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North Sydney Bushcare Celebrates 30 Years

Published on: May 2023

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North Sydney Bushcare Celebrates 30 Years

Ms FELICITY WILSON (North Shore)

—I would like to acknowledge North Sydney Bushcare which is celebrating 30 years of turning weed infested rubbish dumps into flourishing bushlands. Bushcare began when Mosman sisters Joan and Eileen Bradley regenerated local bushland during the 1960s. Little did these girls know they had sparked a movement, with North Sydney residents immediately took inspiration and began working to revive their native bush. The outstanding work of bushcare is thanks to the many volunteers who devote their time. Over the three decades that North Sydney Bushcare has been operating, these amazing volunteers have restored and transformed twelve public reserves that seemed to be a favourite place for some people to dump their rubbish. In recent years, Bushcare has celebrated a number of native animals returning to the local area such as the swamp wallaby, long-nosed bandicoot, and the iconic Australian brush turkey. I would like to thank the North Sydney Bushcare and all volunteers for all their efforts over the years, for your wonderful efforts and expertise in protecting our native bushland and reserves across our local community.