, others involve individuals or small groups.
Most of the groups are working on land managed by Blue Mountains City Council (BMCC), with some groups working on areas of National Park (NPWS), Crown Land (Department of Lands) or on Private Land.
Bushcare volunteers always welcome any offers of assistance!
For general information contact:
BMCC Bushcare Section
Lyndal Sullivan
phone: 02 4780 5528
email: bushcare@bmcc.nsw.gov.au
Landcare
Linda Thomas
phone: 4780 5612
Department of Lands (Crown Lands)
phone: 02 8836 5394
NPWS - 02 4787 8877
Here are the 71 Bushcare and Landcare groups ...
Blue Mountains Bushcare Network
Coalition of individuals and representatives from Bushcare groups and other authorities interested in maintaining and restoring the integrity of bushland in the Blue Mountains. Provides a forum for Bushcare Groups to exchange ideas and information, comment on issues, or initiate strategies.
Contact: Barbara Harley
phone: 4782 4305
mobile: 0414 721 489
Alexandra Crescent Landcare Group - Lapstone
Restoration of gully and creekline vegetation using Bush Regeneration techniques at Alexandra Crescent, Lapstone.
Work days: First Saturday of the month 1.30 - 4.30
Group started: March 2003
Contact: Vince and Cheryl Hardy
phone: 4739 5358
Bee Farm Road Bushcare Group - Springwood
Bush regeneration behind Bee Farm Road, Springwood.
Work days: 4th Saturday 2pm - 4pm
Group started: March 2004
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Caroline Summerfield
phone: 4751 5419
Bellata Court Bushcare Group - Glenbrook Lapstone
Bush regeneration the local area, including Bellata Court, gullies between Governors Drive, Blaxland.
Work days: First Saturday of each month. 1:30 pm at Bellata Court.
Group started: 1996
Land Manager: BMCC, Dept Lands
Contact: Helen and Ray Johns
phone: 4739 5643
Birdwood Gully Bushcare Group - Springwood
Bush regeneration in Birdwood Gully Park and Tidswell Reserve, Springwood. Meet at Boland Avenue entrance to Birdwood Gully.
Work days: Third Saturday of each month, 9am to 12pm.
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Elizabeth Mitchell
phone: 4751 4947
Blackheath Glen Bushcare Group - Blackheath
Bush regeneration around the 'Paul Harris Lookout' area in West Blackheath. Meet at the end of Stavely Parade.
Work days: Fourth Saturday of each month 2.00-4.00pm.
Group started: 2000
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Helen Gillam
phone: 4787 5331
Blue Mountains Organic Community Gardens - Katoomba
Bush regeneration, weed control and growing of cool climate food plants in Harold Hodgson Park, North Katoomba.
Work days: Call for next work day.
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Supapon
phone: 4782 4940
mobile: 0410 262 930
Braeside Bushcare Group - Blackheath
Bush regeneration works in Braeside catchment, Blackheath.
Work days: Fourth Sunday each month - 9.30am to 12.30pm.
Land Manager: NPWS
Contact: NPWS Ranger (Grose Valley)
phone: 4787 3112
Brahma Kumaris Landcare Group - Leura
Work along creekline at the bottom of the property in North Leura.
Work days: First Friday, 9.30 - 12.30. Vegetarian lunch at 1pm.
Group started: April 2002
Land Manager: private
Contact: Sue Morrison
phone: 4757 3918
Burgess Falls Bushcare Group - Hazelbrook
Bush regeneration in the Burgess Falls catchment, Hazelbrook.
Work days: 4th Sunday 2.00pm - 4.00pm
Group started: July 2004
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Ken Goodlet
phone: 4758 6591
Centenary Reserve Bushcare Group - Blackheath
Bush regeneration at Centenary Reserve, Blackheath. Meet at the end of Brentwood Avenue.
Work days: Second Friday of each month 9.30 - 12.30
Group started: 8 September 1987
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Joyce Brister
phone: 4787 7873
Central Park Bushcare Group - Wentworth Falls
Bush regeneration works in an isolated ridge top remnant.
Work days: Fourth Thursday of each month 9.00-11.00
Group started: 2004
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Vivian Cichero
phone: 4757 1579
Coates Park Bushcare Group - Hazelbrook
Bush regeneration in Coates Park, Hazelbrook. Meet at the Hazelbrook RFS car park (intersection of Terrace Falls Road and Baths Road).
