It consists of a network of local volunteer groups of which there are over 1700 in New South Wales alone. Each group works to find local solutions to local problems such as salinity, soil degradation, animal pests, weeds, vegetation loss, waterside erosion, poor water quality, coastal degradation and urban land degradation.

If you appreciate our local native bushland in the Helensburgh district, be aware that it is under serious threat from environmental weeds. Many of these have escaped from our gardens into our local bushland. They are spread by dumping of garden waste, by birds, by wind and by water. These weeds have the ability to replace our native bushland.