The Redlands Community Bushcare Program began in 1995 with just a handful of Bushcare groups. Bushcare has since grown to over 40 groups working throughout the Redland’s mainland and Bay Islands.
Bushcare brings the community and Council together to restore conservation areas by:
- planting local native species
- removing weeds and rubbish
- monitoring flora, fauna and water quality
- collecting native seed for propagation.
Why join Bushcare?
- Make a real difference to Redlands natural environment
- Build life-long friendships
- Stay active and healthy in the outdoors
- Learn new skills and develop your knowledge on plants and animals.
Redland City Council provides groups with equipment, materials, training and the support of a dedicated Bushcare Officer. Social events and free workshops are also arranged throughout the year.
Join a group
Participating in Bushcare is as simple as finding out what Bushcare groups are in your area. Groups meet once a month for two hours and work towards common goals.
Find your local Bushcare group:
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Greater Glider
Contact: Please phone Steve on 0423 036 676
Group meeting: Third Sunday of the month at 8am
Where: Wimborne Rd, Alexandra Hills
Description: Managing weeds, revegetating and removing litter throughout the Greater Glider Reserve
Mountain Biker's Trailcare Trackpark
Contact: Please phone Bushcare on 3824 8611 or email indigiscapes@redland.qld.gov.au
Group meeting: Second Sunday of most months
Where: Scribbly Gums Conservation Area and various surrounding parks
Description: Constructing and repairing various Redland City Council mountain bike trails in an environmentally sustainable manner.
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Birkdale Bush
Contact: Please phone Pam and Ross on 07 3822 5545
Group meeting: Last Sunday of the month at 8am (2pm winter)
Where: Birkdale Bushland Reserve Burbank Rd and Palgold Ct, Birkdale
Desciption: Removing unwanted weeds and rubbish from along the creek and paths and replace with native plants.
Judy Holt
Contact: Please phone Kathy on 0408 736 893
Group meeting: Last Sunday of the month at 2pm (3pm Summer)
Where: Judy Holt Reserve, past the Refuse Tip, Birkdale
Description: Revegetating and managing weeds along the riparian corridor of Tarradarrapin Creek.
Mary Street
Contact: Please phone Taryn on 0431 084 397 or email (taryn.mcpherson@bigpond.com)
Group meeting: First Sunday of the month at 8am
Where: Mary St, Birkdale
Description: Rehabilitating the Bushland Refuge for the wildlife and the community.
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Capalaba Rotary
Contact: Please email Pammy (pibmorn@bigpond.com)
Group meeting: Third Saturday of the month at 6am
Where: John Fredrick Park Old Cleveland Rd, Capalaba
Description: With a strong focus on highlighting local history, the group works along the Tingalpa Creek estuary removing weeds and planting natives.
Redlands IndigiScapes
Contact: Please phone Lesleigh on 0407 651 916
Group meeting: Third Saturday of the month at 8am
Where: Redlands IndigiScape Centre 17 Runnymede Rd, Capalaba
Description: Managing a significant gully by removing weeds, rubbish & planting trees.
Tipuana Drive
Contact: Please phone Don on 0400 902 383
Group meeting: Third Saturday of the month at 8am
Where: Coolnwynpin Creek Corridor Tipuana & Melaleuca Dr, Capalaba
Description: Riparian restoration along Coolnwynpin Creek.
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Black Swamp Wetland
Contact: Please phone Deirdre on 3286 1867
Group meeting: Last Saturday of the month at 8.30am
Where: Wellington, Queen and Haggup St, Cleveland
Description: Revegetation projects improving the quality of the bushland surrounding the swamp.
Cape Cleveland
Contact: Please phone Faith on 0417 628 437
Group meeting: Second Saturday of the month at 8.30am
Where: Carolena Street, Cape Cleveland
Description: Weed removal and supplementary planting along the foreshore area.
Kooringa
Contact: Please phone Bushcare on 3824 8611 or email indigiscapes@redland.qld.gov.au
Group meeting: Third Sunday of the month at 3pm
Where: Kooringa Urban Habitat Kooringa Ave, Pleasant Ct and Janlaw St, Cleveland
Description: Maintaining valuable urban habitat including a hidden away fresh waterhole through weed management.
Oyster Point
Contact: Please phone Jennifer on 3821 0656
Group meeting: Second Sunday of the month at 10am
Where: Nandeebie Park at Erobin St, Cleveland
Description: Revegetating and maintaining a foreshore embankment.
