In 2021 SWR Community Dune Care logged an impressive 3,261 volunteer hours – even with the Covid restrictions! The award-winning volunteer group is supported by cash grants from the NSW Environmental Trust and Local Land Services North Coast, plus in-kind donations from NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service and Kempsey Shire Council. Using a combination of local volunteers, visiting bush regeneration volunteers and professional contractors, South West Rocks Community Dune Care covers 16 kilometres of coast from the mouth of the Macleay River round to Smoky Beach, south of Smoky Cape lighthouse.