Our Projects- completed
Local Projects, Local Impact
If you want to find out more about any of these projects or would like to get involved, please contact us or you may directly contact the group connected with the project you are interested in. Click here to find a link to each group on our Members page.
2025-2026
2024-2025
Dryandra woodland (O’Connor) restoration stage 4
We continued the restoration of 15 ha of significant, urban park bush land between Black Mountain and Bruce Ridge Nature Parks, land bound by Barry, Dryandra and Fairfax streets.
This land is habitat for a number of species of threatened orchids and 1026 species have been recorded. In FY21-24 we undertook significant weed and erosion control, rubbish removal and planting of degraded land.
In FY25 we controlled key weeds, particularly African lovegrass, blackberry, caterpillar grass, fescue, stinkwort, St John’s wort, Patterson's curse and serrated tussock. Initial removal of woody weeds (except those that could not be felled adjoining Barry Drive) was finalised.
We continued supplementary planting of indigenous understory species (200 tubestock) on degraded lands and removed rubbish. After 6 years of restoration work we nearly have the site restored to a ‘care and maintenance’ level. The two main remaining tasks are:
a) further replacement of weed grasses with understory planting, and b) spraying weed grasses (particularly African lovegrass and serrated tussock) until City Services regularly undertake weed control. Work was delayed due to the late start of the project conflicting with contractor availability. A further area has been prepared for a final revegetation
planting in FY26.
Connecting Nature, Connecting People
This initiative spearheaded by the ACT Government, was aimed at tackling intricate challenges arising from our city's growth while emphasizing the necessity for our urban areas to serve as biodiverse and resilient green spaces. Through a series of cross-government projects, ‘Connecting Nature, Connecting People’ focus was on facilitating the movement of species into the broader landscape, fostering what is termed 'ecological connectivity by enhancing and fortifying urban biodiversity, as well as strengthen the bond between our community and the natural world.
MCG delivered 2 x Community Citizen Science events with CUBS (Pollinator Surveys) with the objective of identifying the habitat conditions of urban greenspaces that support the presence of pollinating insects. These surveys would be used to build a comprehensive database of insect pollinators through the Canberra Nature Map monitoring platform.
MCG also delivered an additional community engagement/education events focused on habitat connectivity and urban biodiversity. In October 2023 we hosted two CUBS events to train participants and build community awareness of the program. The first event was held in Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Kingston and the second was held at the Ainslie Volcanics Grassland, Ainslie. Across both events we had over twenty participants, most
of whom signed up to monitor external sites.
In December 2023 MCG published the colouring book 'Species in our Suburbs: A colouring guide to
habitat connectivity in the Australian Capital Territory' and additional ACT curriculum aligned teacher’s resource.
that looks at the connection between species and people in urban and peri-urban spaces. The colouring book can be downloaded from News and Events page and the teachers resource can be found on our Resource page.
2023-2024
Purchase, planting and maintenance of plants in Bragg Street Park, Hackett (Auspiced grant)
This report covers activities undertaken in the Bragg Street Park, Hackett through funding under the Adopt-A-Park Community Grants Program 2022-2023 project number AAP2022-230001325. Note - this work builds on activities undertaken through funding from other grants provided in 2021 and 2022. Final Report summary.
Black Mountain Signage
Oaks Estate Riparian Improvement
Dawson St Landscape Plan
Ainslie Volcanics
2019-2020 to 2022-2023
Campbell Park Regeneration
Coombs Park project
Mount Pleasant Parkcare
Species in the Suburb - Aprasia in Googong
FOBM Black Mountain Oral Histories (Mike Braysher Fund project)
NSW Southern Tablelands Box-Gum Grassy Woodland Restoration and Connectivity Enhancement
Oaks Estate River Track Weed Control
Seed Collection and Revegetation Workshops
Mount Pleasant Nature reserve – Restoration of Box Gum Woodland
area through Weed Control and Revegetation
Sullivan's Creek Heritage Walk
Erosion Control Workshop
Piney Creek Restoration and Woodland Connection
Bringing Biodiversity Back to Canberra Suburbs
Molonglo Clean-up and Workshop
Creating an Urban Microforest
Wandiyali Banks to Bush
Mount Majura Forbs Conservation and Propogation
Dryandra Street Woodland Restoration stage 3
Conservation of Wetland Habitat
Dryandra Street Woodland Restoration Stage 2
Honeysett Pond project
Dryandra Street Woodland Restoration Stage 1
Narrabundah Wetlands Revegetation
Erosion control at the Aranda Snowgum
Jerrabomberra Track Works