Urimbirra
Contact: Please phone Bushcare on 3842 8611 or email indigiscapes@redland.qld.gov.au
Group meeting: Second Saturday of the month at 3pm
Where: Wellington and Long St, Cleveland
Description: Weed removal and planting of the riparian corridor.
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Coochiemudlo
Contact: Please phone Margrit on 0407 469 216
Group meeting: Third Saturday of the month at 8am
Where: Coochimudlo Foreshore, Coochiemudlo Island
Description: Working on the foreshores of Coochie, managing weeds and revegetating and community educational activities.
Dunwich
Contact: Please phone Bushcare on 3824 8611 or email indigiscapes@redland.qld.gov.au
Group meeting: First Saturday of the month at 7.30am
Where: Oxley Pde Foreshore, Dunwich
Description: Managing weeds and revegetating the foreshore area.
Karrawong
Contact: Please phone Robyn 0401 927 293
Group meeting: Every Friday monring at 9am
Where: The Esplanade, Western Beach, Karragarra Island
Description: Restoration of the Western Beach area primarily focusing on removal the removal of environmental weeds.
Lamb Island
Contact: Please phone Diane on 0407 164 312
Group meeting: Fourth Friday of the month at 2pm
Where: Clarkes Point Clarkes Tce, Lamb Island
Description: Managing weeds in a small, important foreshore pocket.
Cow Bay
Contact: Please phone Leigh (07) 3409 5642
Group meeting: First Sunday of the month at 9am
Where: Beelong St, Macleay Island
Description: Restoring and protecting the Cow Bay littoral rainforest - one of the rarest habitats in the Redlands.
Cotton Tree
Contact: Please phone Joanna on 3409 5522
Group meeting: Third Tuesday of the month at 2pm
Where: Cotton Tree and Boat Harbour Ave, Macleay Island
Description: Revegetating around a rare freshwater wetland on Macleay Island and controlling threatening weeds.
Point Lookout
Contact: Please email Judy (hines.mj@bigpond.com)
Group meeting: Bushcare first Saturday of the month at 8am; Nursery every Thursday of the month at 10am
Where: End of Mooloomba Rd and Timbi Rd, Point Lookout
Description: Managing weeds and revegetating the foreshore area.
Karragarra North,
Contact: Please email Trish (trishr53@gmail.com)
Group meeting: First Monday at 2.30pm
Where: Sunset Strip, Karragarra Island
Description: Rehabilitating the foreshore reserve to remove weed infestations and improve the natural bushland for the enjoyment of the community.
Mersen Creek
Contact: Please phone Penny on 0421 568 150
Group meeting: Second Thursday of the month at 8am
Where: Cavendish Rd, Russell Island
Description: Working to enhance the Borrows Street lagoon and Mersen Creek Corridor through tackling problematic weeds and revegetation.
Whistling Kite
Contact: Please phone Allan on 3409 1075
Group meeting: Fourth Thursday of the month at 8.30am
Where: Minjerria Rd, Russell Island
Description: A group restoring a ferny wetland area on Russell Island while encouraging wildflowers back.
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Sugarglider
Contact: Please phone Bushcare on 3824 8611 or email indigiscapes@redland.qld.gov.au
Group meeting: Third Saturday of the month at 8am
Where: Sugar Glider Court, Mount Cotton
Description: Managing weeds and restoring a gully.
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Upper Weinam Creek
Contact: Please email Diane (ditarte@ozemail.com.au)
Group meeting: Third Sunday of the month at 9am
Where: Grevillea Street, Redland Bay
Description: Improving the Grevillea Street Bushland Reserve through removing problematic weeds and revegetating the creek corridor.
Mountain Biker's Trailcare Bayview
Contact: Please phone Brad on 0402 614 526
Group meeting: Fourth Sunday of most months
Where: Bayview Conservation Area
Description: Constructing and repairing various Redland City Council mountain bike trails in an environmentally sustainable manner.
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Frank Street
Contact: Please phone Sharon on 0439 702 591
Group meeting: Second Saturday of the month at 8.30am
Where: Frank Street Conservation Reserve Frank Street, Thorneside
Description: Maintaining an endangered vegetation community that provides habitat for wildlife such as koalas and squirrel Gliders.
Helen Street
Contact: Please email Marie (marieoco@tpg.com.au)
Group meeting: Last Saturday of the month at 2pm
Where: Willard Weber Park Helen Street, Thornside
Description: Revegetating and managing a variety of weeds in a small bushland reserve, renown for its birds and koalas.
