Local parks & reserves
The Green Space Our Place program also includes resident volunteers working in parks, reserves and waterways.
Activities include:
- General gardening
- Planting trees
- Weed eradication
- Rubbish clean-ups and
- Being the ‘eyes and ears’ for local parks.
This program connects people within the community.
Council has governance procedures in place with all participants registered as volunteers and given a safety induction and horticultural guidance before taking part in any activity.
If you are interested in improving your neighbourhood open spaces let us know by completing a volunteer application.
Last Updated: 5 October 2021
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