Habitat Brisbane groups - western suburbs

Ashgrove Avenue Bushcare Group has been working on-site for over 16 years. They recently adopted a new planting area, removing weedy grasses and woody weed trees, mulching, and planting the site adjacent to Enoggera Creek.

Contact details
For more information, phone Trevor Ozanne on 07 3356 0532.

The Ashgrove Sports Ground Bushcare Group started in 2019, continuing work done by earlier Bushcare groups along a section of Enoggera Creek. The project will maintain an important riparian corridor adjacent to the Enoggera (Gallipoli) Barracks that forms part of the link to Mt Coot-tha. The site connects areas of important aquatic biodiversity from Fish Creek to Ithaca Creek and down to Breakfast Creek.

Contact details
For more information, phone Dean Wyatt on 0432 688 244.

The residents of Corbie Street, Ashgrove have been working for 20 years to restore the creek corridor along Enoggera Creek and adjacent parkland. The group undertakes weeding, planting and mulching of the riparian area. They have installed nest boxes to support local wildlife and are ensuring their plants are flood friendly.

Contact details
For more information, contact Deanna Meth on 0448 681 008 or email Corbie Street Park Bushcare Group

This bush care site was started in late 2001. The site was a dry eucalypt hillside with a weed-dominated gully with some dry rainforest remnants. Both were smothered by cat's claw, ochna, and other woody weeds. Over the past decade, a large area has been cleared of the weed infestation, a shrub layer has been established and the native grasses and groundcovers are now self-sowing.

Contact details
For more information, phone Glenn Ellis on 0459 890 889.

The Royal Parade Bushcare Group works on the north bank of Enoggera Creek, downstream of the Gresham Street Bridge at St Johns Wood, adjacent to Royal Parade.

Contact details
For more information, phone Courtney on 0449 037 869 or send an email.

Tennis Avenue Bushcare Group is restoring a stretch of Enoggera Creek, just upstream from its confluence with Ithaca Creek. The site has some historic and remnant trees and the group's focus is to maintain and improve this important corridor link with infill planting and weed management.

Contact details
For more information, contact Scott Wyman on 0476 225 449 or send an email.

Working collaboratively with the adjoining Three Mile Scrub - Seils Park Bushcare, this group is working strategically to slowly manage large areas of elephant grass by gradually shading them out with canopy species. The site has a range of fauna species, including many bird species that utilise the cane grass areas. This strategic approach aims to slowly transition the exotic grass areas into native vegetation, trying to duplicate the current structure that currently provides habitat and without disrupting existing fauna populations.

Contact details
For more information, phone Chris Galbraith on 0419 724 574.

This group of local residents focuses on bush regeneration, with supplementary plantings of local native species as required. The bushcare area represents two plant communities - gallery rainforest along the riparian strip and southern bank of Enoggera Creek and open forest on the steeper northern bank. The group is working to slowly manage a large area of elephant grass by gradually shading it out with canopy species. A long stem planting technique is being trialled in an area that receives high-velocity flows.

Contact details
For more information, phone Jim Lewis on 0447 218 894 or Peter Browning on 0448 899 478.

Volunteers actively contribute to the restoration of bushland through their bushcare activities in Bowman Park.

Contact details
For more information, contact the Habitat Brisbane Officer West on 07 3403 8888 or send an email.

Bowman Park Frog Habitat Restoration Group actively maintains a series of frog breeding sites, and creek vegetation at Bowman Park, Simpsons Road, Bardon. Working bees are held on the first Wednesday of each month from 7.30am.

Contact details
For more information, contact Phil Bird on 0407 664 909 or send an email.

This group was formed in 2010 by experienced bush carers from other sites and groups. Activities include weeding, mulching, and planting by local residents and volunteers, rehabilitating a section of Ithaca Creek in Dawn Street Park and recently extended to Glen Harding Park.

Contact details
For more information, phone Bruce Gray on 0417 195 464 or Aidan on 0414 139 837.

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Volunteers actively contribute to the restoration of bushland through their bushcare activities in Purtell Park.

