Get Involved

Current Opportunities and Programs

There are many ways that you can get involved in Landcare. You don't need any experience to start your Landcare journey, and there are opportunities for all ages and abilities. There is something for everyone!

Here are the main ways to get involved:

• Help out as a volunteer for a group or a current project

• Join our Wandering Wallabies' group, member group or start a group yourself!

• Restore vegetation on your property and work on sustainably managing your land.

• Start sustainable farming.

• Get involved or register your property for private land conservation: Land for Wildlife or NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust 

• Get Your School involved in Landcare 

• Ask your Local Landcare Coordinator if you want to get involved and don’t know how 

• Become a member of Hawkesbury Nepean Landcare Network

In addition to the above, check out the current opportunities and programs below that you can get involved in. This will be updated as program start and end. 

• HNL Schools Wetlands Challenge

• Land for Wildlife

• Join Cattai Hills Environment Network

• Join the Kurrajong or Colo Koala Corridor

• Volunteer with Hills Hornsby Rural Koala Project

If you know of something that isn't listed here, please let us know so that we can add it!

Wandering Wallabies (WW) Roaming Landcare Group! Check out of facebook page.

Are you interested in participating in Landcare activities across the Hawkesbury Nepean? Then this group is for you. WW was formed to encourage local communities to partake in environmental activities across Hawkesbury Nepean Landcare Network’s four Local Government Areas (The Hills Shire, Blacktown, Penrith and Hawkesbury). The group is involved in a bunch of different activities such as bush regeneration, local community events, planting events, council Bushcare support days, skill building and information sessions.

Why is this group different to other Landcare groups:

• You can attend one event with no further commitments to volunteer if that works best for you though, we would love to have you come to multiple events.

•  If there is no Landcare or Bushcare group near you, this group allows you to still be involved in Landcare initiatives!

• You can bring your family along; everyone can enjoy a fun day out learning new skills and supporting the environment!

• If you have land and would like the group to come and assist/support your land management efforts, contact us via landcare@wswa.nsw.gov.au and we’ll come to help you!

Why Landholders Should Volunteer for Other Working Bees

When a landholder requests a working bee on their property, volunteering at other working bees helps maintain fairness, community spirit, and the sustainability of the Landcare program. Working bees rely entirely on shared effort—so by contributing time to assist others, landholders help ensure there are enough volunteers available when their own event takes place. It also strengthens local knowledge and skills, as volunteers learn from different properties, landscapes, and management practices. Most importantly, volunteering fosters a sense of community reciprocity: when everyone contributes, everyone benefits, and the whole region becomes more resilient and well cared for.

Want to host a working bee at your property?

Participating in working bees is a shared responsibility that keeps our Landcare community strong. Hosting a working bee on your property means also contributing the time to support working bees on other landholders’ properties. This shared effort ensures the program remains fair, collaborative, and sustainable for everyone involved.

It should be agreed upon and understood that taking part in at least one working bee before hosting your own helps build skills, strengthens community connections, and supports the collective success of our restoration work. By committing to volunteer alongside others, it helps to maintain the spirit of cooperation that Landcare depends on.

Send your Local Landcare Coordinator an email to discuss now via landcare@wswa.nsw.gov.au