BushCare Sunshine Coast
Connect. Care. Active. Together.
Join your community helping to restore and improve local bushland, coastal dunes, waterways and wildlife habitat in council's environment reserves.
Join your community helping to restore and improve local bushland, coastal dunes, waterways and wildlife habitat in council's environment reserves, across the Sunshine Coast.
Volunteer at the Doonan Planting Festival
21 - 26 July 2026 | Doonan Creek Environment Reserve, Verrierdale
6 days. 7,100 native trees shrubs and grasses.
Hundreds of locals. Creating habitat. Making a big impact.
Which day will you choose?
- Drop-in planting days | Tuesday 21 - Friday 24 July | 7:30am-4pm daily
Simply drop-in when you can or register →
Drop in for 30 minutes, an hour or the whole day. Register in advance or simply turn up. Groups larger than 10+ must register.
- Community planting | Saturday 25 July | 8:30-11am
Bookings essential. Register today → .
Morning tea and Welcome to Country from UncleTias, concluded.
- SC Lightning Netball fans planting |Sunday 26 July | 8:30- 11am
Registration and free charter-bus travel from USC Arena, Sippy Downs are required. Register your attendance →
Visit the Doonan Planting Festival Event Hub →
Choose a planting opportuntiy →
Caring for the places we love
BushCare Sunshine Coast brings people together to restore and protect local bushland in Council environment reserves. Volunteers help plant native species, remove environmental weeds, improve habitat for local wildlife and care for the natural places that make the Sunshine Coast special.
Together, we achieve big things
Every working bee, every plant, every weed, every hour, every hand, every smile counts. Here's what BushCare volunteers have achieved together.
| 1,700+ | 17,500+ | 170 | 1,900+ |
| active BushCare volunteers each year | native trees, shrubs and ground covers planted annually | hectares of habitat restored | wheelie bins of environmental weeds composted |
Why join BushCare?
People join for many reasons. Some want to protect local wildlife. Some want to meet new people. Some want to stay active, learn new skills or give back to their community. Many stay because they feel connected to nature, place and each other.
| Connect | Care | Active | Together |
| Meet new people and make lasting friendships in your local community. | Protect local bushland and support native wildlife where it matters most. | Stay fit and active outdoors doing something positive and practical. | Be part of a community doing something good for the environment. |
How would you like to get involved in BushCare?
1. Join a local BushCare Group →
2. Get involved in a community restoration project →
3. Support community restoration through sponsorship →
- Offset your organisation's carbon emissions locally.
- BushCare sponsorship helps fund plants, site preparation materials, maintenance and community conservation work.
- Learn how you can support local environmental restoration delivered by BushCare volunteers - with impact, monitoring and reporting.
Subpages
Find a BushCare group near you and volunteer locally with regular working bees. No experience needed.
BushCare focuses volunteering at priority restoration sites. Delivering planting and restoration activities for schools, corporate groups and the community through planned seasonal events.