Contact details
For more information, email Scott at rimcrid1@bigpond.net.au

This site was a labour of love for local resident Saba Burns from 2003 to 2019. Recently a new neighbour has taken up where Saba left off and will continue her amazing work. The site has been extensively cleared of weeds and regenerated to locally native habitat. The group maintains the riparian area around the corner of Cecil Road and Coopers Camp Road, Bardon.

Contact details
For more information, phone Mel Isaacs on 0419 149 800.

This group cares for the bush along the Carwoola Street Cycleway, Simpsons Road, and along the area from the creek to the Canopy Townhouse complex in Bardon.

The volunteers are focused on weed reduction and planting to regenerate native flora. New members are welcome. Morning tea is even provided!

The group generally meets on the third Sunday of each month at 8am.

Contact details
For more information, phone Maggie Magafakis on 0413 973 011.

The Western Creek Bushcare Group formed in 2016 to do restoration work on the upper catchment of Western Creek adjacent to Couldrey Street. Working within Colorado Avenue Park, Bardon; the group has a fantastic opportunity to help a large patch of remnant vegetation. Work will include weeding, planting, and identification of resident species. 

Volunteer working bees are held on the first and third Monday of the month from 8-11am, and every second Saturday 8-10am.

Contact details
For more information, contact John Waters on 0484 930 718 or send an email 

Brookfield Showground Bushcare Group was originally a project of the Australian Trust for Conservation Volunteers (ATCV) group. The focus of the work was on weed removal and replanting with rainforest plants. Other project sites include the restoration of frog habitat from a side tributary into Moggill Creek.

This group meets the last Sunday of the month 8.30-11am.

Contact details
For more information, contact Damien Egan on 0400 737 122 or send an email.

This group, established in 2016, is creating a riparian zone and managing invasive weeds between Wonga Creek and Savages Road, Brookfield.

This group generally meets every couple of months and welcomes new volunteers.

Contact details
For more information about the group and future working bees, contact John Crowley via 07 3374 0723 or send an email.

The Upper Gold Creek Bushcare Group is active in the restoration of road and creekside vegetation on upper Gold Creek Road.

This group meets regularly on the third Sunday of the month, 9-11am, and welcomes new volunteers.

Contact details
For more information, contact Robert James on 0447 556 757 or send an email.

Nestled in the suburb of Chapel Hill, this neglected patch of bush, listed as an 'ecosystem of concern', will be restored. The group will focus on the removal of weeds, reestablishment of native vegetation, and improvement of corridor linkages from Mt Coot-tha.

This group meets regularly on the first Sunday of the month, 8.30–10.30am, and welcomes new volunteers.

Contact details
For more information, contact Tom on 0435 119 992 or send an email.

Brushbox Bushcare Group works to improve the liveability of their area and maintain a strong community spirit. By building connectivity, native vegetation coverage, and efficient water flow throughout their section of Cubberla Creek the group dedicates its time to the perimeters of Rebecca Street Park, Satin Wood Place. Growing with their community and actively seeking community interest the group wishes to expand their restoration impact and residential landscape within the area.

This group meets regularly on the fourth Sunday of the month, 7.30–9.30am, and welcomes new volunteers.

Contact details
For more information and to join the group, contact David O’Driscoll on 0416 123 503 or send an email.

The Burns Parade Bushcare Group is working on the creek banks of Cubberla Creek in Chapel Hill. Following on from the works initiated by Cubberla-Witton Catchments Networks (CWCN) the group is looking forward to changing the site from a degraded creek bank to a wonderful shady oasis, that is a haven for animals and people alike.

This group meets regularly on the second Sunday of the month, 8–11am and welcomes new volunteers.

Contact details
For more information, phone Henry Camacho 0430 628 325.

The Clarina Street Bushcare Group are actively working to engage their community in the restoration of bushland within the 4.3-hectares at the top of Witton Creek Catchment. The group strategically targets specific areas to continually reduce the invasive Cats Claw Creeper and Ochna within their patch whist building their ecological interest and impact on the site.

This group meets regularly on the second Sunday of the month, 8–11am, and welcomes new volunteers.

