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Bushcare is a community based program made up of volunteers who, supported and assisted by Council, help regenerate and preserve bushland that is owned or managed by Council.
Read the Bushcare News for the latest information, subscribe to the Bushcare e.news, or check the 
Bushcare and ParkCare Meeting Dates - 51 KB. Bushcare workshops for 2008 will run on 14, 21 and 28 June. For more information take a look at the Workshops and Events .
Like to see what one Bushcare group do? You can now download a video of the 
North Arm Bushcare Group - 5,110 KB!
Bushcare volunteers are essential to caring for Willoughby’s bushland. The groups have a specific Action Plan for each site (developed to the objectives in the Bushland Management Plan), and are provided with free direction, training, technical advice, tools, plants, newsletters, celebrations and other support from Council.
Volunteers learn new skills, increase their knowledge of the environment, meet their neighbours and make new friends. They are making a real contribution and difference to the health of the local environment.
Anyone aged between fifteen and ninety can join. Individuals, community groups, schools and businesses can participate by:
- Creating bush friendly gardens
- Joining bush regeneration programs
- Propagating local native plants
- Sponsoring a project
- Educating and being educated about the environment.
To get more information or to join, please call Council’s Bushcare Co-Ordinator on 9777 7875 or email bushcare@willoughby.nsw.gov.au.
There are currently thirty-three Bushcare groups and three ParkCare Groups. Meeting times vary between groups, but most meet once a month. There are also around forty individual volunteers who work in the bushland. There is a map showing Bushcare Groups 2008 Map - 278 KB.
Other ways that you can help Willoughby's environment are by Taking It Personally.
Council needs Bushcare. Bushland in Willoughby is fragmented and generally found in gullies and around creeks. It has been greatly disturbed by development, and weeds are rife. While Council staff and contractors work on numerous sites, the problems are too big for Council to manage alone. Community involvement is essential if Willoughby’s bushland is to be healthy, and it also gives residents the chance to learn about their area and take ownership and responsibility for the environment.