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Over 160 Landcare Groups working actively on restoring biodiversity and the environment in beautiful Lake Macquarie.

06/11/2026

🐝🪲There’s a whole universe hiding in your backyard🐛🦋

During Bugs In My Backyard Week on 16-22 November, Australians are invited to explore their backyards, school grounds and local bushland to discover the fascinating insects, spiders, snails and other tiny creatures that keep our environment healthy.

All you need to do is snap photos of bugs and upload them to iNaturalist. Join the Bugs in My Backyard Week 2026 iNaturalist project to be in the running for some great prizes. Every photo contributes to Australia’s national Bug Hunt project, helping scientists better understand native species while improving early detection of invasive species. All you need is a smartphone and curiosity.

Learn more or register - https://bughunt.org.au/

Invasive Species Council

03/11/2026

☀️😎As the weather starts heat up over the next few weeks, it's important to understand the risks of heat-related illness and plan ahead to avoid scheduling Landcare activities during hot conditions.

Beat the heat this summer by making sure to:

💧Drink plenty of water
🕔Plan your day around the heat - avoid being outdoors between 1pm and 5pm
🏠Check on elderly friends, neighbours and relatives
👖Wear light-coloured, loose-fitting clothes made from natural fibres like cotton

Know the early signs of heat-related illness:
🔸Dizziness, fainting
🔸Weakness, tiredness
🔸Headache
🔸Thirst
🔸Bright or dark yellow urine, or decreased urine output

Take steps to prevent it reaching dangerous levels. Drink water, move somewhere cool, loosen or remove clothing and do what you can to cool down using a cold-water spray, damp cloths, icepacks or a cold shower where available. If you start to feel unwell, seek medical advice.

Remember, taking a break from Landcare in hot weather is also good for your site. Removing w**ds may expose native plants to more heat impacts and herbicide is often ineffective on very hot days.

Learn more - https://lm.city/47yOQsX.

30/10/2026

🌿💚Welcome Ashby Street Landcare!

Wendy and the Green Team recently visited one of our newest Landcare sites, Ashby Street.

Team Leader Neil, who is also the Media Lead in Council's Communications team, is passionate about restoring and protecting this special patch of local bushland. He has been dedicated to learning bush regeneration techniques and developing his w**d identification skills, which have already helped him make an impressive start tackling prominent w**ds such as Lantana and Fishbone Fern.

🎥Watch the video to hear Neil chat with Wendy about Ashby Street Landcare, what he's learned so far and his vision for the future of the site.

27/10/2026

🏆Last chance to nominate!🏆

Do you know someone making a real difference in Landcare? Now’s your chance to celebrate their amazing work! 💚

The Environmental Excellence in Landcare (EEL) Awards celebrate the individuals and groups who go above and beyond to protect and restore our local environment. The recent 2025-26 Landcare Snapshot report (https://lm.city/4BusMif) highlights the incredible achievements of our volunteers over the past year, and is a perfect reminder to recognise the people and groups who helped make those successes possible.

Award Categories for Individuals:
▪️Local Legend Award
▪️Carl Fulton Memorial Community Education Award
▪️Landcare Achievers Award
▪️Silent Strength Award
▪️10 Years Service Award
▪️20 Years Service Award
▪️John Hughson ‘Soaring with the eagles’ Award

Group Categories:
▪️Newcomer Award
▪️Long Standing Group Award

Nomination forms and full criteria are available from the Landcare office or online https://lm.city/EELA26.

Nominations close this Saturday 31 October 2026 and winners will be announced at our End of Year Celebration on Friday 27 November 2026. 🌟🎉

23/10/2026

Flowers in bloom at the Landcare and Sustainable Living Centre🌸🌼

Spring is in full swing, and the gardens at the Landcare and Sustainable Living Centre are putting on a spectacular display of colour. Staff, volunteers and visitors are lucky to enjoy a variety of unique, locally sourced native plants flowering around the Centre.

These beautiful native species are grown right here in our Landcare nursery with the help of our dedicated nursery volunteers, and many are available for purchase from the Landcare office.

