Volunteer with us

Greater Sydney Landcare is a not-for-profit, community organisation that is made up of predominantly volunteers.

We welcome volunteers with all different levels of experience, skills and abilities.

There are plenty of ways you can volunteer with us:

Plant Trees - Help us plant 200,000 trees by the end of 2025 in our Creating Canopies project

Water Monitoring - Check the health of Sydney's waterways with the Streamwatch Program

Bush Regeneration - Check out our network of bush carers and Landcare groups in Sydney to sign up

Join the Committee - Our dedicated committee of volunteers are often looking for new individuals to join

Help in our office - We are a very busy team and could benefit from an extra pair of hands in the office.

By volunteering with us you will be joining a community of passionate and committed individuals, groups, and organisations who are working together to protect, restore, and improve the natural environment of Greater Sydney.

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Community Environment Network (CEN)

Cattai Hills Environment Network (CHEN)

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Dec 5

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Ready to make a difference? Come corporate volunteering with Greater Sydney Landcare like @ampolaustralia did at @marrickvillegolf club in October. The Ampol team helped clear 60 kg of weeds and 200 kg of rubbish from bush on the course - a fantastic effort and great day out of the office to boot.

Discover how your team can contribute to environmental stewardship & community greening. Comment ‘Go team!’ below & we’ll DM you a link to our Corporate Volunteering Info Pack.

Or comment ‘Amazing!’ for a link to more info about the Ampol x Marrickville Golf Club conservation working bee.

#CorporateVolunteering #GreaterSydneyLandcare #SydneyLandcare #Landcare #MakeADifference

Photos: @marrickvillegolf & Matt Keighery.

Dec 3

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Around 40 volunteers joined the Creating Canopies team on Saturday 28th October to plant 1,880 native trees and shrubs at Holy Family Parish in Emerton. Thank you to all our amazing volunteers including @thedawoodibohrasofausnz and @missearthaustralia @helenecology for joining us.

Thank you to Holy Family Catholic Parish, Mt Druitt for volunteering your land for trees. Thank you also to @blacktowncitycouncil Councillor Brad Bunting for speaking and planting a ceremonial tree at this event.

Read more about this day at: tinyurl.com/579nnjdy

About Creating Canopies: @landcare_nsw and Greater Sydney Landcare are planting 200,000 trees as part of the Greening our City program to help reduce urban heat in Greater Sydney. Proudly funded by the NSW Government.

#CreatingCanopies #GreaterSydneyLandcare #UrbanHeat #TreeCanopy #LandcareNSW #GreeningOurCity

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Nov 30

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Thank you to the corporate volunteers from @amgenbiotech who joined the Creating Canopies team to plant 400 native trees and shrubs on the bank of Duck River in Mona Park, Auburn on Thursday 26th October. Thank you also to @cumberlandcitycouncil for volunteering this site for trees.

Amgen had carefully chosen Creating Canopies as their volunteer initiative for 2023, wanting to be part of a hands-on project that was making a difference towards a greener tomorrow.

Read more about this day at: tinyurl.com/3nbsrxa5

About Creating Canopies: @landcare_nsw and Greater Sydney Landcare are planting 200,000 trees as part of the Greening our City program to help reduce urban heat in Greater Sydney. Proudly funded by the NSW Government.

#CreatingCanopies #GreaterSydneyLandcare #UrbanHeat #TreeCanopy #LandcareNSW #GreeningOurCity

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Nov 28

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Thank you to the 37 corporate volunteers from ING Australia who joined the Creating Canopies team to plant 400 native trees and shrubs at Marrickville Golf Club on Wednesday 25th October.

Thank you also to @marrickvillegolf Club for partnering with Creating Canopies to pursue conservation works on the course. Thanks as well to @the.mudcrabs for helping to lead the day. Teamwork makes the dream work!

Read more about this day at: tinyurl.com/yyfdfvv2

About Creating Canopies: @landcare_nsw nd Greater Sydney Landcare are planting 200,000 trees as part of the Greening our City program to help reduce urban heat in Greater Sydney. Proudly funded by the NSW Government.

