- Group contact
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Steve Miles
0449 737 530 - Location and meeting details
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The group meets on Sunday's of the third full weekend of the month from 9am to 12pm.
Dates: February 17, March 16, April 20, May 18, June 15, July 20, August 17, September 21, October 19, November 16.
Groups meet between February and November, taking a break in January and December.
Meet at the corner of the Boulevarde and Rowlinson Parade, Cammeray.
* Meetings that fall on a long weekend or the Boorowa tree planting trip must be confirmed by the Group Convenor.
In the event of rain, call the Group Convenor for updates.
Volunteers are required to wear enclosed shoes, a long sleeved shirt, long pants and a hat. Bring sunscreen and a full water bottle.
- Getting here
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Catch the bus: route 194, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 267
Miller St after The Boulevarde, Cammeray (Stop ID 206211)
Miller St opp Pine St., Cammeray (Stop ID 206220)
10-minute walk down a steep hill to the Bushcare Site - Description
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Tunks Park is one of North Sydney Council's most striking reserves.
It stretches for a kilometre through a gully from Hamilton Reserve down to Middle Harbour’s Long Bay foreshore.
The remnant Blackbutt Gully Forest sweeps under the sandstone arches of Cammeray's Suspension Bridge above Quarry Creek, hugging the many sports fields and dramatic sandstone cliffs of Tunks Park.
Tunks Park East Bushcare Group looks after the steep stretch of bushland that starts on the corner of the Boulevarde and Rowlison Parade, Cammeray.
Descending from the corner are a well-known set of steep steps and bush track leading to the sports fields. The Bushcare site extends down both sides of the stairs, and was once infested with morning glory, lantana, and privet.
It took years of dedicated work by the volunteers to rehabilitate the remnant of Angophora Foreshore Forest on this site. The habitat value is now much improved, evidenced by the return of Long-nosed Bandicoots in recent years.
Tunks Park East is possibly the most physically challenging Bushcare site to work.
It is also part of the middle Harbour cluster of bushland reserves, an important wildlife corridor, and one of two biodiversity hotspots identified in Council’s 2010 Natural Area Survey.
We are always looking for further support, come along and help us protect this important bushland area.