Work days: First Saturday of the month from 1.30 pm - 4.30 pm
Group started: 2 June 2007
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Matt Rudge
phone: 4758 6364
Cox's Reserve / Gregory Terrace Bushcare Group - Lapstone
Restoration of gully vegetation using Bush Regeneration Techniques.
Work days: First Saturday of month 10-12.30
Group started: October 1998
Contact: Kerryn Hogan
phone: 4739 8897
Cross Street Reserve - Warrimoo
Bush regeneration in Cross Street Reserve, Warrimoo.
Visit the Cross Street Reserve website.
Work days: 4th Saturday 2.00 - 5.00 pm
Group started: 2002
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Allan Bewley
phone: 4753 6096
Cumberland Walkway Bushcare Group - Katoomba
Bush Regeneration and Revegetation along the unformed section of road in Cumberland St, Katoomba. The walkway is an important link between South Leura and South Katoomba.
Work days: 2nd Wednesday of each month from 9.00am to 12.00 noon
Group started: November 2006
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Liz Conner
phone: 4782 9380
Darks Common Landcare Group - Glenbrook
Landcare group working on land administered by Darks Common Trust. Located between Glenbrook and Lapstone.
Work days: 3rd Saturday 9 - 12
Group started: March 2004
Contact: Bob Chapman
phone: 4739 1093
Contact: Dick Turner
phone: 4739 5362
Deanei Forest Landcare Group - Springwood
Bush regeneration. Deanei Reserve, Springwood.
Work days: Fourth Saturday of each month. 9:30 - 12.30
Group started: 1994
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Rob Agars
phone: 4754 3351
East Blaxland Bushcare Group - Bowaga Ave - Blaxland
Regeneration of various sites throughout Mt Riverview.
Work days: According to interest.
Group started: March 2002
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Matt Hughes
phone: 4739 4946
Else-Mitchell Park Bushcare Group - Springwood
Advises on management and bush regeneration of Else-Mitchell Park, Springwood. Meet at the picnic shed.
Visit the Else-Mitchell Park Bushcare Group website.
Work days: 3rd Saturday of each month. 9:30am - 12:30pm
Group started: 15 May, 1993
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Michael Purtell
phone: 4751 2143
Everglades Landcare Group - Leura
Bush regeneration work on the perimeter of Everglades Gardens. Meet at the Everglades carpark, Everglades Avenue.
Work days: Third Wednesday of each month 9.00 am - 12.00 Noon
Group started: 21 February 2007
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Guy McIlwrath
phone: 0410 808 344
Explorers Reserve Bushcare Group - Lapstone
Regeneration in Explorers Reserve, Grover Street.
Work days: First Saturday Morning of each month. 9.30 to 12.30
Group started: October 1998
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Hugh Todd
phone: 4739 6840
Fairy Dell Restoration Committee - Springwood
Advise on management of Fairy Dell, Picnic Glen area, Springwood. Bush regeneration. Bushland issues in general.
Work days: 3rd Sunday of each month. Start time 9:00am - 1pm
Group started: 1989
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Diane Schnebli
phone: 4751 6329
Frogs Hollow - Blackheath - Blackheath
Bush Regeneration within Centennial Creek.
Work days: Second Saturday of the month 9.30 am - 12.30 meeting at Minyago Street, Blackheath.
Group started: 18 August, 2001
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Lisa Hicks
phone: 4787 5907
Glenbrook Lagoon Bushcare Group - Glenbrook
Preserving the local biodiversity of Glenbrook Lagoon using Bush Regeneration techniques.
Visit the Glenbrook Lagoon Bushcare Group website.
Work days: Third Sunday of the month 2pm - 4pm.
Group started: 16 April 2006
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Allan Murray
phone: 0408 704 283
Gordon Falls Bushcare Group - Leura
Bush regeneration in the upper catchment of Gordon Falls within the National Park.
Work days: First Saturday of each month. 9 am - 1pm
Group started: July 2004
Land Manager: NPWS
Contact: Neil Stone (NPWS)
phone: 4787 3115
Govett Street Bushcare Group - Leura
Works on Leura Park Bushland Reserve.
Work days: 4th Saturday, 9am - 12noon
Group started: February 2005
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Yvonne Hazell
phone: 4782 9657 (weekend)
Contact: Rod and Yvonne Hazell (midweek)
mobile: 02 9914 1222
Hester Creek Landcare Group - Leura
Creekbank and swamp restoration in Leura.
Work days: 3rd Friday of month 9am - 12 noon
Group started: April 2003
Land Manager: Sydney Water and Private
Contact: Kevin Stapleton
phone: 4784 2871
Horse Shoe Falls Reserve Bushcare Group - Hazelbrook
Bush regeneration in Horseshoe Falls Reserve, Hazelbrook.
Visit the Horse Shoe Falls Reserve Bushcare Group website.
Work days: Third Sunday of the month 1.30pm - 4.30pm
Group started: July 2000
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Morag Ryder
phone: 4758 9534
Jackson Park Bushcare Group - Faulconbridge
Bush regeneration Jackson Park, Faulconbridge.
Work days: Third Sunday of each month from 1pm - 4pm
Group started: 1996
Land Manager: BMCC, NPWS
Contact: Natalie Knipler
phone: 4780 5623 (Fridays)
Contact: Chris Watson
phone: 4751 3070
Jamison Creek Bushcare Group - Wentworth Falls
Bush regeneration Jamison Creek Catchment. Wentworth Falls.
Work days: Third Saturday of each month 9.00am - 12.00pm.
Group started: 1995
Land Manager: BMCC, NPWS
Contact: Nick Todd
phone: 0437 375 058
Katoomba Creek Bushcare Group - North Katoomba
Involved in Bushland Management issues along Katoomba Creek and in Reserve north of Wattle Tree Road.
Work days: Third Sunday each month 9.30am - 1pm and mid week group one afternoon a month.
Group started: March 1996
Land Manager: Dept Lands, BMCC, NPWS
Contact: Veronica Paul
phone: 4782 6042
Contact: Lynn Godfree
phone: 4782 9931
Katoomba Falls Creek Valley - Katoomba
Friends of Katoomba Falls Creek Valley are involved in the management of Katoomba Falls catchment using Bush Regeneration techniques.
Work days: Second Saturday of each month 9:00 - 12:00
Group started: 1989
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Les Peto and Rosemary Brister
phone: 4782 1418
Kedumba Creek Bushcare Group - Katoomba
Bush regeneration in McRaes paddock, Katoomba Falls.
Work days: Fourth Friday of each month 9.30am to 12.30pm
Group started: 1999
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Nathan Summers BMCC
phone: 4780 5623
Kihilla Landcare Group - Lawson
Bush regeneration on a property in Queens Road, Lawson.
Work days: 1st Friday of the month 9am - noon
Land Manager: Private
Contact: Natalie Knipler (BMCC)
phone: 4780 5623 (Fridays)
Knapsack Creek Bushcare Group - Glenbrook Lapstone
Bush regeneration in the Knapsack Gully area, Lapstone.
Visit the Knapsack Creek Bushcare Group website.
Work days: Second Saturday afternoon of each month from 1.30pm to 4.30pm.
Group started: June 1998
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Ken Schaeffer
phone: 4754 1756
Leura Cascade Catchment Bushcare Group - Leura
Bush regeneration in Leura Falls Creek and Leura Cascades.
Work days: Second Friday of the month 9.30am - 12.30pm
Group started: April 1998
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: John Hill
phone: 4782 1303
Lindeman Road Bushcare Group - North Leura
Bush regeneration in reserve alongside Lindeman Road, North Leura.
Work days: First Saturday of each Month. 9am - Noon
Group started: 5 August 1995
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Barbara Harley
phone: 4782 4305
Linksview Landcare Group - Winmalee
Regeneration of creekline vegetation using Bush Regeneration techinques.
Work days: Third Saturday of the month 1-4pm
Group started: September 2002
Contact: Chris Gorman
phone: 4754 7760
Lone Pine Bushcare Group - Leura
Bush regeneration in Gordon Falls Reserve, Leura.
Visit the Lone Pine Bushcare Group website.
Work days: First Saturday of each month. 9:00am - 12noon
Group started: 1992
Land Manager: BMCC, NPWS
Contact: Erin Hall (BMCC)
phone: 4780 5623 (Fridays)
Long Angle Gully Landcare Group - Warimoo
Bush regeneration in Long Angle Creek, Warimoo.
Work days: 1st Saturday of each month. 1.30pm - 4.30pm
Land Manager: Private
Contact: Karleen Waldron
phone: 4753 6636
Marmion Swamp Bushcare Group - North Leura
Bush regeneration and public education in the upper Yosemite Creek catchment.