Contact details
For more information, or phone Chris on 0423 688 767 or send an email.

This bushcare group formed in 2011, although work has been carried out at this site since 2008. The site extends from the Green Hill Reservoir at the top of Russell Terrace, Chapel Hill to the rear of the houses in Struan Street. Rubbish was removed from the site and the group is working to control a wide range of weed infestations. Revegetation and erosion control have been successfully carried out on half of the site.

Contact details
For more information, phone Joan Wilkinson on 07 3378 3110.

This group is involved in protecting existing remnant vegetation, encouraging natural regeneration, establishing planting beds using local native and bush friendly species, as well as simply having enjoyable working bees.

Contact details
For more information, phone Ross Muller on 07 3378 4249.

From a small remnant, the group has established diverse plantings of canopy trees/shrubs (local to the area), while encouraging natural regeneration and promoting wildlife use, for example, bird populations, butterfly food, and habitat plants.

This group meets regularly on the first Sunday of the month, 8-10am.

Contact details
For more information, contact Megan Burfein on 0458 402 657 or send an email.

This group's focus is on implementing bush regeneration techniques. This principally involves the encouragement of natural regeneration, with supplementary plantings of fire retardant and indigenous dry rainforest species as required. The group is closely linked with The Hut Environmental and Community Association Inc. (THECA) in Chapel Hill.

Contact details
For more information, contact Maria Miller on 0432 275 571 or send an email.

The Wandering Weeders are a free-ranging group who work two mornings per week over 10 hectares on the edge of Mt Coot-tha Forest Park, near the Hut in Chapel Hill. Their work is focused on areas around walking tracks targeting weeds including signal grass and those weeds spread by birds. To date, the group has managed to eliminate ochna, corky passion vine, asparagus fern and lantana at their site.

Contact details
For more information, phone Lyn and Phil Cole on 07 3378 3763.

Men of the Trees actively contribute to the restoration of bushland through their activities at various sites across Brisbane.

Contact details
To join a working bee, or for more information on the Hickory Flat Bushcare Group, phone John Donovan 0431 221 960.

Manaton Park located off Jesmond Road represents two plant communities namely dry riparian rainforest and open eucalypt forest. The Manaton Park Bushcare group is in the process of removing a range of woody weeds, grasses, and vines that are being progressively replaced with endemic species. Volunteer working bees from held from 7-9am on the first Saturday of each month.

Contact details
For more information, phone Patty Munro on 07 3378 7900.

This group is based within Carinya Street Park and intends to improve the environment of areas adjoining the Western Freeway, specifically between the freeway and Tatong Street to the north and between the Freeway and Carinya Street to the south. The group aims to enhance the area by removing weeds and planting suitable native plants within the area to improve the aesthetics for our residents and visitors whilst enhancing habitat for local wildlife particularly birdlife.

Contact details
For more information, phone Tom Baldock on 0435 658 773 or send an email.

This group has strong community involvement with local residents and Indooroopilly State School to restore Moore Park. By linking the available naturalist history of the area, the group aims to bring back the line of red Callistemons along the banks of Witton Creek in Moore Park.

This group meets regularly on the second Saturday of the month, 9–11am, and welcomes new volunteers.

Contact details
For more information, phone Lois on 0407 769 569.

This group has been involved in the progressive rehabilitation of littoral rainforest indigenous to the area, and encouraging wildlife through sound practices, as well as providing an avenue for interested people to achieve something positive in an environmental project.

This group meets on the second Saturday of the month from 7.30am and welcomes new volunteers.

Contact details
For more information, contact Ros Laundon on 07 3378 4906 or send an email.

St Lucia Golf Course Bushcare Group rescue and reinstate native vegetation beside the fairways and greens of the St Lucia Golf Course. Remnant patches of bushland have been at risk due to weed incursion which has impacted on the biodiversity of these areas. In conjunction with Cubberla-Witton Catchments Network, the group has commenced weeding these areas and planting local natives to create vital habitat. 