Penny Lane
Contact: Please phone Susan on 0410 240 472
Group meeting: Third Saturday of the month at 2pm
Where: Off Fisher Road, Thorneside. Please call the number above for meeting location.
Description: Revegetating and managing weeds in a small bushland reserve with endangered vegetation that is an important Koala corridor.
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Luke Street
Contact: Please phone Doreen on 0407 157 556
Group meeting: Fourth Saturday of the month at 3pm
Where: Eprapah Creek Corridor Luke St, Thornlands
Description: Tackling the small weed problem along the creek and its gullies and revegetating degraded areas.
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Egret Colony Wetland
Contact: Please phone Carmen on 0459 370 087
Group meeting: Third Saturday of the month at 2pm
Where: Egret Coloy Wetland, Egret Drive, Victoria Point
Description: Managing heavy weed infestations and increasing the buffer of native plants around this wetland that is home to a variety of waterbirds.
Intrepid Drive
Contact: Please phone Col on 0438 150 317
Group meeting: Second Saturday of each month at 9am
Where: Intrepid Dr, Victoria Point
Description: Revegetating and managing weeds along a strip of bushland that is well used by wildlife.
West Eprapah Creek
Contract: Please phone Bushcare on3824 8611 or email indigiscapes@redland.qld.gov.au
Group meeting: Second Saturday and fourth Sunday of the month at 8am
Where: Ondine Court and Placid Place, Victoria Point
Description: Maintaining a riparian area of Eprapah Creek through weed removal, revegetation and rubbish removal.
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Hilliards Creek
Contact: Please email Chris (chrisayres@bigpond.com)
Group meeting: Second Saturday of the month at 9am
Where: Hilliards Park Dr, Wellington Point
Description: Enhancing the Hilliards Creek wildlife corridor by revegetating to widen the corridor and controlling invasive weeds.
Station Street Wetlands
Contact: Please phone Dawn on 3207 2536
Group meeting: Third Saturday of the month at 8.30am
Where: Station St, Wellington Point
Description: Caring for a large wetland area adjacent to Hilliards Creek through managing the weeds as the area naturally regenerates and doing revegetation work.
Wellington Woods
Contact: Please phone Bob on 3822 6069
Group meeting: Third Saturday of the month at 9am
Where: Farnham St and Warlow Close, Wellington Point
Description: Revegetating and managing the weeds within this small remnant corridor for local wildlife.
Sovereign
Contact: Please phone Bushcare on 3824 8611 or email indigiscapes@redland.qld.gov.au
Group meeting: First Saturday of the month at 7.30am
Where: Allan Day Drive, Wellington Point
Description: Maintaining the Sovereign Waters Foreshore Park area through gardening and weed maintenance.
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Bushcare Birders
Contact: Please phone Bushcare on 3824 8611 or email indigiscapes@redland.qld.gov.au
Group meeting: Second Thursday of the month (except January)
Where: Meet onsite at various locations in Redland City
Description: Leisurely walks in Council Conservation areas identifying and learning about birds.
Creek Crew
Contact: Please phone Bushcare on 3824 8611 or email indigiscapes@redland.qld.gov.au
Group meeting: First Wednesday of the month at 9:30am
Where: Meet at IndigiScapes or various locations in Redland City
Description: Water quality monitoring in the Coolwynpin and Hilliard Creek catchments. Baseline data is used by Council and SEQ catchments.
Seed Collection
Contact: Please phone Bushcare on 3824 8611 or email indigiscapes@redland.qld.gov.au
Group meeting: Last Tuesday of the month at 9.30am (except December and January)
Where: Various locations
Description: A leisurely walk through various bushland reserves to collect seed used to propagate native plants in the IndigiScapes Nursery.
Koala Planting Group
Contact: Please phone Sue on 0409 664 911
Group meeting: First Sunday of most months, 8.30am (April- November)
Where: Various sites
Description: Revegetating priority areas to enhance Koala habitat and create wildife corridors.
Start a new group
Do you have a patch of bushland you want to help restore to its natural beauty? Grab some of the local residents and apply to start your own Bushcare Group!
Download the Bushcare Group Application Form [PDF 0.2MB] and send it to a Bushcare Officer for assessment.
For more information, contact Bushcare on (07) 3824 8611 or indigiscapes@redland.qld.gov.au.
Bushcare activities and events
It's easy to build your knowledge of local flora and fauna by participating in our free hands-on bushcare activities. Check out our calendars below: