Location: Katoomba
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Banksia Park
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Year started: April 2010
Meeting day: Second Saturday of the month, 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Meeting point: 8 Bourne Street
Group starts 1:30 in Winter, 2:00 pm in Summer (daylight saving time). Work aims primarily to rehabilitate a degraded Blue Mountains Swamp on the headwaters of Banksia Streamlet.
Bushcare officer: Elissa McFarlane
Land manager: BMCC
Local contact: Kerry Nettle, phone 0430 233 558, email kerry@nettle.org
Alternative contact: Elissa McFarlane, phone 4780 5623, email emcfarlane@bmcc.nsw.gov.au
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Cumberland Walkway Bushcare Group
Bush regeneration and revegetation along the unformed section of road in Cumberland Street. The walkway is an important link between South Leura and South Katoomba.
Year started: November 2006
When: 3 times per year
Meeting point: various locations
Check Bushcare Events for times and locations.
Bushcare officer: Jane Anderson
Land manager: BMCC
Alternative contact: Jane Anderson, phone 4780 5523, email jlanderson@bmcc.nsw.gov.au
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Garguree Swampcare Group
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Meeting day: First Sunday of the month, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Meeting point: The Gully
Bushcare officer: Jane Anderson
Local contact: David King, mobile 0412 664 599
Alternative contact: Bushcare Office, phone 4780 5528
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Gulguwa
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Year started: March 2020
Meeting day: Second Saturday of the month, 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Meeting point: Dulhunty Street
Gather at 1:15
Bushcare officer: Jane Anderson
Land manager: Co-managed by The Gully (GTO) and BMCC
Alternative contact: Jane Anderson, phone 4780 5623, email jlanderson@bmcc.nsw.gov.au
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Katoomba Creek Bushcare Group
Involved in Bushland Management issues along Katoomba Creek and in Reserve north of Wattle Tree Road
Year started: March 1996
Meeting day: First Friday of the month, 9:30 am to 1:00 pm
Meeting point: various spots
We work along the creek, so get in touch if you’d like to know where we’ll be if you plan to visit.
Bushcare officer: Steve Fleischmann
Land manager: BMCC, Department of Lands, NPWS
Local contact: Veronica Paul, phone 4782 6042
Alternative contact: Steve Fleischmann, phone 4780 5623, email sfleischmann@bmcc.nsw.gov.au
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Katoomba Falls Creek Valley
Friends of Katoomba Falls Creek Valley Bushcare group cares for the upper part of the Katoomba Falls catchment using Bush Regeneration techniques.
Year started: 1989
Meeting day: Second Saturday of the month, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Meeting point: 10 Wells Street (lower)
One of the first Bushcare groups in the Blue Mountains. They have actively worked in the catchment of The Gully since starting in 1989 and now focus mainly on the area between Wells Streer and the old race track in the northern end of the Katoomba Falls (Upper Kedumba) Creek Valley.
Bushcare officer: Jane Anderson
Land manager: BMCC
Local contact: Mark Weir, phone 0457 573 958, email mark5916@gmail.com
Alternative contact: Jane Anderson, phone 47805623, email jlanderson@bmcc.nsw.gov.au
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Minnehaha Falls Bushcare Group
Bush regeneration and management of Minnehaha Falls Reserve. We are working towards protecting the catchment around Yosemite Creek.
Year started: 1991
Meeting day: Fourth Sunday of the month, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Meeting point: End Minnehaha Road
Bushcare officer: Steve Fleischmann
Land manager: BMCC
Local contact: Maeve Dunnett, phone 4782 3397
Alternative contact: Bushcare, phone 4780 5623
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Narrow Neck Bushcare Group
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Meeting day: First Saturday of the month, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Meeting point: various locations
Meeting place announced by email beforehand by Bushcare officer. If you’d like to pay a visit, please get in touch beforehand.
Bushcare officer: Karen Hising
Land manager: BMCC
Local contact: Pip, phone 0478 632 845
Alternative contact: Karen Hising, phone 4780 5623, email khising@bmcc.nsw.gov.au
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RSPCA Landcare Group
Bush regeneration on RSPCA land
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Meeting day: Third Friday of the month, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Meeting point: End of Mort Street, North Katoomba
In 2023 meetings - February, May, August, November.
Bushcare officer: James Bevan
Land manager: RSPCA
Alternative contact: James Bevan, phone 4780 5623, email jbevan@bmcc.nsw.gov.au
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Upper Katoomba Creek Bushcare Group
Meeting day: Fourth Friday of the month, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Bushcare officer: Steve Fleischmann
Land manager: BMCC
Local contact: Fiona Lumsden, email bushcare@bmcc.nsw.gov.au
Alternative contact: Steve Fleischmann, phone 4780 5623, email sfleischmann@bmcc.nsw.gov.au
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Upper Kedumba Bushcare Group
Bush regeneration in the Katoomba Falls Catchment.
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Year started: 2009
Meeting day: First Saturday of the month, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Meeting point: various locations
We work in the Kundibar – Pine Street area. Please get in touch if you would like to visit a session.
Bushcare officer: Jane Anderson
Land manager: BMCC
Local contact: David Rae, mobile 0427 586 914
Alternative contact: Jane Anderson, phone 4780 5623, email jlanderson@bmcc.nsw.gov.au
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Vale Street Bushcare Group
Restoration of remnant bushland around a creekline and creating natural areas where degraded or cleared.
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Year started: 1998
Meeting day: Fourth Saturday of the month, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Meeting point: Vale Street/York Street
Meet at the intersection of Vale and York Streets.
Bushcare officer: Karen Hising
Land manager: BMCC
Local contact: Karen Hising, phone 4780 5623, email khising@bmcc.nsw.gov.au
Alternative contact: BMCC Bushcare Team, phone 4780 5528, email bushcare@bmcc.nsw.gov.au