Looking to add some local natives to your garden? Pop in and see us Monday to Friday between 8:30am and 3pm, or visit our website to see what plants are currently available for sale: https://lm.city/47INKNS

While you're here, take a stroll through our community demonstration garden and admire the flowering plants for yourself!

21/10/2026

🌱 Exciting news for Rathmines!
Lake Macquarie City Council has received a Healthy Cities Landcare Grant to support foreshore restoration at Styles Point with the Rathmines Landcare group.

Thanks to funding from Bupa and Landcare Australia, the project will see 1,600 native plants established through three community planting days between March and July 2027.

While the project doesn't begin until next year, we're excited to share this great news and welcome new volunteers to the Rathmines Landcare group. If you'd like to help care for your local environment and meet like-minded people, we'd love to hear from you. Contact the Landcare office via [email protected] or 4921 0392.

Landcare Australia Bupa Australia

15/10/2026

🌱Growing skills and native plants🌱

Parks and Gardens staff from various local Councils have been completing their Certificate III in Parks and Gardens. To complete their ‘Planting’ component of the course, a garden bed at the Lake Macquarie City Council Works Depot was selected to receive a native plant make-over. The course requires the students to interpret a landscape plan, prepare the garden bed and plant out the area.

Over 800 local provenance native plants, all grown in the Landcare Nursery, have been introduced to the garden bed. Species were selected for biodiversity values, aesthetics, hardiness, and minimal maintenance requirement.

This is a fantastic example of numerous departments and teams within Council working together to achieve a positive outcome for staff and the environment.

12/10/2026

🐍Some engaging and informative talks at the October Super Saturday Session!🪏
Article and photos by Winsome Lambkin, Super Saturday Session Coordinator

Teresa Purnell from Hunter Wildlife Rescue spoke to us about snakes and her experiences as a volunteer snake catcher. We were amazed by photos of various situations where snakes had been rescued such as car engines, garage rubble, laundry chaos, entanglement in netting and backyards in general. They don’t have ears or eyelids and they do not feel slimy.

They are also very scared of us, usually only becoming aggressive when disturbed or provoked. You should stay quiet and move away if they’re sighted. If bitten, wrap a constricting bandage up the limb, leaving it in place until seen by medical staff. The fingers should stay exposed and the location of the bite should be marked on the bandage. Then phone for help.

Teresa has won awards for her illustrations of snakes. The photo with this article does not show her skill to advantage! She has also assembled several A3 charts on snake identification. The audience were appreciative of her presentation.

Dennis Archibald, from Stobbart Creek Landcare, demonstrated how to care for our tools by cleaning and sharpening them. He had an array of cleaning items and a handout on keeping our tools sharp, caring for wooden handles, preventing and removing rust. Learn more about tool care at the next Repair Cafe event on 24 October with Repair It Lake Mac. Thank you, Dennis, for a comprehensive and much needed session.

09/10/2026

🌟🧚‍♀️Plant Spotlight: Acacia ulicifolia - If Fairies had pom-poms

If fairies had pom-poms they would be from the flowers of Acacia ulicifolia, common name Prickly Moses. A handsome lil’ devil, you might bend down to point your finger at one of the small globular creamy-white flowers then, ouch! You have just been spiked by its short narrow leaf-like phyllodes. Most Acacia species don’t have true leaves, they have phyllodes that provide the same function as a leaf.

This small to medium sized shrub can reach 3 metres, flowers April – October and grows in dry sclerophyll forests and woodlands, usually on sandy well drained soil. It prefers full sun but can tolerate shaded dappled light. This plant grows in our bushlands and gardens and makes great habitat for small birds, animals (and Fairies).

Acacias are in the family Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae and grow all over Australia from the mountains to the bushlands from dry inland areas to the sea. Although National Wattle Day is 1 September, different flowering times for each species mean there are always some wattles flowering in Australia throughout the year.

Address

Cnr Five Islands Road & Toronto Rd
Teralba, NSW
2284

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 4pm
Tuesday	8am - 4pm
Wednesday	8am - 4pm
Thursday	8am - 4pm
Friday	8am - 4pm

Telephone

+61249210392

Website

http://www.lakemacquarielandcare.org.au/, https://www.instagram.com/lakemaclandcare/, https://www.lakemac.com.au/Digital

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