Friends groups
The City of Joondalup’s natural environment is biodiverse and unique, with many natural areas that provide a rich and valuable resource for residents, visitors, and native flora and fauna. Not only do natural areas provide valuable habitat for our native wildlife, but they are also important for recreational, educational, and aesthetic value within our community.
A Friends Group is a volunteer community group that works together with the City of Joondalup to preserve, protect and manage their local natural area within the City. Our Friends Group members are passionate individuals who love and want to protect and conserve the natural environment. Friends Groups can vary from informal, small groups to a more formal incorporated body.
The City of Joondalup appreciates the extensive work put in by its Friends Groups and takes pride in the considerable value that these groups bring to the conservation and management of our natural areas. Friends Groups, together with the work carried out by the City, are working towards revegetating, improving and protecting our valuable natural areas for the community and the native flora and fauna who enjoy them.
Friends Group Activities
Friends Groups may be involved in various activities for a particular reserve, with the aim of restoring the reserve’s conservation values and the community’s appreciation of the natural environment.
Friends Group activities include:
- Monitoring and recording of flora and fauna
- Weed control/removal
- Guided nature walks
- Rubbish clean-up
- Seed collection
- Community education (talks and presentations)
- Fire prevention
- Revegetation and planting.
Join or Form a Friends Group
There are many benefits to joining a Friends Group, including:
- Making a real difference to the environment and helping to create a sustainable future by protecting local biodiversity and natural areas.
- Networking and learning the expertise of managing urban bushland.
- Meet new people and join a community.
- Physical and mental health benefits, and well as improvement of general wellbeing.
- Being outdoors in nature and enjoying your natural surroundings.
- Experience seeing native wildlife and rare flora and fauna species.
- Relive stress and keep your mind and brain healthy.
- Placing an order with the City for free native plants to plant in your reserve.
- Access to environmental training and workshops.
- Access to various City grants.
Most groups are concerned with a parcel of bushland located near their homes. Below, you can view our Friends Group contact list if you are interested in joining a group near you. If no existing Friends Group exists for the reserve, the City encourages the establishment of a new Friends Group. You can express your interest in establishing a new Friends Group by contacting the City via email.
Stay Informed
Learn more about our beautiful natural areas and the latest projects, initiatives, and events Friends Groups are progressing in your local area.