Councils, academic institutions, land management authorities, infrastructure managers and other major landholders within the Greater Sydney footprint are encouraged to register their interest in free plantings through Rewilding Sydney by completing this form.
Our Sydney team will review your responses and give you a call to discuss working with you on your land.
These professional large-scale plantings are being designed to improve area, condition and connectivity of habitat for koalas and other fauna species in Sydney – creating a more connected and biodiverse city at the same time.
Rewilding Sydney builds on Greening Australia's long history of working with private and public landholders to restore bushland in the Greater Sydney region.
In collaboration with Clouston Associates, our Nature in Cities team created a detailed concept for 10 hectares across Camden Council’s John Oxley Reserve in western Sydney to deliver measurable outcomes for both people and nature. Partners, community volunteers and professional planting teams installed 17,000 native trees, shrubs and groundcovers at this flagship site to demonstrate the importance of nurturing nature in our urban landscapes.
Associated with our Cooling the Schools initiative, from 2020-2023 we planted more than 63,700 native trees at community sites across Sydney (in addition to planting over 23,300 native trees with 130 schools) in partnership with five local councils and one academic institution. The plantings aim to establish urban micro-forests, which will become a living legacy landmark, and important sources of shade, cooling and recreation for Sydneysiders.
Western Sydney Dry Rainforest (WSDR) is a critically endangered ecological community of the Cumberland Plain. Remnants are mostly found on private land. With funding from NSW Environmental Trust, we held practical workshops for landholders on monitoring and managing this unique ecosystem. We visited multiple properties to conduct vegetation assessments and provide Site Management Plans, and propagated 3,000 local provenance native WSDR plants for landholders in the Razorback region to add to their properties.
To help bring nature back to the ‘burbs, Western Sydney Parklands Trust contracted Greening Australia to engage primary and high schools in a series of educational, hands-on planting events. Over three years, we worked with students from 90 schools to plant more than 60,000 native trees and shrubs, providing habitat and relinking bushland in three highly developed Sydney suburbs – Abbotsbury, Dean Park, and West Hoxton.
Join in the fun! Register your interest here
The Rewilding Sydney project is proudly funded by the NSW Government as part of the Greening our City program to help increase Sydney’s tree canopy cover to 40 per cent by 2036.
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As Associate Director – Biodiversity, Michael works at the interface of all our teams to translate good ideas into fundable Nature-Based Solutions that are impact led and can be practically delivered.
With over 15 years’ experience leading cross-functional and multi-site project teams, Michelle brings a wealth of knowledge to her role with Greening Australia. Skilled in project planning, scheduling, budget management, contract management and reporting, Michelle has held team leadership positions in Sydney, Perth, China and the United States, working across diverse industries and with a variety of organisations ranging from small local businesses to multinational corporations.
Evan has 10 years of experience in Natural Resource Management on the Cumberland Plain, providing a strong practical understanding to support his tertiary qualifications. He leads and supervises teams to achieve contractual obligations in the fields of bush regeneration, large scale revegetation, seed collection, plant production and community engagement.
As Manager – Operations for Greening Australia’s work programs in NSW and ACT, Chris manages an elite team of conservation and restoration professionals who are working hard to deliver nature-based solutions for urban and rural landscapes and to maximise the benefits of restoration for both people and nature.
As Associate Director – Biodiversity, Michael works at the interface of all our teams to translate good ideas into fundable Nature-Based Solutions that are impact led and can be practically delivered.
With over 15 years’ experience leading cross-functional and multi-site project teams, Michelle brings a wealth of knowledge to her role with Greening Australia. Skilled in project planning, scheduling, budget management, contract management and reporting, Michelle has held team leadership positions in Sydney, Perth, China and the United States, working across diverse industries and with a variety of organisations ranging from small local businesses to multinational corporations.
Evan has 10 years of experience in Natural Resource Management on the Cumberland Plain, providing a strong practical understanding to support his tertiary qualifications. He leads and supervises teams to achieve contractual obligations in the fields of bush regeneration, large scale revegetation, seed collection, plant production and community engagement.
As Manager – Operations for Greening Australia’s work programs in NSW and ACT, Chris manages an elite team of conservation and restoration professionals who are working hard to deliver nature-based solutions for urban and rural landscapes and to maximise the benefits of restoration for both people and nature.
