Growing change from creek to coast.
Join a community movement restoring our creeks, strengthening the catchment and protecting the bay for future generations.
About
Cardinia Catchment Landcare is a community-led group working to restore native vegetation, protect waterways and rebuild wildlife habitat across our region. Through practical, hands-on projects with volunteers, schools and local partners, we help care for creeks and strengthen the catchment for a healthier bay.
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Small actions. Mighty Change.
With native vegetation disappearing and waterways under pressure, planting native trees is one of the simplest and most powerful actions we can take to restore habitat, protect waterways and build healthier landscapes and communities.
Every creek that runs cleaner. Every paddock that becomes a forest again. Every bird that finds a hollow because someone planted a tree fifteen years ago. That’s the work. It’s local, it’s ongoing, and it adds up.
Our services
Four methods we use to care for country — the patient, ground-level work that turns good intentions into living landscapes.
Land restoration
Returning damaged country to health — addressing erosion, weed invasion, and lost soil structure with patient, science-led techniques.
Native planting
Specialising in indigenous species sourced and grown in our own nursery — the right plants for the right place, every time.
Water conservation
Protecting the creeks, streams, and wetlands that feed Western Port Bay — from riparian planting to monitoring catchment health.
Educational workshops
Bringing landcare practice into classrooms, community halls, and the bush itself — building knowledge that takes root.
When people come together to care for the land, nature has an incredible way of giving back.
Our projects
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Hill 2 bays
A regional initiative tracing the critical connection between our mountain catchments and our coastal marine environments. Supported by the Southern Ranges Environment Alliance, we bridge the gap between inland conservation and marine stewardship.
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Western Port Schools Program
An educational initiative that empowers the next generation to understand and protect the vital waterways flowing into Western Port. With our 20 years of experience of working with schools along Cardinia Creek we bridge the gap between classroom theory and real-world environmental action.
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Hills 2 Bays Indigenous Plant Nursery
Hill 2 Bays Indigenous Plant Nursery The production engine for our regional restoration efforts. Our work is built upon 20 years of specialized horticultural history, evolving from the original Upper Beaconsfield Indigenous Nursery through the Green Circle Nursery to our current identity.
Get involved
When communities come together, real change happens. You don’t need to be an expert to make a difference, just someone who cares. Every action helps restore our creeks, strengthen the catchment and protects the bay. Discover how you can get involved below.
Volunteer
Dig in together. Join planting days, weed busts, seed collection, and nursery shifts across the catchment.
Schools
Plant the future. We bring catchment science into classrooms and students out into the bush.
Business
Lead local change. Sponsor a planting site, host a corporate volunteer day, or help fund a project.
Donate
Every dollar funds plants in the ground. Your contribution is tax-deductible and stays in the catchment.
When communities come together, real change happens. You don’t need to be an expert to make a difference, just someone who cares. Every action helps restore our creeks, strengthen the catchment and protects the bay. Discover how you can get involved below.
Life in the catchment.
Meet the animals that call this catchment home.
Plants
Discover the native plants that help our creeks and landscapes thrive.
People
The people caring for our creeks and catchment
Places
Explore the creeks, reserves and landscapes that connect to our bay.
Every tree planted, every creek restored, every hand that helps becomes part of a future where nature can thrive again.
It starts here.
Have a question, a planting idea or want to get involved? Let’s make it happen.