Horsley Park Landcare
Project Profile
| Name of Project | Native Bush to Horsley |
| Name of group(s) involved | Horsley Park Landcare |
| Location | Horsley Park |
| State | New South Wales |
| NRM Region | Hawkesbury-Nepean |
| Corporate Partners involved | Coca-Cola South Pacific funding; Coca-Cola South Pacific and Coca-Cola Amatil staff volunteers |
| Level of Funding from LAL | $10,000 through Coca-Cola South Pacific funding |
Issues
The project site has historically been cleared for the purposes of pasture and market gardening. The landholders are now in the process of revegetating with indigenous species to reinstate an area of Cumberland Plain Woodland.
Project Detail
| Background to Project | Horsley Park Landcare was established in 2007 through the interest of residents in neighbouring properties. These residents have also participated in Fairfield City Council’s scheme to protect and enhance native bushland on private property. The primary objective of the group is to protect the native bushland remnants in Horsley Park of the Cumberland Plain Woodland, an endangered Ecological Community and link these remnants to form corridors. |
| Key Objectives | •Revegetation of private properties with a mixture of trees, shrubs and grasses to reinstate an area of Cumberland Plain Woodland. •Form a corridor between the properties and Reedy Creek •Improve and increase biodiversity and create habitats for fauna •Increase community awareness about the local environment and provide them with a common goal to improve the natural environment •Improve the skills and knowledge of staff volunteers on landcare, particularly in peri-urban areas |
| Description of Project | The project site has received funding from Coca-Cola South Pacific through Landcare Australia in 2007 and 2009 at the request of Coca-Cola South Pacific. The funding has been utilized to set-up two staff volunteering activities for Coca-Cola South Pacific and Amatil staff after intensive site preparation. The project has been well supported by the Hawkesbury Nepean CMA and has received assistance from Conversation Volunteers and Greencorp Teams. |
| Issues encountered during the project | |
| Project Outcomes | •An increased acceptance amongst local landholders on the need to reassess the quality and quantity of vegetation on their properties •Additional landholders have shown inters in participating in future events •Continued enthusiasm from Horsley Park Landcare since the Coca-Cola staff volunteering day to continue planting •Interest by local to school to become a junior landcare group and support the planting activities •Funding allowed for the site to have assistance from a contract slasher, hiring of a dingo to dig holes •Media participation •A greater awareness amongst Coca-Cola staff on the Landcare movement and the importance of their volunteer work. |
Photography
2009 planting day