Contact details
For more information, contact Collette Sheridan on 0402 664 156 or send an email. You can also check the St Lucia Golf Course Bush Care Group website for further information on upcoming working bees.

The Taringa Parade Bushcare Group actively works on the open eucalypt slopes of Moore Park, Indooroopilly. The group has been rehabilitating the site through the process of assisted natural regeneration; removing weeds such as ochna, asparagus fern, exotic grasses and vines.

This group meets regularly on the fourth Sunday of the month, 9-11am, and welcomes new volunteers.

Contact details
For more information, phone Jutta Godwin on 0407 583 441.

This group is working towards restoring and enhancing the natural values of Kupi Park in Karana Downs.  The site has an endangered vegetation community and is a habitat for fireflies, which may be present in the warmer months. The group is selectively weeding to allow natural regeneration to occur, as well as some planting activities.

This group meet on the first Sunday of the month, 8.30-10.30am in winter and 7.30-9.30am in summer, and welcomes new volunteers.

Contact details
For further information, contact Richard on 0421 980 388 or send an email.

Kenmore South Creek Care is a group of parents, children, teachers, and local neighbours working to restore the upper part of Little Gubberly Creek behind Kenmore South State School. Through weeding, planting, and maintaining, the group hopes to grow a native forest and improve the environment for turtles and other animals that live in and along the creek. In creating a more accessible creek, the group hopes to provide local children with an area to explore the creek and learn. 

Contact details
For more information, email Anna Hall.

This group is focused on repairing Little Gubberley Creek and rehabilitating the remnant littoral rainforest with strong involvement from the local community.

Contact details
For more information, contact Carolyn Fitz-Gerald on 07 3378 2674 or send an email.

This group works in a small, shaded rainforest oasis along Cubberla Creek. The group has spent many years replacing weeds with native vegetation along the creek’s edge, and has created a wonderful sun-dappled site to meander from Wallawa Street through to Katunga Street, Kenmore.

Contact details
For more information, contact Brian Forbes on 0400 199 480 or send an email.

The Lower Moggill Bushcare Group has concentrated on the weeding and revegetation of the riparian (or riverbank) strip along Moggill Creek. The site is alongside the parkland at the end of Fortrose Street and features a 35 metre tall Moreton Bay Fig.

Contact details
For more information, phone Jezz Roff on 0432 931 051 or send an email.

The McKay Brook Bushcare Group started in 1998 and works in parkland adjacent to McKay Brook. The group focuses on weeding and replanting with rainforest species.

Contact details
For more information, contact the Habitat Brisbane Officer West on 07 3403 8888 or send an email.

Volunteers actively contribute to the restoration of bushland through their activities in Rowena Street Park (no. 36).

This group meets regularly on the first Saturday on the month, 8.30-11am, and new volunteers are welcome.

Contact details
For more information, contact Morgan on 0431 744 792 or send an email.

The Billabong Bushcare Group has been working on weeding and restoring a billabong off Moggill Creek and along the riparian strip of Moggill Creek. Located upstream from Rafting Ground Park, the group is working towards linking up with other nearby Habitat Brisbane group sites and creating a healthier more diverse Moggill Creek.

This group welcomes new volunteers and generally meets the second Saturday of the month at 3pm.

Contact details
For more information, contact Rosie Matters on 0422 471 557 or send an email.

The Gap Creek Bushcare Group works in the revegetation of Gap Creek and is currently focusing on a large site at the end of Kookaburra Street, Kenmore Hills.

This group meets one Sunday a month 8-10am in summer, and 9-11am in winter. New local volunteers are always welcome.

Contact details
For more information, contact Deb Craig on 0400 709 944 or send an email. 

Huntington/Tuckett Bushcare Group has been active in a number of revegetation projects along Moggill Creek adjacent to Creekside Street, Huntington Estate and Tuckett Street Park.

This group generally meets on the second to last Sunday of the month 8.30–11am. New volunteers are always welcome.

Contact details
For more information, contact Jim Pope on 07 3374 4181 or send an email.

