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25.01.2022 Gang-gangs are perhaps the most special of Campbelltown's many resident parrot and cockatoo species. Listen out for their creaking calls in reserves like Smith's Creek & Scattergood Reserve & they may lead you to get views as good as this one!

24.01.2022 And just like that we have our first #Koalatown certified school at #CampbelltownEastPublicSchool and what better way to celebrate than by planting 1,000 koala habitat plants to recognise schools #NationalTreeDay. Thanks to Mayor of Campbelltown Cr George Brticevic for getting involved and always supporting our koalas and to our ever passionate Environmental Education Officer for constantly driving awareness and knowledge amongst our younger generations! #campbelltowniskoalatown

24.01.2022 ITS WOMBAT SCAT! Did you know that wombats are the closest living relative to our koalas and that they are the only animal in the whole world that produces cube-shaped scat. Learn more about their unique 6 sided poops from the experts at Nat Geo: ... https://www.nationalgeographic.com//wombat-poop-cube-why-/

23.01.2022 BUSHCARE IS GO! Were delighted to announce that Bushcare re-starts this weekend! We have Simmos Beach Bushcare, Macquarie Fields on Saturday 25/7, 9-12 and Scattergood Bushcare, St Helens Park on Sunday 26/7, 9-12, both - for your health & safety following strict COVID19 guidelines. Weekend Bush Explorers also starts again this weekend with a Family Spotlight Night at Noorumba Reserve, Rosemeadow on Saturday 6-7.30pm and a Bushcare Workshop at Scattergood Reserve on Sund...ay 1-3pm. All details available via the Events tab. Our Bush Explorer events are very popular with limited spaces. Therefore we ask anyone that has booked tickets that cannot make an event to contact us ASAP so that we can make these tickets available to others. We hope to see you there!

23.01.2022 Staff are currently out inspecting private and public lands for the presence of priority weeds (previously noxious weeds) and this nasty is one of the weeds at the forefront of our program. Its spread by birds and can smother native plants and so far weve identified infestations in Wedderburn, Ruse, St Andrews and Minto Heights. Were aiming to eradicate it from Campbelltown so keep an eye out and if you see Boneseed send us a message or give us a call!

22.01.2022 Were pleased to announce that both Bushcare & Bush Explorers will be starting up once again from July 1st! For your health & safety we will be following strict COVID19 guidelines for both programs so why not check out the July & August Bush Explorer events? We look forward to seeing you soon!

22.01.2022 Happy Wattle Day! What is your favourite wattle? Of the 1,000 species found in Australia ours is the Black Wattle (Acacia deccurens) for its fast growing nature and beautiful flowers. ... Did you know Acacias are superstars of our bushland? Not only are they pretty to look at but they play a vital role in taking nitrogen from our atmosphere and incorporating it into their roots which benefits our soils.

21.01.2022 Bushcare is Back! Learn more about our Bushcare program now and sign up to be a volunteer today. https://www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/LocalEnvironme/Bushcare

21.01.2022 We still have tickets available for Sundays 'Bugs of the Bush' Bush Explorers walk at John Kidd Reserve, Blair Athol - a haven for beautiful butterflies. Check it out!

20.01.2022 We need your help - tag your friends that live in koala habitat so they don't miss out! For more info and to register visit https://www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au//KoalaPopulationMonito

20.01.2022 Can you guess the scat (well start with an easy one)? Scat is another name for animal poo and its a good way of detecting whats been visiting your local bushland reserve whilst your not there. Well post up the answer in 24hrs so stay tuned.

20.01.2022 The Georges River is a haven for wildlife along its whole length. In Campbelltown we protect the rugged, rocky sandstone country but check out this great project from Botany Bay - the other end of the river!

19.01.2022 An exciting opportunity is currently available to join our Natural Areas team! As our Environmental Protection Officer, youll be at the forefront of protecting critically endangered environments and threatened species. See below link, applications close 31st August 2020.

19.01.2022 Bushcare coming up this weekend and next week features - John Kidd Reserve at Blair Athol on Saturday, Milton Park/Redfern Creek on Monday and Kentlyn on Tuesday. All sessions 9-12. We hope to see you there!

19.01.2022 This year Greater Sydney Landcare have Kellie Leigh - Koala expert - as the guest presenter at their free-to-attend AGM. Well worth checking out!

18.01.2022 Bushcario campbelltownia Thats our choice (were clearly biased), what is yours?? The NSW Government is currently running a competition to give common names to some of NSWs most uncommon threatened species. ... Check out thier descriptions and give them your best name, closes 31/8!

