Clovelly Bay (Clovelly)

Located on the northern side of Clovelly Bay this beautiful site overlooks the ocean and contains consists of two remnant patches of native coastal heath. You really couldn't pick a more idyllic location for bushcare.

• Meets 4^th Friday of the month from 9am – 12pm
• Where - Opposite 18 Eastbourne Ave, Clovelly

Fred Hollows Reserve (Randwick)

One of the last remaining rainforest gullies in the Sydney metro region, volunteers work in this unique rainforest setting to remove weeds and install a unique assemblage of plants which your unlikely to find elsewhere in Randwick.

• Meets 2^nd Wednesday of each month from 9am – 12pm
• Where – The Bligh Place entrance to Fred Hollows Reserve, Randwick

Dunningham Reserve (Coogee)

Our newest Bushcare site, this area contains a highly diverse coastal health ecosystem, an extension of the foreshore vegetation that wraps around Gordons Bay. This group will be undertaking primary works to remove vine and woody weed infestations, before extending existing indigenous plant cover with supplement planting.

• Meets 4^th Thursday of each month 9am – 11am
• Where– Adjacent  5-7 Major Street, Coogee

Gordons Bay (Coogee)

Randwick Council’s longest running Bushcare group. Over the years volunteers have been working to manage this important pocket of coastal heath reserve with epic views. Maintenance weeding and revegetation with indigenous plants are regularly undertaken.

• Meets 1^st Sunday of the month from 9am – 12pm
• Where – Access via the UNSW Cliffbrook Campus, 45 Beach St, Coogee

Grant Reserve (Coogee)

Located at the southern end of Coogee beach is a small parcel revegetated with indigenous species. It is home to a surprising variety of small birds that enjoy the nectar of the native flowers and dense shrubs to hide amongst. Regular pruning, hand weeding and planting keep this reserve in great shape.

• Meets 3^rd Wednesday of the month from 9am – 11am
• Where – The entrance to Coogee Surf Life Saving Club carpark, Coogee

Ladies Pool (Coogee)

Working within the grounds of McIver’s Baths this ladies only group has gradually been clearing a slope infested with woody weeds. The cleared space has been stabilised with erosion control logs and infilled with a mixture of native species to provide diversity. This work has been extend to include the beautification of the garden bed in front of the pool in recent years.

• Meets the 3^rd Thursday of the month from 9am – 12pm
• Where – Out front of the Ladies’ Pool, McIver’s Baths, Coogee

Malabar Wetland (Maroubra)

Consisting of a small freshwater lake surrounded by native vegetation this site offers a slightly different setting to the others. Volunteers focus their efforts on targeting exotic vines and grasses within the reserve.

• Meets 3^rd Wednesday of the month from 1pm – 4pm
• Where – At the end of Manwaring Ave, Maroubra

Malabar Foreshore (Malabar)

The southern side of Long Bay provides a brilliant viewpoint of the bay making it hard to get any work done! Despite such challenges our volunteers do a stellar job hand weeding, stabilising slopes and revegetating bare patches to increase the aesthetics of the bay and provide habitat for local fauna.

• Meets 1^st Saturday of the month from 9am – 1pm
• Where – On the lawn opposite 9 Bay Parade, Malabar

Maroubra Dunes (Maroubra)

Dune systems are a sensitive vegetation community that are under the continual pressures of salt-laden winds and harsh sun. At Maroubra Beach we maintenance weed and infill plant with indigenous species in the fore dune and hind dune zones.

• Meets 1^st Thursday of the month from 9am – 12pm
• Where – The carpark of South Maroubra Surf Life Saving Club, Maroubra

Prince Henry (Little Bay)

3 sites that encompass some of the best remaining bushland within Randwick provide great variety and interest for our southernmost group. Since starting in 2014 a lot of progress has been made tackling large thickets of woody weeds, chasing vines and hand weeding these remnants back to their former glory.

• Meets the 2^nd Saturday of the month from 9am – 1pm
• Where – Alternate between the corner of Jennifer Street & Harvey St, Little Bay, 5R Brodie St and 2 Millard Dr

(Please contact the Bushcare Officer to find out this month’s meeting spot)

Randwick Environment Park (Randwick)

REP is Randwick Councils most sizable bushland reserve and contains some of the best bushland remnants in the area. Here there is a combination of primary weed removal, hand weeding amongst native and revegetation of the more degraded areas.

• Meets 1^st Wednesday and 2^nd Sunday of the month from 9am – 12pm
• Where – Access via the corner of Dooligah Ave & Burragulung St, Randwick

Wylie’s Baths (Coogee)

This picturesque site above Wylie’s baths concentrates on removing weeds and replanting with indigenous plant species. The group has successfully revegetated a large portion of the site and is continuing around the outskirts of the playing fields.

• Meets 3^rd Tuesday of the month from 9am - 12pm
• Where – The BBQ area opposite the entrance to Wylie’s Baths, Coogee

Malabar Headland National Park Bushcare

Malabar Headland contains one of the last remaining stands of the endangered ecological community, Eastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub (ESBS). Volunteers help protect this fragile community through the removal of noxious weeds. Volunteers work in the western section of bushland within Malabar Headland National Park.

Contact ‘Friends of Malabar Headland’ for information via malabarheadland@gmail.com

Alison Road (Coogee)

Located at the northern end of Coogee this site began as a weedy rubble heap. The tireless effort of a small volunteer base has transformed it into an excellent example of a native garden. Work continues to battle persistent weeds and add to the native plantings whenever we can.

• Meets 4^th Thursday of the month from 1pm – 3pm
• Where - the corner of Alison Rd & Beach St, Coogee

Old Tramline (Randwick)

Located along a historical tram route, this narrow park provides a pleasant spot for visitors to walk through or even have a picnic. The park contains a variety of plants of all different shapes, sizes and textures, providing plenty of visual appeal. Volunteers regularly prune vegetation and mulch garden beds to keep things looking in top shape. As a result of ongoing works the section west of Carrington Road is now a well-established and highly valued local treasure. Increasingly works have begun to focus on the eastern section which requires work to improve vegetation cover.

• Meets 2^nd Thursday of the month from 9am – 12pm
• Where - Adjacent 284R Carrington Rd, Randwick

Magic Point Bush Regenerators

• Meets – 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^{th &} 5^th Thursday of the month 9am – 1pm (earlier start and finish during summer)
• Call Therese  on 0403 532 655 for details.

Photo courtesy of Claire Bettington

Little Bay Landcare (Malabar)

Located within the grounds of Randwick Golf Course this small dedicated group work to preserve isolated patches of remnant vegetation through the removal of woody and herbaceous weeds. Their long standing commitment has resulted in significant weed removal and natural regeneration.

• Meets 1^st Saturday of the month from 8am – 12pm
• Between 119 & 121 Bilga Crescent, Malabar
• Call Kerry on 9311 4099 for more details