The bushcare volunteers are working at Camoola Street Park, Keperra to engage the local community and raise awareness about the environment.  The volunteers are working to enhance the local environment by rescuing remnant trees (predominantly Eucalyptus teretecornis) that would otherwise be smothered by exotic vines and create more habitat for wildlife through planting local native species in the park.

Contact details
For more information, send an email to Habitat Brisbane.

Men of the Trees actively contribute to the restoration of bushland through their activities at various sites across Brisbane.

Contact details
To join a working bee, or for more information on the Keryn Place Park Bushcare Group, phone Marion Goward 07 3366 1448. For more information, you can also view the group's Facebook page.

This group is restoring a weed-infested reach of Kedron Brook upstream of Teralba Park at Mitchelton by replanting with local creek species and encouraging natural regeneration of Waterhousea floribunda, which once formed a graceful canopy all along the upper part of Kedron Brook.

Contact details
For more information, contact Keren Sweeney on 0478 219 651 or email the Habitat Brisbane team

Working on the southern bank of Kedron Brook upstream of Teralba Park Mitchelton. The area is also known locally as Pony Club Bend. The group is working to restore the weed-infested bank. This will increase biodiversity, provide habitat for wildlife and improve water quality. The group meets on Tuesdays for bushcare work as well as regular social activities.

Contact details
For more information, phone Helen Moriarty on 0437 275 839.

Since 2005, the Butterfly Bushcare Group has been working on a hilltop site along Mt Coot-tha's Reservoir Trail to restore the natural vegetation to encourage butterflies and other insects, many of which are locally under threat due to urban development and loss of food plants for caterpillars. Loss of hilltop sites adds an additional threat.

Butterflies and other insects use the hilltop as a place to meet and find a mate. Some butterflies travel several kilometres to a hilltop. 

Bushcare activities include restoring native vegetation, conducting butterfly surveys (suitable for all levels of experience), and educational events. The group also works closely with their friends at The Hut Environment & Community Association (THECA) in Kenmore.

Contact details
If you'd like to volunteer, consider joining a working bee. For more information, contact Leonie Markwell on 0448 866 275 or send an email.

This group was established in 1996 and works along Wilsons Walkway, between Jindalee and Westlake, in the Mount Ommaney Bushland Reserve. The picturesque bushland runs next to the Brisbane River and contains shady dry rainforest and open eucalypt forest. It has a great diversity of plants and wildlife, especially birds. The group concentrates on planting and weeding specific areas at both ends of the walkway, as well as regularly removing new outbreaks of weed vines and woody weeds throughout the bushland reserve to stop them from spreading.

The group is always happy to welcome new volunteers. No experience is necessary to participate. Working bees are held on the third Sunday of each month from 7.30-10am. The group meets mostly at Summit Place, Mount Ommaney, and occasionally at Mount Ommaney Drive, opposite Canowindra Street, Mount Ommaney. Every working bee includes a morning tea.

Contact details
For more information, email Shealagh Walker.

The Davidson Street Bushcare Group is progressively restoring the Davidson Street Park to be more welcoming for native wildlife such as tusked frogs, pheasant coucals and squirrel gliders. The group is following on from the recently completed Healthy Land and Water project which included revegetation of native species and installing stormwater mining. This restoration will improve the wildlife corridor linkage between the existing Tennis Avenue and Corbie Street Bushcare Groups.

Contact details
For more information email Steven Hadley.

The Pullenvale Forest Park Bushcare Group has been actively involved in the rehabilitation of a mixture of dry rainforest and open woodland communities along Pullen Pullen Creek.

This group meets regularly on the second Sunday of the month 8.30-10.30am and welcomes new volunteers.

Contact details
For more information, phone Lynn Brown on 07 3202 8379.

The Lugg Street Bushcare Group was started in 2018, continuing the work done on the site in previous years along a section of Ithaca Creek in Red Hill. The focus is the removal of invasive and exotic vegetation species and their subsequent replacement with native and endemic species. The goal is to improve the local vegetation mosaic to provide further foraging, nesting, shelter, and roosting sites for local fauna. It will also improve the resilience of the creek bank through erosion prevention and further enhancing the riparian corridor.

