Group Profiles
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Group profiles This BushCare Sunshine Coast volunteering program is a network of groups who share a common goal to conserve and restore the Sunshine Coast’s bushland in council’s environment reserves. Members enjoy the benefits of meeting new people, forming friendships that can last a lifetime, staying healthy and active, learning new skills and connecting with nature while doing something good for the environment. Look inside and read about the groups you can join across the Sunshine Coast region. Doonan Eumundi 44 43 Peregian Springs BushCare Community groups Belli North Arm 42 Park 41 1 Coochin Creek Bushland Group – Upper Coochin 20 Alex Foreshore Group – Alexandra Headland Coolum Creek Environmental Reserve, Beerwah Ninderry 40 21 Alex Forest Preservation Group – Alexandra Yandina 45 2 Friends of Cahills Scrub – Cahills Scrub Bushland Headland 32 Mount Coolum 38 Reserve, Peachester CORAL 22 Traill Park Bushcare Group – Maroochydore 37 Kenilworth 3 Avocado Lane Park Group – Maleny Marcoola SEA 23 Russell Family Park Bushcare Group - Montville 36 4 Maleny Showgrounds Bushcare Group – Maleny 27 39 35 24 Friends of Kirbys Road Environmental Reserve – Obi 33 25 26 6 Bridge Creek Bushcare Group – Maleny Obi 30 31 Bli Bli Mudjimba Mapleton 28 Nambour 34 7 Shelly Beach Conservation Group – Shelly Beach 25 Little Yabba Creek Bushcare Group – Kenilworth Cambroon 29 Foreshore Reserve, Shelly Beach 22 26 Spring Pastures Bushcare Group – Spring Pastures Kunda Maroochydore 8 George Watson Park Bushcare Group – Moffat Dr Bushland Reserve, Mapleton Flaxton Woombye Park 21 18 Beach 24 17 20 27 Murray Grey Drive Bushcare Group – Andrew Doig 19 Mooloolaba 9 Sharyn Bonney Bushcare Group – Sharyn Bonney Park and William Doig Park, Kureelpa 23 Forest Buderim Montville Palmwoods 15 Bushland Reserve, Caloundra Glen 28 Whalley Creek Bushcare Group – Burnside Witta 16 14 10 Watson Street Dunecare Group – Watson Street 30 Namba Creek Bushcare Group – Model Railway Sippy Downs Warana Foreshore Reserve, Currimundi Conondale Eudlo 13 Park, Nambour 6 Palmview Birtinya 13 Bokarina Beach Coastcare Group – Bokarina 31 Gulung Gung Bushcare Group – Quota Memorial 5 Foreshore Reserve, Bokarina 12 Park Extension, Nambour 4 Maleny 11 Mooloolah 10 14 Beach, Bush and Birds Warana – Warana Foreshore Currimundi 32 Christina Low Park Bushcare Group – Yandina 3 Valley Reserve, Warana 9 8 Little Mountain 7 33 Maroochy Wetlands Bushcare Group – Maroochy 15 Buddina Coastcare – Buddina Foreshore Reserve, 2 Wetlands Sanctuary, Bli Bli Caloundra Buddina Landsborough Golden Beach 39 Whitecross Bushcare Group – Whitecross 16 Botanic Gardens Bushcare Group – Maroochy Environmental Reserve, Bli Bli Regional Bushland Botanic Gardens and Tall Gum Caloundra Pelican Waters Peachester Reserves, Tanawha 43 Friends of Doonan Creek Environmental Reserve – 1 South Verrierdale Beerwah 17 Martins Creek Bushcare Group – Martins Creek Bushland Reserve, Buderim 44 Eumundi Bushcare Group – Sunken Garden, Eumundi 19 Iliad Bushcare Group – Iliad Avenue Bushland Reserve, Buderim 45 Mt Ninderry Bushcare Group - Mt Ninderry Glass House Environmental Reserve, Mt Ninderry Mountains North Bribie Island Beerburrum BushCare Partners Coolum and North Shore Coast Care 5 Maleny District Greenhills Fund – Maleny Precinct 34 Twin Waters Dune Protection Group 11 Currimundi Catchment Care Group – Currimundi 35 Mudjimba Dune Care and Bush Care 12 Friends of Currimundi Lake – Currimundi 36 Marcoola South Coast Care 18 E.J.Foote War Memorial Sanctuary Association – 37 North Marcoola dunes Buderim 38 Town of Seaside/Boardwalk 29 Petrie Creek Catchment Care Group – Florabunda 40 Yinneburra/Yerranya Dunes Bush Regeneration Bushcare, Victory Park Environmental Reserve, Woombye 41 Stumers Dunes Bush Regeneration 42 Watercourse Warriors Doonan Eumundi 44 43 Peregian Springs Belli North Arm 42 Park 41 Coolum Ninderry 40 Yandina 45 32 Mount Coolum 38 CORAL 37 Kenilworth Marcoola SEA 36 27 39 35 33 25 26 30 31 Bli Bli Mudjimba Mapleton 28 Nambour 34 Cambroon 29 22 Kunda Maroochydore Flaxton Woombye Park 21 18 24 17 20 19 Mooloolaba Forest Buderim 23 Palmwoods 15 Montville Glen Witta 16 14 Sippy Downs Warana Conondale Eudlo 13 6 Palmview Birtinya 5 12 4 Maleny 11 Mooloolah 10 3 Valley Currimundi 9 8 Little Mountain 7 2 Caloundra Landsborough Golden Beach Caloundra Pelican Waters Peachester 1 South Beerwah Glass House Mountains North Bribie Island Beerburrum Working Bee Snapshot Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Currimundi Catchment Avocado Lane Care Group Bushcare Group (Currimundi) (Maleny) Mudjimba Dune Care Russell Family Park (Mudjimba) Alex Bluff Coastcare Bushcare Group Group (Alexandra Watercourse Warriors Week 1 Week (Montville) Headland) (Coolum Beach) Spring Pastures Maroochy Wetland