Greater Sydney Landcare (GSL) is a not-for-profit community organisation and registered charity. We exist to connect people to the environment of Greater Sydney, and support their efforts to protect, restore and improve it. We work with Landcare groups, Local Councils (Bushcare groups), National Parks and Wildlife Service, private landholders, Streamwatch groups, businesses and other care groups and individuals. GSL members are offered support and assistance in all voluntary operations and additional large-scale collaborative projects.
About Greater Sydney Landcare
Greater Sydney Landcare (GSL) is a membership-based community organisation, incorporated in 2014 with an elected committee of volunteers and professionals. We represent the interests of those working, voluntarily or otherwise in natural area restoration, in metropolitan Sydney, Greater Western Sydney, Central Coast and the Blue Mountains.
Greater Sydney Landcare is registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (ACNC). Greater Sydney Landcare is endorsed as a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR). It is covered by Item 1 of the table in section 30-15 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997. Donations over $2 are tax deductible.
We are an umbrella network working with close links to Hawkesbury Landcare Network, OceanWatch, Cooks River Association and the Parramatta River Catchment Group. We value our major partnership with Greater Sydney Local Land Services (NSW Government) who support our staff and projects significantly.
Specifically, our members are groups and individuals engaged in protecting and caring for the natural environment of our region, including volunteers and professionals. Members include council bushland managers, representatives of Botanic Gardens, environmental event organisers, local Landcare and Bushcare groups, community organisations, regional networks, professional bush regeneration companies and individuals.
GSL members can enjoy benefits including:
- Grant administration
- Training – FREE or subsidised
- FREE attendance at Science Seminars
- Access to regular (monthly) on-ground environmental events across Greater Sydney
- eNewsletters (monthly)
- Large scale / collaborative environmental project participation
- Promotion of member news and events
- Advisory for individuals, groups and organisations re:
- grant availability
- connecting you to the right volunteer group
- restoring your land
- supporting your environmental concerns or issues
- assisting in accessing equipment and materials for on-ground works
Individuals, Community Groups and Organisations can become a member of Greater Sydney Landcare.
Visit Greatersydneylandcare.org to read our latest news and get involved in our upcoming events, or download a brochure about Greater Sydney Landcare here.
FIND A LANDCARE OR BUSHCARE SITE IN GREATER SYDNEY!
The Greater Sydney region has over 1000 Landcare and Bushcare groups. To find a group near you, visit the Landcare in NSW Map here.
Please note that there may be Landcare and Bushcare groups in Greater Sydney that are not listed on the Landcare in NSW Map. If you would like to list a group, please contact us.
Latest News
Projects
Greater Sydney Landcare Network was successful in getting a Saving our Species grant to facilitate with the National Parks and Wildlife Service. The grant includes ecological and cultural burning across eight sites in western Sydney. It also includes vegetation management to improve habitat.
Creating Canopies is a project by Landcare NSW and Greater Sydney Landcare to plant native trees & shrubs across Greater Sydney to reduce urban heat. It is proudly funded by the NSW Government. Creating Canopies Stage 1 ran from 2020-22 and saw 100,000 native trees & shrubs installed across Greater Sydney. Creating Canopies Stage 2 saw the funding renewed and the scope increased. Between 2023-2025, Creating Canopies is planting a further 200,000 native trees across Greater Sydney. And we want you to be a part of it today.
Volunteers contributing to conservation outcomes across the threatened Cumberland Plain Woodland.
Intrepid Landcare is a great way to grow the number of young adults in Landcare and Bushcare. GSLN is bringing Intrepid Landcare to Greater Sydney with a number of retreats, new groups and on-ground activities.
This project integrates practices to conserve biodiversity and deliver low-impact sustainable grazing activities across multiple properties; by capacity building local communities to develop and implement a landscape-scale framework in the catchment.
Streamwatch is a region-wide program which has been going for 30 years. Approximately 20 volunteer groups actively monitor waterways in the Sydney area for water quality accountability. This is a great way to ensure we, as members of the public, are aware of the quality of our local waterways. Are you concerned about your local waterway?
Lake Parramatta Bushcare Kayaking is bringing adventure to Bushcare and offering volunteers a unique way of getting to the weeds on the beautiful Lake Parramatta.