#CreatingCanopies #GreaterSydneyLandcare #UrbanHeat #TreeCanopy #LandcareNSW #GreeningOurCity

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Nov 26

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Creating Canopies is thrilled to partner with @westernsydneyu. Together we’ll plant 30,000 native trees and shrubs at WSU’s Hawkesbury Campus by the end of 2025.

The first planting was held on Saturday 21st October, and saw WSU students trade textbooks and lecture theatres for gardening gloves and mattocks. The students helped Creating Canopies install an incredible 2,000 plants. Goooo team!

Read more about this day at: tinyurl.com/5bsr28uc

About Creating Canopies: @landcare_nsw and Greater Sydney Landcare are planting 200,000 trees as part of the Greening our City program to help reduce urban heat in Greater Sydney. Proudly funded by the NSW Government.

#CreatingCanopies #GreaterSydneyLandcare #UrbanHeat #TreeCanopy #LandcareNSW #GreeningOurCity

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Nov 26

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On Saturday 28th October, Creating Canopies hosted a planting at Ned Long’s Bilpin Springs Farm. Ned is all about sustainability, including taking action to improve the ecology of his land and making his farm a place for native wildlife to call home.

Thank you to Ned and the 20 volunteers who helped us plant 1,500 native trees and shrubs on Bilpin Springs Farm. Thank you also to Monique Bailey of @hawkesburynepeanlandcare and @hawkesburyrivercountycouncil for helping to lead this day.

Read more about this day at: tinyurl.com/mrxv44aa

About Creating Canopies: @landcare_nsw and Greater Sydney Landcare are planting 200,000 trees as part of the Greening our City program to help reduce urban heat in Greater Sydney. Proudly funded by the NSW Government.

#CreatingCanopies #GreaterSydneyLandcare #UrbanHeat #TreeCanopy #LandcareNSW #GreeningOurCity

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Nov 23

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Thank you to the corporate volunteers from @nbn_australia who joined the Creating Canopies team on Wednesday 18th October.

This great group planted 400 native trees and shrubs next to the Wawai Ngurra inclusive adventure playspace, to provide it with shade and cooling in the years to come. Thank you also to @blacktowncitycouncil for volunteering this site for trees.

Read more about this day at: tinyurl.com/yc49rnyh

About Creating Canopies: @landcare_nsw and Greater Sydney Landcare are planting 200,000 trees as part of the Greening our City program to help reduce urban heat in Greater Sydney. Proudly funded by the NSW Government.

#CreatingCanopies #GreaterSydneyLandcare #UrbanHeat #TreeCanopy #LandcareNSW #GreeningOurCity

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Nov 21

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@ventiaservices and @transportfornsw partnered with Creating Canopies to plant 3,000 native trees and shrubs along Narellan Road in Currans Hill.

On Tuesday 17th Oct, corporate volunteers from Ventia and Transport for NSW joined us to install the first 400 plants on the site which had been cleared of African Olive weeds by Transport as a favour to the next door Australian Botanic Gardens.

Read more about this day at: tinyurl.com/3eyt3m8r

About Creating Canopies: @landcare_nsw and Greater Sydney Landcare are planting 200,000 trees as part of the Greening our City program to help reduce urban heat in Greater Sydney. Proudly funded by the NSW Government.

#CreatingCanopies #GreaterSydneyLandcare #UrbanHeat #TreeCanopy #LandcareNSW #GreeningOurCity

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Nov 19

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Thank you to the corporate volunteers from the Sydney branch of MUFG, Japan’s largest bank, who joined the Creating Canopies team recently to help combat urban heat.

The MUFG team joined us to plant 200 native trees and shrubs at Marrong Reserve in Pemulwuy on Friday 13th October. Thank you also to @cumberlandcitycouncil for volunteering this site for trees.

Read more about this day at: tinyurl.com/vftummt8

About Creating Canopies: @landcare_nsw and Greater Sydney Landcare are planting 200,000 trees as part of the Greening our City program to help reduce urban heat in Greater Sydney. Proudly funded by the NSW Government.

#CreatingCanopies #GreaterSydneyLandcare #UrbanHeat #TreeCanopy #LandcareNSW #GreeningOurCity

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Greater Sydney Landcare is proud to acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the Country on which we live and work. We value and respect their deep and continued spiritual and cultural connections to the land, waters and seas, and pay our respects to their Ancestors and Elders past, present and future.