Contact details
For more information, contact Vanessa on 0407 664 225 or send an email.

This group was formed in 1988, with the aim of improving the arboretum through community involvement. They have been working on several sites within the arboretum focusing on large-scale weed removal and regeneration of island areas. This will encourage frog habitat in the Melaleuca Grove through weed containment and selective planting and working along the riverside.

This group meets regularly on the third Sunday of the month at 8am in summer and 8.30am in winter. New volunteers are always welcome.

Contact details
For more information, contact Carole Bristow on 07 3379 1453 or send an email.

Working in the Strickland Terrace Park on the banks of Oxley Creek, Sherwood, this group has a strong fauna focus, with many species of birds using the site for nesting and feeding.

This group meets on the second Saturday of the month, 9-11am. New volunteers are always welcome.

Contact details
For more information, email Mike Robinson.

This group works in a small bushland remnant in Banksia Park, Sixth Ave, St Lucia. The main aim of the group is to remove weed species and replant native vegetation, creating a wildlife oasis in the leafy suburb of St Lucia.

This group meets regularly on the second Sunday of the month, 8–10am and welcomes new volunteers.

Contact details
For more information, contact Robert Cunningham on 0419 703 914 or send an email.

This group is working to bring the four-hectare, bush park just behind Ironside State School back to a more balanced and diverse native habitat. The primary focus is saving the canopy from creeping vines and ridding the park of weeds, with the longer-term aim of establishing some dry rainforest habitat in the gullies.

This group meets regularly on the third Sunday of the month, 9–11am, and welcomes new volunteers.

Contact details
For more information, phone David Russell or Kate Stacey on 07 3870 1130 or send an email.

Located adjacent to the Brisbane River at St Lucia, this group focusses on the restoration of the remnant riverine vegetation. The site is readily accessible with a well-developed river walk, to complement the group's revegetation efforts.

This group meets regularly on the second Sunday of the month, 7.30–9.30am, and welcomes new volunteers.

Contact details
For more information, phone Geoff Robins on 0414 337 156 or send an email.

This group works on Riaweena Street, The Gap, west of Illowra Street. The group have spent many years removing the infestation of cat’s claw and madeira vine upstream of the footbridge to School Road.

Contact details
For more information, phone Bob Whiteman on 07 3300 6585.

The Chaprowe Road Bushcare Group has been working for over 10 years to restore a stretch of Fish Creek downstream from Settlement Road towards The Gap State School. The work is challenging due to the sandy, unstable nature of the creek banks. The group has successfully revegetated large sections of the creek with the aid of planting, weeding, and jute matting.

Contact details
For more information, phone Glenys Carlson on 07 3300 5460.

Glenella Street Park is one hectare of endangered subtropical rainforest bordering Fish Creek between Walton Bridge Reserve and Glenella Street The Gap. The group meets at 3 pm on the third Saturday of every month. They work closely with the neighbouring group at Walton Bridge Reserve. Both sites feature important remnant vegetation.

Contact details
For more information, contact Marina Novak on 0424 728 513 or send an email.

Working collaboratively with the Fish Creek 4061 education program and the Hilder Road State School community, this group’s purpose is to conserve, manage and restore the northern bank of Fish Creek adjacent to the school. Activities focus on weed and pest management, erosion and sediment control, revegetation, and providing safe access for learning.

Contact details
For more information, contact David Moran on 0438 609 115 or send an email.

Men of the Trees actively contribute to the restoration of bushland through their activities at various sites across Brisbane.

Contact details
To join a working bee, or for more information on the Paten Park Bushcare Group, phone Marion Goward on 07 3366 1448.

For more information, view the group's Facebook page or website.

This long-standing group maintains the section of Fish Creek downstream of Hilder Road State School, adjacent to Michaela Crescent.

Contact details
For more information, email Libby Jones.

The former Gap Central Bushcare Group spent a decade planting and weeding the Enoggerra Creek corridor downstream of Illowra Street to Nicholas Park. A beautiful canopy has been established. The new Nicholas Park Bushcare Group will treat weed vines and groom a strong sustainable understorey with native grasses and shrubs. The group will also assist with the removal of cat's claw behind the Payne Road School and replanting where necessary.