Work days: Third Sunday of the month 9.30 - 12.30
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Karen Hising (BMCC)
phone: 4780 5623
Medlow Bath Bushcare Group - Medlow Bath
Works in Medlow Bath bushland reserve.
Work days: First Saturday 2pm - 4pm
Group started: August 2005
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Kerry and Bart Brown
phone: 4788 1132
Minnehaha Falls Bushcare Group - North Katoomba
Bush regeneration and management of Minnehaha Falls Reserve. Catchment protection issues around Yosemite Creek.
Work days: Fourth Sunday of each month. 9:30am - 12.30
Group started: 1991
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Ruth Ley
phone: 4782 1635
Mount Irvine Landcare Group - Mount Irvine
Bush regeneration on properties in Mount Irvine Road and road reserve..
Work days: 3rd Friday 9am - noon
Land Manager: Private/BMCC
Contact: Linda Thomas
phone: 4780 5612
Mount Riverview Bushcare Group - Nicholls Pde to Panorama Street - Mt Riverview
Regeneration of various sites throughout Mt. Riverview.
Work days: Fourth Saturday of each month 1.30 - 4.30pm. Midweek days
Group started: March 2001
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Margaret Tafe
phone: 4739 1382
Mount Wilson Bushcare Group - Mount Wilson
Bushland restoration works in Sloane Reserve and other remnant rainforest pockets on Council Managed Reserves in Mount Wilson and Mount Irvine.
Work days: Second Friday of each month at 9.00 am
Group started: 1999
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Elizabeth Raines
phone: 4756 2121
Mt Victoria Bushcare/Landcare Group - Mount Victoria
Bush regeneration at various locations in the Mt Victoria area. This is a re-formed group from the previous landcare group and trialling local interest in broadening its area to the locality.
Work days: Fourth Sunday morning of each month commencing Sept 2009
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Erin Hall (BMCC)
phone: 4780 5623 (Fridays)
North Katoomba Landcare Group - North Katoomba
Bush regeneration in Upper Katoomba Creek catchment, woodland and swamp. Covers public and private land in the vicinity of North Street between Mort and Albion Streets, North Katoomba.
Work days: 3rd Monday of each month, 9:00 am - 12:00noon
Group started: April 2009
Land Manager: Private and BMCC
Contact: Sue Holz
phone: 4782 9098
North Lawson Bushcare Group - Lawson
Bush regeneration activities in Wilson Park (near Lawson Pool).
Work days: Fourth Saturday of each month 2 - 4.30pm.
Group started: March 2006
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Anita Swanson
phone: 4759 2834
Pippas Pass Bushcare Group - Blaxland
Advises on management of Pippa's Pass bushland, Blaxland Bush regeneration.
Visit the Pippas Pass Bushcare Group website.
Work days: First Saturday of each month. 1.00 - 4.00pm
Group started: 1996
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Chris Belshaw
phone: 4739 3615
Popes Glen Bushcare Group - Blackheath
Advises on management of Popes Glen reserve, Bush regeneration.
Work days: Fourth Saturday of each month. 9:00am - 1:00pm
Group started: 1991
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Alan Lane
phone: 4787 7097
Pulpit Hill Road Landcare Group - Katoomba
Bush regeneration along a creekline/swamp.
Work days: Sundays once a month. Contact for details.
Group started: March 2003
Land Manager: private
Contact: Karen Hising
phone: 4757 1929
Rawson Parade Landcare Group - North Leura
Bush regeneration in North Leura swamps.
Work days: 4th Saturday 9.30 - 12.30
Land Manager: Private
Contact: Kathy Veel
phone: 4759 2096
Contact: Kathy Wilson
phone: 4759 2440
Red Gum Park Bushcare Group - Bullaburra
Advise on management of Red Gum Park, Bush regeneration.
Work days: Second and Fourth Sunday of each month. 9.30 - 11.30am
Group started: 1993
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Kathy Veel
phone: 4759 2096
Contact: Una King
phone: 4759 2440
South Lawson Park Bushcare Group - Lawson
Bush regeneration at South Lawson Park.
Visit the South Lawson Park Bushcare Group website.
Work days: Third Sunday each month 9.30 am - 12.00pm
Group started: 1995
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Erst Carmichael
phone: 4759 2058
Sublime Point Bushcare Group - Leura
Restoration of Sublime Point Reserve.