17.01.2022 Green Squad - our monthly roving bushcare group - is back at lovely Fishers Ghost Creek reserve tomorrow morning, from 9-12. We hope to see you there!

16.01.2022 We. Are. Campbelltown. Our history starts long before the town was named 200 Years ago, and in the first of our ‘We are Campbelltown’ series, Elder Aunty Glenda Chalker shares the significance of the local land and gives a Welcome to Country address to acknowledge the First People of Australia with the backdrop of our beauitful local Dharawal National Park. Why not pay a visit this weekend? #WeAreCampbelltown Brick Studios

16.01.2022 We are undertaking one of the largest koala surveys ever in Campbelltown. Hear from Dr Steve Phillips and check out the website for ways to have your rural property included in the efforts!

16.01.2022 A huge happy fathers day to all of our dedicated Bushcare dads and grandads. You are all awesome and we wouldnt be where we are without you. Enjoy the day off from Bushcare with your families!

16.01.2022 Hi Folks - in view of the extreme heat predicted for Saturday & Sunday afternoons we have CANCELLED the scheduled Bush Explorers events. We will still run Simmo's Beach & Scattergood Bushcare on Saturday & Sunday mornings though these may be shortened sessions depending on the temperature. Thanks!

15.01.2022 To celebrate Reconciliation Week and the Dharawal peoples connection to our beautiful land we have filmed educational videos for our community to learn more about Aboriginal culture and our favourite bush tucker plants! Listen below to Aunty Deirdre, she is wealth of knowledge and a beautiful asset to the Campbelltown community!

15.01.2022 Check out Good Morning Macarthurs most recent episode covering Koalatown! Thanks to the Good Morning Macarthur team, Ricardo from Help Save the Bushlands and Wildlife in Campbelltown and Mayor of Campbelltown George Brticivic for their passion and ongoing support! You too can be a supporter by registering at www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/koalatown... #koalatown #campbelltowniskoalatown

13.01.2022 Bushcare starts again this Saturday at Blair Athol - John Kidd Reserve - we hope to see you there!

12.01.2022 Take a look at the night sky this December.

12.01.2022 Nature = the best medicine!

12.01.2022 Coming up this week we have a couple of dates for your bushcare diary. We still have places for our Springs Songsters bird walk at bird-busy Spring Creek on Weds 9-11, and on Monday we are trialling a new bushcare group at Colong Crescent - Smiths Creek Reserve, Leumeah - also full of birdlife! If you'd like more details please get in touch.

11.01.2022 We sure love our shorebirds here in Campbelltown! Check out this Lathams Snipe at the gardens by local legend Brett Mezen!

10.01.2022 Bushcare this week is back at Redfern Creek/Milton Park on Monday and Kentlyn on Tuesday both 9-12pm. We also have a Bush Explorers wild-flower walk at Freres Crossing on Wednesday 9-11am. The walk is fully booked with a waiting list of folk that would like to attend, so if you have tickets and cant make it please let us know so that we can make these tickets available. We look forward to seeing you there!

09.01.2022 Join us this Saturday or Monday for Bushcare! Well be at John Kidd Reserve in Blair Athol on Saturday, then Milton Park in Macquarie Fields on Monday, both sessions 9-12. The weather looks good so we hope to see you there!

09.01.2022 UPCOMING BUSHCARE CANCELLED As Council is still in the processes of finalising its new COVID19 working protocols we have decided that for your health and safety it would be prudent to cancel the upcoming Bushcare Sessions on Saturday 4/7 at John Kidd Reserve (Blair Athol) and on Monday 6/7 at Milton Park (Redfern Creek). Our apologies for this late cancellation but we are optimistic that we will have Bushcare up and running shortly. We will keep you updated through e-mail and Facebook and hope to see you soon.

08.01.2022 Its world parrot day & Campbelltown is regularly home to at least 14 species of parrot and cockatoo!

08.01.2022 A staggering 4.6 million birds were counted in the week of the Aussie Backyard Bird Count! A big thanks to all that contributed locally - check out all the results below.

08.01.2022 We have a busy week of Bushcare coming up... On Monday we are planting natives at Redfern Creek/Milton Park, Macquarie Fields, on Tuesday at Kentlyn and on Wednesday our monthly 'Green Squad' will be back at Cook Park, Ruse to do important maintenance works on last months Koalatown native plantings. The weather looks good so we hope to see you there! https://www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/Wh/RedfernCreekBushcare

08.01.2022 Join us this weekend and next week for a packed program of morning Bushcare. On Saturday we are at Noorumba Reserve for our new Green Health program - check it out below On Sunday we are Smiths Creek Reserve, on Tuesday Kentlyn, and on Wednesday we have Green Squad - revisiting Fishers Ghost Creek.... All sessions are from 9-12 - we hope to see you there!

