The Community Environment Network (CEN) is proud to offer the services of a professional Bush Regeneration Team. CEN has been conducting professional Bush Regeneration Services since 2009.

CEN’s Bush Regeneration team has extensive experience in rehabilitating ecosystems including wet and dry sclerophyll forests, rainforest, wetlands, coastal dunes and heathlands. Many of ecosystems that CEN maintains are listed endangered ecological communities including River-flat Eucalypt Forest, Swamp Sclerophyll Forest, Freshwater Wetlands, Littoral Rainforests and Themeda grasslands on seacliffs and coastal headlands.

The CEN Bush Regeneration supervisor and our team members are all fully qualified in Conservation and Land Management, with a minimum of 12 months field experience. All team members carry a White Card and have first aid training. The Team has a reliable, fully equipped vehicle for work in the Central Coast, Lake Macquarie and Cessnock local government areas (LGA’s).

We currently offer a range of discounts to landholders who are involved in property registration programs such as Land for Wildlife in the Central Coast, Lake Macquarie and Cessnock LGA’s.

CEN’s services includes:

• Providing a professional qualified Bush Regeneration team
• Weed eradication by following correct bush regeneration techniques
• Noxious weed identification and control
• Site evaluations and recommendation
• Erosion and sediment control
• Threatened species identification
• Seed collection and propagation at CEN’s Wildplant Community Nursery
• Local provenance plant installation and maintenance
• Supervising volunteers
• Training landholders in weed control techniques and plant identification

All work is assessed and planned prior to commencement and Rehabilitation Plans are provided. Management Plans for ongoing maintenance are also available for sites.

Enquiries: For any enquiries about works or job availabilities please phone CEN’s Bush Regeneration Coordinator on 4349 4754

Any landholder can join Habitat for Wildlife, urban, rural, farm or lifestyle block. Show you care about our wildlife by joining and providing some wildlife habitat on your land.

Urban areas can be very important habitats and by connecting isolated pockets of habitat wildlife corridors are formed. These are vital connections for many species of birds and animals, enabling them to move from one area to another.

Become a part in restoring our urban landscapes - both the beauty and health of our environment. Make our landscapes a habitat not only for humans but also the wildlife that we want to connect with.

The project offers urban landholders information and support to conserve and improve habitats for wildlife. We aim to bring neighbours together in protecting their own backyards, local reserves and parks. There are no meetings to attend. Whether you own or rent a house, unit or flat you can do something for our native birds and wildlife: simply providing some water for them to planting your whole area with suitable native plants. Put up your sign and tell your friends and neighbours.

For more information:

Ph: 02 4349 4756
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Post:  Habitat for Wildlife PO Box 149 Ourimbah 2258

Benefits of the program:

• Information about wildlife friendly gardens
• Membership Certificate
• Natural Connections folder packed with information about improving your garden for native wildlife and birds
• Information on the Great Eastern Ranges Initative and how you can help
• A sign to put on your gate or fence to tell your friends and neighbours that you are a Habitat for Wildlife member. They might like to join too.

Anywhere in NSW you can REGISTER ONLINE

Or if you are in the Central Coast LGA you can download a Habitat for Wildlife Membership Form (Word) or Habitat for Wildlife Membership Form (PDF) and send it to us via fax or email.

Stepping Stones Corridor - The Entrance to Bateau Bay

The Stepping Stones Corridor Project is a partnership project providing a wildlife corridor across public lands in Wyong Shire. The partners include; Community Environment Network (CEN), Bateau Bay Bushcare , Wyong Council , Hunter Central Rivers CMA with support from the NSW Environmental Trust .

Help monitor water quality on the Central Coast

Waterwatch is a national program involving school and community groups in monitoring water quality of their local waterways.

Waterwatch involves people in the community helping to improve the health of our waterways. There are many ways you can get involved. Dive in to see how you can do your bit individually, or as a group, for healthy waterways and a better environment.

For more information please contact Central Coast Waterwatch on Tel: 02 4349 4757 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

NSW WATERWATCH WEBSITE + RESOURCES HERE

These are some of the projects completed by CEN

Wildwatch is about connecting kids with nature by exploring our environment and monitoring our flora and fauna. The program provides knowledge and understanding of local flora and fauna and encourages respect and caring for our local environment.

Wildwatch is an opportunity for children and families to engage in a program that promotes a love of nature and provides opportunities to observe nature and grow in knowledge, skills and understanding. We run events such as bird watching, frog spotting and waterbug surveys to connect families and communities with the diverse environments on the Central Coast. CEN collaborates with experts from university, council, primary industries, ecologists and wildlife carers so families can experience these different habitats and learn about them at the same time.

The Habitat for Wildlife Program has been running at the Community Environment Network since 2007. Habitat for Wildlife is a program which encourages urban landholders to create and maintain habitat for urban wildlife in their gardens. Community participants engaged through Wildwatch are supported as members of HFW by volunteers within CEN and will be invited to future workshops and events run by other CEN projects.

The Wildwatch program is FREE TO JOIN and includes:

• A certificate for each child that joins Wildwatch
• Stickers and Wildwatch wildlife card
• A regular kid friendly newsletter
• Invitations and support to participate in Wildwatch events throughout the year (4-6 events).

For more information Download a Registration Form, or EMAIL US