Work days: Second Monday of each month 9.00am -12.00 pm
Group started: 1996
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: David Coleby
phone: 4784 1395
Summerhayes Park - Winmalee
Bush regeneration in vicinity of SummerHayes Park, Winmalee.
Visit the Summerhayes Park website.
Work days: First Saturday of each month 9.00am - 12.00pm
Group started: October 1998 - January 2001 then from November 2001
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Doug Nicholls
phone: 4754 1516
Sun Valley Bushcare Group - Sun Valley
Bush Regeneration in the unique Cabbage Gum forest of Sun Valley.
Visit the Sun Valley Bushcare Group website.
Work days: First Wednesday of each month. 9.30 - 12.30
Group started: February 2007
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Sonya Stanvic
phone: 4751 4000
Sutton Park Bushcare Group - Blackheath
Bush regeneration in Sutton Park Blackheath.
Work days: First Thursday of the month at 9.00am
Group started: October 1998
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Kevin Bell
phone: 4787 6436
Three Gullies Landcare Group - Glenbrook
Bushcare on public land along Bruce Road, Glenbrook.
Work days: every Thursday of month 8.30am - 12.30pm
Group started: 2001
Land Manager: Dept Lands, SRA, BMCC
Contact: Gerrit DeBie
phone: 4739 3541
Tortoise Creek Landcare Group - Faulconbridge
Bushcare on private land, creekbank rehabilitation.
Visit the Tortoise Creek Landcare Group website.
Work days: 3rd Saturday of month 9.30- 12.30 pm
Group started: 2001
Land Manager: Private land
Contact: Llew and Mara Kiek
phone: 4751 4910
Contact: Janet Woodworth
phone: 4751 2193
Vale Street Bushcare Group - Katoomba
Restoration of Vale Street Parkland, Katoomba.
Work days: Fourth Saturday of the month from 9:00 am to noon. Meet at the intersection of Vale and York Streets.
Group started: August 2001
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Francis Dutton
phone: 4782 4999
Valley Heights Bushcare Group - Valley Heights
Bush renegeration in Benoit Park.
Work days: Fourth Saturday 9.30am - 12.30pm.
Group started: March 2006
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Jill Rattray
phone: 4780 5623
Valley of the Waters Bushcare Group - Wentworth Falls
Bush regeneration in Valley of the Waters and along the Nature Track, Wentworth Falls.
Visit the Valley of the Waters Bushcare Group website.
Work days: Second Saturday of the month from 9am to Noon.
Group started: October 1996
Land Manager: NPWS
Contact: Karen Hising
phone: 4757 1929
Vipassana Landcare - Blackheath
Bush regeneration on private land.
Work days: Third Monday of the month 9.00 - 12.30
Land Manager: Vipassana Meditation Centre
Contact: BMCC or Janet
phone: 4787 6089
Contact: Sam
phone: 4787 6514
Water Nymphs Dell Bushcare Group - Wentworth Falls
Bush regeneration in Water Nymphs Dell Reserve. Meet oposite 23 Taylor Avenue, Wentworth Falls.
Visit the Water Nymphs Dell Bushcare Group website.
Work days: Third Saturday of the month 2pm - 5pm
Group started: 15 July 2000
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Toula Anastas
phone: 4757 1671
Wentworth Falls Lake Bushcare Group - Wentworth Falls
Bush Regeneration around Wentworth Falls Lake.
Work days: Third Saturday of each month 1.00pm to 4:00pm and Second Tuesday 3.00pm to 5.00pm
Group started: March 1998
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Rae Druitt
phone: 4757 4020
Wilsons Glen Bushcare Group - Woodford
Bush Regeneration in Wilsons Glen, Woodford.
Work days: Second Saturday of the month 2 - 5 pm in August, then changing to Second Saturday of the month from Sept 2009.
Group started: January 2003
Land Manager: BMCC
Contact: Andy Cairns
phone: 4758 7787
Contact: Jo Carrol
phone: 4758 7415
Woodford Glen Landcare Group - Woodford
Bush regeneration on private land.
Work days: 1st Saturday of each month 9.30 - 12.30
Group started: November 2007
Land Manager: Private
Contact: Deidre and Ivor Morton
phone: 4758 8137
Zora's Creek Landcare Group - Glenbrook
Bush Regeneration along creekline.
Work days: 4th Thursday 8.30 am - 11.30 am
Group started: October 28, 2004
Land Manager: Private
Contact: Vicki Hersey
phone: 4739 5891
Contact: Cecily Trist
phone: 4739 3343