Contact details
For more information, phone Janet Mangan 0499 814 030.

Where Fish Creek meets Enoggera Creek, Walton Bridge Reserve is endangered subtropical rainforest. The group meets at 3 pm on the first Saturday every month except January. They work closely with neighbouring group Glenella Street Park which works along Fish Creek between Walton Bridge Reserve and Glenella Street The Gap. Both sites feature important remnant vegetation.

Contact details
For more information, phone Anne Jones on 0438 047 910.

Situated off Payne Road at The Gap, this group has been involved in the restoration of a section of Enoggera Creek and meets every six weeks on a Saturday afternoon.

Contact details
For more information, contact Bob Granger on 0413 310 867 or send an email.

Additionally, view the group's Facebook page or their website.

The Wittonga Park Bushcare Group is restoring the headwaters of Fish Creek within Wittonga Park, The Gap. For many years the group has planted the draining channels to provide vital shade to the creek, removed weeds, and improved biodiversity for local wildlife. In 2019, Save Our Waterways Now celebrated its 25th anniversary by planting 1700 native plants to widen the riparian corridor. 

Contact details
For more information, phone Natalie Costanzo on 0432 944 688.

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Habitat Brisbane volunteer, Natalie Costanzo - Wittonga Park Bushcare Group

The Yoorala Street East Bushcare Group is working to restore the section of Enoggera Creek downstream from the intersection of Yoorala Street and Elgata Street, around Corramulling Park. 

Contact details
For more information, phone Renee on 0415 035 936 or send an email.

Yoorala Street West Bushcare Group is restoring the upper area of Enoggera Creek, working from the base of the dam for approximately one kilometre downstream to an area adjacent to where Elgata Street intersects Yoorala Street. Volunteers are building on the hard work of Athol Brown who first established the group in 1996 and conducted extensive community plantings and rubbish removal.

Working bees are held every fortnight on a Friday morning. Everyone is welcome, no experience or equipment required, just bring an enthusiastic attitude and a desire to look after Enoggera Creek.

Contact details
For more information, contact Renee on 0415 035 936 or send an email.

Working in the Mt Coot-tha Reserve along Taringa Parade, Taringa this group continues to transform what was previously a grassy paddock to a native bushland patch.

Contact details
For more information, contact Habitat Brisbane Officer West on 07 3403 8888 or send an email.

Working in the Mt Coot-tha Reserve along Taringa Parade, Taringa, this group works on the removal of weed species and replacing them with native vegetation. The group has had great success over the years and continues to expand the area they actively manage.

Contact details
For more information, contact the Habitat Brisbane Officer West on 07 3403 8888 or send an email.

Toowong Creek Roving Rehabilitators have been part of the Habitat Brisbane program since 2011. The group meets monthly to restore bushland areas in the upper reaches of Toowong Creek Catchment, mainly along the creek verges. The group is keen to raise participation and awareness within the catchment. Several National Tree Day plantings have been carried out since 2011 in the park adjacent to Kent Street, Toowong.

This group meets regularly on the second Sunday of the month, 8-10am, and welcomes new volunteers.

Contact details
For more information, contact Maggie Deeth on 0429 708 259 or send an email.

Situated towards the end of Upper Brookfield Road, the group has been working on a formerly weed-infested riparian strip. The group has now returned areas of the site to their former native habitat.

Contact details
For more information, contact Kate on 0403 762 020 or send an email.

This bushcare group was established in 1993 and initiated the bushland rehabilitation of the beautiful Barcoorah Street Park along the Brisbane River in Westlake and Riverhills. 

The group’s focus is on caring for this area traversed by the Coucal Trail, between Tennent and Balaton Streets, removing weeds and planting local native species. This is an important habitat and recreation area.

Volunteers of all ages and abilities are welcome. You don’t need fitness or to be an expert and tools and guidance is available.

The group meets on the second Sunday of the month, usually around 7.30am, for up to 2 hours.

Contact details
For more information, send an email.