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Engaging with local businesses since 2001, the City of Ryde Bushcare Program has provided opportunities for staff to become involved with Bushcare activities within the City of Ryde. Strong partnerships have been forged, with some businesses returning year after year to continue work in the same park.
It is an opportunity for companies to promote team-building activities and environmental and community awareness. Corporate volunteers will be able to experience an activity outside their usual and have a sense of satisfaction.
By providing a well structured Corporate Partnership Program, the City of Ryde Bushcare Program aims to expand on work already undertaken in bushland areas and form networks with local businesses. The focus will be on long term strategic projects which enhance biodiversity conservation and improve the effectiveness of bushland management.
Past Community Partnership Days
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The City of Ryde Bushcare Program would like to thank the 96 volunteers from Novartis Pharmaceuticals for their assistance planting 2600 trees, shrubs and groundcovers at Pembroke Park. This Community Partnership Day on 5 June coincided with the UN World Environment Day. We hope to see them again in 2008. |
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Since 2002 PricewaterhouseCoopers volunteers have been involved in clearing woody weeds, mulching and planting as part of the ‘Restoration of Strangers Creek Project’ in Field of Mars Reserve. The Bushcare Program would like to thank them for their ongoing commitment at a number of sites throughout Ryde. |
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The Eastwood based Tzu Chi Foundation have been working on revegetation projects every 8 weeks at a number of bushland reserves. In the last year 115 volunteers helped to plant 1000 locally indigenous plants. These revegetation projects are improving habitat corridors for wildlife in the Ryde local government area. |
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Optus have sponsored bush regeneration works along Shrimptons Creek and staff are actively volunteering in Booth Reserve, North Ryde. This community partnership has enabled Optus staff to become involved with hands-on environmental work in their local area.
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Volunteers from Medtronic spread 20m3 of mulch and planted 600 locally indigenous plants during their Community Partnership Day at Darvall Park. This project has helped to improve the habitat value and visual amenity of the park and complements work undertaken by the Darvall Park Bushcare Group.
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