Thank you to all those who attended the Baadhang Mittigar Landcare working bee held on Monday 2nd June. It was a great day for it; the weather was lovely.

We made a really good effort in fixing up the area a bit, letting the native plants that are there have some space to breathe. We removed a bunch of woody weeds such as (African olive, small and large- leaved privet, paddy’s lucerne and more) reduced some of the debris from the site to prepare for planting, treated herbaceous weeds (spear thistles, farmers friends, ect) , removed 5 huge bags full of plastic plant guards from a previous planting conducted years ago.

Thank you, Don, for bringing along the BBQ, providing, and also cooking the lunch on the day, this was greatly appreciated.

Another thanks to Western Sydney Weeds Authority's weed control team for sharing their knowledge and expertise in weed control on the day, assisting with some of the complex weed removal on site requiring techniques such as drill and frill.

Keep an eye out for the next activity day!

Catholic Care Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains 

Happy National Volunteer Week! (18th - 24th May 2026)

Thank you to those who joined us on the 21st of May at a Koala Habitat property in Kurrajong to plant a koala corridor, also supporting the hard work of the Little Wheeny Creek Landcare Group!

Attendees planted over 120 native canopy species which creates more corridor connectivity through the agricultural property. These trees will act as a safe haven and food trees for our iconic koalas of the Hawkesbury. 

This event was supported by Greater Sydney Local Land Services and the Wandering Wallabies Landcare Group by HNLN!

What a great year to volunteer.

Thank you Hawkesbury City Council’s community nursery at Mulgrave for providing such beautiful canopy plants.

Thank you to all the attendees that came on the 1st of May to our Wandering Wallabies Land for Wildlife working bee in Kenthurst!

We had a great time controlling lantana (Lantana camara) and Crofton weed (Ageratina adenophora) in the bushland on this private property. We were surrounded by amazing birdlife and biodiversity, an attendee heard an Australian owlet-nightjar, and we observed many double barred finches. While we worked, we had Grey Gums (Eucalyptus punctata) and Red Gums (Angophora costata) towering over us, full of wildlife scratching's, most likely to be from lace monitors and possums.

Thank you for joining us today in Kurrajong to learn about grasses and enjoy the beautiful bushland at the property. We discussed methods of plant habit, identification and look-a-likes, seed dispersal, removal/treatment, we talked about when is the right time to spray seed if required and enjoyed removing weeds from a wonderfully biodiverse sandstone ridgetop.

These are some photos and videos taken today with the volunteers and landholder. We appreciate your delicious morning tea!

Can't wait to come back and do some follow up in the areas we worked on.

On Tuesday, 26 May, Western Sydney Weeds Authority and Hawkesbury Nepean Landcare Network attended the Hills Shire Council's "Weed identification workshop". 

Attendees heard from Natalie James (Weed Control Team Coordinator) on how to identify and manage common weeds in The Hills Shire. Featuring live plant samples, attendees discovered which weeds to look out for, how to control them effectively, and simple hygiene tips to stop their spread. 

Attendees brought along plant samples for identification and advice.

Monique Bailey (Local Landcare Coordinator) shared how anyone can get involved in local Landcare activities and environmental programs like Land for Wildlife.

What a morning! Thank you OzFish - Bass Sydney Chapter for having us at Jila Camp Grounds with Greater Sydney Local Land Services and Chris the plant expert from Hawkesbury Bushcare on the 2nd of May.

We had a great morning learning about the Grose River, discussing some of its history, impacts and inhabitants, such as the platypus! Angie, Monique and Chris went through the purpose of long stem planting in a flood prone area on a riverbank, and some of the benefits of doing so.

A planting demonstration was done using the cool auger drills provided by OzFish and then we got stuck into it, planting about 100 plants, aiming to assist the riverbank resilience against floods and avoid further erosion in the future.

If you're interested in more events like this, follow OzFish Unlimited or OzFish - Bass Sydney Chapter, or follow Hawkesbury-Nepean Landcare Network

March 27th was a successful day of primary weed removal on a registered Land for Wildlife property in Nelson, volunteers targeted lantana, madeira vine, green cestrum and privet! We dug up tubers of madeira and bagged them to avoid spreading. We reduced the mass of lantana and privet but cutting away at it and making piles, afterwards when we had access to the bases of the plants, we applied herbicide directly to the stump to stop further growth. We are looking forward to coming back to do some follow up works on this area and continue to assist this landholder.

Thank you for having us and taking us for a lovely walk at the end of the day to see all the different plant communities present on site!

Another awesome day out in the field with the Wandering Wallabies at Bellbird Reserve, Kurrajong Heights. Thank you very much to the volunteers who turned up today ready to smash out some weeding!

On this site we were doing follow up works on a section of "what used to be" lantana that was previously treated by volunteers and contractors. As we always say, what a great way to end the week, pushing further into previously completed bush regeneration and hand weeding throughout the regenerating natives.

This site was wonderfully diverse, resilient and throughout the treated area, there were many native species popping up, which is always a treat to see.

It was an eye opener to see the works achieved by multiple people from different places working together to protect such a beautiful area that is home to critically endangered species. Thanks to everyone who turned up.

Keep an eye out for the next event if you'd like to join us!