Winston Hills and Toongabbie Bushcare

04/03/2026

Family friendly bushwalk coming up at Reynolds Park 🌳🌳

Join us for a family-friendly bushwalk through the beautiful bushland at Reynolds Park, Toongabbie as part of Climate Action Week. This 1-hour walk follows a…

02/03/2026

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14/02/2026

Reminder about upcoming opportunities to join in local bushcare sessions with the Darangarra Corridors Bushcare Group.

2nd Saturday morning each month at Third Settlement Reserve (corner of Oakes Road & Edison Parade, Old Toongabbie). Next session is Saturday 21 Feb.

3rd Sunday morning each month at Gallery Gardens (behind the tennis courts on Fitzwilliam Road, Old Toongabbie). Next session is Sunday 22 Feb.

Not so fun fact - According to City of Parramatta, Fitzwilliam Road, Old Toongabbie is a busy regional road carrying an average of 18,000 vehicles per day.

Please join us in caring for our local bushcare sites which are greatly needed as habitat for birds & wildlife, and also to provide easy access to calming green spaces for community members.

New volunteers welcome!

For more info about joining:
https://www.cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au/environment/natural-areas/bushland/bushcare-volunteer

14/02/2026

Looks like contractors have been back clearing debris from the large fallen tree along Settlers Walk and moving larger logs to create edging on either side of the track.

11/01/2026

We will be back for bushcare at Reynolds Park on the 2nd Sunday in March, May, July, September and November.

2nd Sunday every other month we will be at Oakes Reserve (behind Baxters on Oakes Road.

Come join us when you can. New volunteers welcome!

10/01/2026

Yes, we are kicking off our 2026 bushcare sessions this morning at Reynolds Park on Chanel St, Toongabbie.

Come join us and enjoy the cool change!
We are here until 11.30am

23/12/2025

Wishing everyone a safe & peaceful holiday season!

Thank you to all our wonderful volunteer bushcarers who helped w**d, water, plant and spread mulch throughout 2025. We look forward to welcoming you back in 2026. New volunteers are also welcome to join us!

Photos taken this week show the fallen tree at Reynolds Park has been cleared from the walking track. Also signs of fire activity nearby and the new toilet amenities are now open

13/12/2025

The top half of a large eucalypt at our Reynolds Park bushcare site has fallen & is blocking the Settlers Walk track.

22/11/2025

We are very excited to share that our amazing Bushcare group conveynor, Marina Gilmore won the covetted Bushcare Legend award at the Paramatta Council Bushcare Awards today: The Gold Trowel!

Congratulations Marina! A well-deserved acknowledgment of your hard work over the last 30 YEARS doing Bushcare along Toongabbie Creek. We thank you for your tireless efforts, knowledge and enthusiasm.

09/11/2025

Busy morning of bushcare today which included spreading mulch, relocating branch that had fallen on young acacias and small section of the Settlers Walk track and hand w**ding (mostly removing Mother of Millions which is an ongoing problem at this site). We also had a site visit from Billy, one of the Parramatta Council bushcare team who support our bushcare