07.01.2022 This Saturday we have bushcare at Blair Athol - John Kidd Reserve 9-12 - doing follow-up work on last months native tree morning. This is a great project so we hope to see you there!

07.01.2022 Hi Folks - we have a full weekend of Bushcare and Bush Explorers coming up. On Saturday Bushcare is at beautiful Noorumba Reserve 9-12, followed by a Bush Explorers bush-tucker walk at Smiths Creek 1-3 to celebrate NAIDOC week. On Sunday Bushcare is at Smith's Creek Reserve 9-12, followed by a Bush Explorers spring bug-walk at John Kidd Reserve 1-3. We hope to see you there!

06.01.2022 A massive thanks to all of the local legends in our community, our Bushcare volunteers, our wildlife carers and our Councillors that got their hands dirty at our #koalatown tree planting day today at Ingleburn Reserve. Youve contributed to our most ambitious koala planting project yet, to restore 8 football fields of koala habitat with 15,250 trees. Future Ingleburn koalas thank you ... #campbelltowniskoalatown #NationalTreeDay

06.01.2022 Tune in again to the amazing Aunty Deidre Martin to celebrate Reconciliation Week and learn more about the traditional Aboriginal uses of the Angophera tree (Smooth Barked Apple or Angophera costata). Angopheras are one of our favourite tree species in the bushlands of Campbelltown and are so iconic, what is your favourite?

06.01.2022 The next video celebrating Reconciliation Week and the Dharawal people is live! Listen to Aunty Deirdre talk about the Native Currant (Leptomeria acida), these plants also grow on many of our Bushcare sites.

05.01.2022 We have a packed program of bushcare coming up this weekend and next week. On Saturday morning we have Green Health bushcare at beautiful Noorumba Reserve with Smiths Creek bushcare on Sunday morning. On Tuesday morning we have Kentlyn bushcare and on Wednesday morning Green Squad is at Keith Longhurst Reserve (The Basin) at the end of Georges River Road. All sessions are 9-12, the weather looks fair and we hope to see you there!https://www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au//GreenHealthNoorumbaBu

04.01.2022 A reminder that we have bushcare early next week with Redfern Creek on Monday & Kentlyn on Tuesday. The weather forecast is good so we hope to see you there! https://www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/Wh/RedfernCreekBushcare

04.01.2022 A reminder that Bush Explorers is on again this weekend with a Spotlight Night at Scattergood Reserve on Saturday 6-8pm and a Serenity Stroll at The Basin on Sunday 1-3pm. If you have booked tickets & cant make it please can you let us know so that we can make the places available to people on the waiting list. We look forward to seeing you there!

04.01.2022 Whilst all spaces are booked up for our #koalatown tree planting tomorrow, you can still be involved by taking a pledge. Pledge to protect our wild koalas, drive slower on local roads or walk your dog on a leash and well plant a tree to recognise your commitment! https://www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/W/KoalatownTreePlanting... #campbelltowniskoalatown

04.01.2022 To celebrate National Volunteer Week the Georges Riverkeeper have been interviewing volunteers through the catchment including our own fantastic Campbelltown Council volunteers - a massive thanks to Tony Smith and all our wonderful Campbelltown volunteers!

02.01.2022 Check out our new Bushcare logo, weve incorporated the natural ochre and sunset colours found in our environment as well as one of our favourites - the threatened Gang Gang Cockatoo!

02.01.2022 We have a packed program of Bushcare & Bush Explorers this weekend and next week..... Bushcare - Saturday were at Simmos Beach Reserve, Sunday at Scattergood Reserve and on Tuesday at Kentlyn, all sessions are from 9-12 ... Bush Explorers - Saturday we have a bushtucker walk from 1-3 at Simmos Beach and on Sunday we have a Spring into Nature wildflower walk at Scattergood Reserve. As Bush Explorers places are limited if you cannot attend please can you cancel your ticket so that it can be made available for others. The forecast is fine so we hope to see you there!

01.01.2022 The wind was blowing and the sun shining bright for Bush Explorers at Spring Creek, St Helens Park this morning. We saw some of Campbelltowns beautiful winter wild flowers and wandered the trails through koala habitat. Why not join us on a Bush Explorers event in the future? Details at https://www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/WhatsOn/BushExplorers