The Bracken Rd Reserve Group has been working on a piece of Roadside Reserve remnant bushland since 2017. We are a group dedicated to enhancing local biodiversity through weed management using minimal disturbance techniques. Re-vegetation using local species is being used where weed invasion has been significant.

Volunteer With Us!

We welcome all volunteers. Whatever your age, skill level, knowledge or time commitment, you can get involved. We willingly share our skills and knowledge with you. 

Contact Peter on 0412529465 or pjallen@esc.net.au to find out more about the Bracken Rd Reserve Group and volunteering with us.

Mobilising to prevent species loss

We often hear about species on the brink of extinction or the climate on the brink of collapse – and this sounds quite daunting and hopeless.  

However, community and landholders can work together to push back that brink!

Get Involved

Are you time-poor and still want to contribute to improving biodiversity in the Hills?

We get together for about 2 hours per month on the third Sunday of the month at 9am - no commitment, attend as many events as you want. We plant and/or weed, then enjoy a light lunch washed down with a drink of your choice.

It's a great way to meet and chat with like-minded people, and connect yourself with the local community. Find out more by contacting Warren on 0408 444 592.

The Kanmantoo-Callington Landcare Group has been working for over 30 years to protect and restore our local environment.  Currently, their major project is Greening the Bremer, where they are working with landowners to create a permanent, stock-free wildlife corridor along the Bremer River near Callington.

So far, they've established an 8km protected corridor of habitat along the river, and this winter, they're calling on the community to help extend this corridor by another 700m of planting on both sides of the river.

To get involved with this great project, email rosepaul88@bigpond.com or text us on 0457 091 668 and we will contact you with further information.

Mount Barker Community Centre is a not-for-profit, independent organisation located in the heart of Mount Barker SA. The Community Centre offers local community members opportunities to connect with each ​other through a variety of responsive and inclusive programs, events and volunteer roles across the region. The Community Centre is responsive to local community need and works to address gaps and unmet needs through innovation and collaboration.

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with the Mount Barker District Council.  Your valuable gift of time is greatly appreciated by our community.  Volunteering with one our Environmental groups is an opportunity to get outdoors, be active, social and increase your environmental knowledge with like-minded people.

We have 4 Environmental Groups that provide valuable bushcare to protect some of our nature areas and ecosystems.  No experience needed.  Young people under the age of 16 require a supervising adult to accompany them at the bushcare sessions.

Friends of Mount Barker Summit Conservation Reserve - alternate Fridays/Saturdays monthly 10am-12pm

Friends of Yantaringa Reserve, Hahndorf  - monthly Thursdays 10am-12pm

Laratinga Wetland Warriors - fortnightly Saturdays 8am-11am

Bluestone Community Environmental group - fortnightly Wednesdays 9am-10am

For more information on any of these groups, please contact our Volunteer Development Officer on 8393 6414 or lbond@mountbarker.sa.gov.au

The Mylor Parklands Bushcare Group is a group of local residents and friends who meet regularly to do bushcare work. 

We help to rehabilitate and restore bushland by carrying out a range of activities from implementing the Reserve Management Plan for the Mylor Parklands, raising public awareness of the Parkland status, regular working bees to weed native bush areas and fire hazard reduction. 

The Mylor Parklands is 24 hectares of land, which includes 5 hectares of native reserve, Camp Gooden.  

Volunteer with us!

We are looking for volunteers to join us!

Come and try, you'll learn about local native plants and meet like minded people.

Contact Bill on 0417830089 to find out more about volunteering with Mylor Parklands Bushcare Group.  

Bush For Life

We look after SA’s native bushland by removing isolated weeds that compete for space and resources so that our bushland can regenerate naturally. We have over 300 bushland sites across the state and we offer ongoing training and support to our volunteers.  Being a bushcare volunteer is a rewarding, and practical way to help your local environment.

Trees Please – 68 Heysen Road on outskirts of Hahndorf

Thursdays 10am–12pm

Looking for a friendly group, fresh air, and meaningful work in the Adelaide Hills?

Come join us on Thursday mornings for light bushcare and site maintenance at our beautiful Heysen Road location.

Weed removal at the famous Hans Heysen "Cedars"

Seed collecting during summer and tree planting in August.