Ashfield and Leichhardt Councils
Project Funding: $33,057
Protection and restoration of the endangered Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest ecological community in the Ashfield/Leichhardt localities and creation of a bushland link between the remnant vegetation patches on the upper catchment ridgeline of Hawthorn Canal leading to and along the southern foreshore of Iron Cove. Specific planting sites include the ridge lying between Ashfield Park (Ashfield) and Robson Park (Haberfield), and the area extending along the Iron Cove foreshore from Iron Cove Creek to Elkington Park. The project also provides incentives for private land holders to plant local provenance native species to link the remnant areas through an incentive scheme whereby interested land holders will be offered free local provenance plants and information on planting techniques. The local provenance native plants will be grown at both the Rozelle Bay Community Native Nursery and a local primary school.

Planting site at Robson Park. Photo provided courtesy of Ashfield Council.

Bankstown Council
Project Funding: $21,690
Restoration and reinstatement of the endangered Cumberland Plain Woodland ecological community at four sites within The Crest Reserve, Georges Hall. The Crest Reserve is part of the Duck River - Lansdowne Reserve corridor and is covered under council's newly prepared Biodiversity Strategy. A major component of the project involves educating and involving the community through the development and installation of interpretative signage and an interpretative trail traversing the bushland in the Reserve. An associated bushland information pack will also be prepared and disseminated throughout the community. The site currently contains three vulnerable or threatened plant species, being Pimelea spicata, Acacia pubescens and Pomaderris prunifolia.

Botany Bay City Council
Project Funding: $8,676
Improvement of the existing Botany Bay North Green Web corridor through the installation of indigenous street trees and groundcovers in the adjoining neighbourhoods. The project also involves approaching land holders in the immediate area with materials to remove waste / weeds and install native plants. Botany Bay Council, together with Randwick, Woollahra and Waverley Councils, will implement a joint regional Green Web Action Plan for the eastern suburbs as well as publish a regional biodiversity brochure alerting residents as to what are appropriate native species for their area.

Planting site at Sir Joseph Banks Reserve. Photo provided courtesy of Botany Bay City Council.

Baulkham Hills Shire Council
Project Funding: $24,682
Restoration of bushland in the Cattai Creek headwaters, including sites at Fred Caterson Reserve and Cockayne Reserve at Castle Hill. The project aims to establish and strengthen corridor linkages in Cattai Creek headwaters and also re-establish endangered ecological communities in the area. As part of their strategic contribution to the project, Council are identifying land that is of significant conservation value with the view to protect it within Biodiversity Conservation Zones. Council will also be putting considerable resources into the third stage of their Sustainable Natural Assets Program to determine strategic objectives for management, rehabilitation and protection of bushland on public and private lands.

Campbelltown City Council
Project Funding: $10,000
Enhancement of habitat corridors in the Georges River Regional Open Space Area at Ingleburn. The project addresses the current loss of biodiversity in an area of Shale-Sandstone Transition Forest (endangered ecological community) that is occurring as a result of land clearing. Restoration of the indigenous understorey vegetation will enhance the east-west habitat corridor from the Georges River across to Milton Park at Macquarie Fields. The project forms part of an overall goal by Council to establish a corridor between the Georges River and remnant Cumberland Plain Woodland in the northern suburbs of Denham Court and Varroville. The in-kind contribution to the project includes the development of a biodiversity component of Council's overall Development Control Plan (DCP) and preparation of landscape design guidelines for habitat in private gardens.

Canterbury City Council
Project Funding: $4,352
Installation of fencing and interpretative signage at two sites, being Bell Street Reserve (Riverwood) and Rosedale Reserve (Ashbury). The signage will provide interpretative information to the public, including volunteer bushcare group information, whilst the fencing will define the area of remnant bushland and provide protection from maintenance activities. Presently, Council are preparing a Landscape Development Control Plan (DCP) to provide for the protection and enhancement of indigenous flora and fauna through appropriate site layout and landscape design.

Planting site at Rosedale Reserve. Photo provided courtesy of Canterbury City Council.

Hornsby Shire Council
Project Funding: $17,776
Public awareness project involving a grant incentive scheme on rural properties where, upon application, funds will be provided for fencing of remnants as well as restoration and revegetation. Council is currently contacting all residents whose properties fall within the identified wildlife corridors and inviting them to become involved in enhancing habitat on their properties. Residents will be encouraged to use the community nursery facilities and materials to collect and propagate native seed for revegetation and enhancement on their property.

Community nursery volunteer. Photo provided courtesy of Hornsby Shire Council.

Kogarah Municipal Council
Project Funding: $17,000
Planning of linear park that will traverse the whole of the LGA and serve as a habitat reinforcement corridor as well as a recreational route for walkers and cyclists. Activities include regeneration of disturbed bushland areas and the revegetation of corridors connecting the existing remnant bushland patches in the LGA.