Bushcare Group Bushcare Group (Bli (Mapleton) Bli) Russell Family Park Friends of Currimundi Bushcare Group Lake (Currimundi) (Montville) Maleny Showgrounds Watercourse Warriors Bridge Creek Bushcare Bushcare Group Buddina Coastcare (Coolum Beach) Group (Maleny) Week 2 Week (Maleny) (Buddina) Whitecross Bushcare Mt Ninderry Bushcare Group (Bli Bli) Group Murray Grey Drive Maleny District Bushcare Group Coochin Creek Greenhills Fund (Kureelpa) Bushland Group Maroochy Wetland (Maleny) Twin Waters Dune (Beerwah) Bushcare Group (Bli Russell Family Park Protection Group (Twin Christina Low Park Week 3 Week Bli) Bushcare Group Waters) Bushcare Group (Montville) Watercourse Warriors (Yandina) (Coolum Beach) Russell Family Park Gulung Gung Eumundi Bushcare Watercourse Warriors Bushcare Group Bushcare Group Group (Eumundi) (Coolum Beach) Week 4 Week (Montville) (Nambour) Thursday Friday Saturday Florabunda Bushcare (Woombye) Whalley Creek Bushcare Group Little Yabba Creek Group Foote Sanctuary Association (Nambour) (Cambroon) (Buderim) Alex Forest Preservation Group George Watson Park Bushcare Combined CaNSCC groups (Alexandra Headland) Group (Moffat Beach) Marcoola South Coast Care (Marcoola) Foote Sanctuary Association (Buderim) Botanic Gardens Bushcare Group Marcoola (Tanawha) Yinneburra/Yerranya (Yaroomba) Bokarina Beach Coastcare Stumers Dunes (Coolum Beach) (Bokarina) Watercourse Warriors (Coolum Beach) Watson Street Dunecare Group (Currimundi) Iliad Bushcare Group (Buderim) Foote Sanctuary Association Namba Creek Bushcare Group (Buderim) (Nambour) Yinneburra/Yerranya (Yaroomba) Beach, Bush and Birds Warana (Warana) Martins Creek Bushcare Group Stumers Dunes (Coolum Beach) (Buderim) Watercourse Warriors (Coolum Beach) Sharyn Bonney Bushcare Group (Caloundra) Marcoola Friends of Cahills Scrub Foote Sanctuary Association (Peachester) (Buderim) Shelly Beach Conservation Group Marcoola (Shelly Beach) Yinneburra/Yerranya (Yaroomba) Friends of Currimundi Lake Stumers Dunes (Coolum Beach) (Currimundi) Watercourse Warriors (Coolum Beach) Town of Seaside/Boardwalk (Town of Seaside) 1. Coochin Creek Upper Coochin Creek Environmental Reserve is one of the hidden gems of the Sunshine Coast, Bushland Group with Coochin Creek flowing through it and a wide variety of animals who use the beautiful big old trees for habitat. The reserve includes cascades, significant rock faces and ridges, rare lowland rainforest and other ecosystems. The group are a small and dedicated group of Location Upper Coochin Creek Environmental friendly volunteers who hold monthly working Reserve, Beerwah bees. They started in 2013 and focus mainly on When 3rd Tuesday of the month, removing environmental weeds to encourage 7:30 – 11:30am natural bush regeneration. The group were Meeting various successful in applying for a grant to undertake place a revegetation project and spent the majority of Contact Rhonda Bordonaro, Community 2016 completing this project. Nature Conservation Officer, Sunshine Each working bee is finished off with morning Coast Council, rhonda.bordonaro@ tea and a chat. New people are always welcome sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au, 0439 702 160 to attend. 2. Friends of Cahills Scrub The Friends of Cahills Scrub is a group of mostly local volunteers who are committed to preserving the beautiful subtropical rainforest found along the upper Stanley River catchment. Location Cahills Scrub Bushland Reserve, The group was originally formed four years ago by Peachester group leader Ted Prickett. Under Ted’s guidance When 4th Saturday of the month, 9am – 12pm the volunteers have removed lantana and other Meeting Behind 5 Jeanne St (off Wintergreen invasive exotic plant species, and have committed place Way) to restoring the rainforest’s disturbed edges by Contact Brendan Stephen, Community Nature planting locally occurring rainforest species. Conservation Officer, Sunshine Being one of the largest bushcare groups the Coast Council, brendan.stephen@ working bees are friendly and engaging. New sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au, 0447 299 772 people are always welcome to attend. 3. Avocado Lane Park Group This bushcare group formed in 2015 and gather every month to rehabilitate a regrowth rainforest around Walkers Creek, a tributary of the Obi Obi River. Progressive removal of exotic plant species Location Avocado Lane Park, Maleny has resulted in an impressive amount of desirable When 1st Wednesday of the month, 8 - 10am rainforest plant species successfully regenerating. Meeting Near the large fig tree, Avocado Lane Areas that are not naturally regenerating are place planted with local native species. The aim is Contact Nadia Joyce, Community Nature to restore the rainforest, creek and associated Conservation Officer, Sunshine Coast wetland and enhance habitat for wildlife.