Kuringai Council
Project Funding: $16,504
Three separate projects involving native seed stock gardens, tree replenishment along the Pacific Highway, and a tree nurturers campaign. The native seed stock program involves several sites dedicated for use as sources of seed for the endangered ecological community Blue Gum High Forest. The tree replenishment project involves targeting private properties along the Pacific Highway which were once Blue Gum High Forest and providing free plants and advice to those residents who can accommodate large indigenous trees on their property.

Hunters Hill, Lane Cove and North Sydney Councils
Project Funding: $81,000
Joint application for the revegetation of rocky foreshores and wetlands around Sydney Harbour. The project is focussing on areas that are adjacent to or near bushland and are depauperate or with no known regenerative potential. The project will reinforce the entry to the vegetation of the natural areas along the Lane Cove River valley and encourage bushland neighbours to participate in programs to develop and maintain bush-friendly backyards and wildlife gardens.

Planting day at Cunninghams Reach. Photo provided courtesy of Lane Cove Council.

Marrickville Council
Project Funding: $16,815
Revegetation of three sites within Tempe Reserve at the confluence of the Cooks River and the Alexandria Canal. The project involves extending the Cooks River Valley Garden which currently showcases over 80 species of plants native to the Cooks River valley, as well as 830m2 of revegetation works near the proposed education hut and wetland. The aim of the project is to enhance the capacity of Tempe Reserve to function as part of the habitat corridor of the Cooks River Valley.

Randwick City Council
Project Funding: $10,980
Revegetation of 8800m2 of degraded beach dunes on the northern shore of Botany Bay adjacent to Frenchmans Beach Reserve and Botany Bay National Park. Revegetation with indigenous dune species of local provenance to prevent dune erosion and create habitat on the only bare section of dune at Yarra Beach. This extension of past plantings will link the existing remnant bushland on the western end of the beach to previously revegetated dunes on the eastern end of the beach.

South Sydney City Council
Project Funding: $14,000
Enhancement of the Green Square Corridor through the provision of incentives for on-ground works and extension support for private land holders and other land tenures. The Green Square corridor traverses the suburbs of Zetland, Rosebery, Waterloo, Beaconsfield and Alexandria and links with the adjacent Centennial and Moore Park corridors and the Alexandria Canal. The incentives include vouchers redeemable for the provision and delivery of native plant material, tree guards, mulch, weed matting and other materials.

Strathfield Municipal Council
Project Funding: $29,540
Restoration of the Mason Park wetlands and Powells Creek riparian zone which are part of the once extensive Homebush Bay wetlands. The wetland is listed on the Register of the National Estate and is an extremely important site for local and migratory wader birds. The project will revegetate the disturbed sites around the wetland and along Powells Creek to create a green corridor of locally indigenous vegetation to help link the Mason Park and Olympic Park wetlands via Powells Creek. The work will extend and protect the wetland habitat and continue to build on the corridor between these two important wetland sites.

Planting site at Mason Park Wetlands. Photo provided courtesy of Strathfield Municipal Council.

Waverley Council
Project Funding $8,718
Revegetation of three areas within Rodney Reserve, Dover Heights (total 1400m2). These islands will allow movement for both fauna and flora between the larger reserves at Diamond Bay to the north, and Hugh Bamford to the south. The project will create sufficient habitat for fauna to safely move along the coastal cliffs and also seek to eliminate several aggressive weed species. The long-term goals of the project are to enhance biodiversity and create a corridor of "islands" that are species rich, provide adequate protection and suitable habitat for species migration of native plants and animals.

Willoughby City Council
Project Funding: $16,000
Improvement of bushland vegetation within the Swaines Creek corridor at Chatswood by increasing diversity, density and coverage of all vegetation layers through revegetation. The project involves the protection of existing remnant vegetation and the endangered ecological community Blue Gum High Forest by controlling invasive weed species. As part of their in-kind contribution to the project, Council is preparing an Ecological Fire Management Study that will encompass bushland reserves in Willoughby. Improvement of bushland vegetation within the swanes creek corridor at Chatswood.

Woollahra Municipal Council
Project Funding: $7,896
Revegetation of select open space areas along the coastal cliff areas of Vaucluse to complement and enhance the works currently being undertaken for the Eastern Coastal Corridor Bush Regeneration and Revegetation Project. The project aims to increase the biodiversity of the existing native garden beds; increase the habitat value of the corridor (linking with larger heathland areas of Gap Park and South Head to the north); re-introduce habitat structure to the native garden beds; and create buffer zones for the scattered patches of remnant heathland along the coastal cliffs.