Congratulations to the 2026 Healthy Cities Landcare Grants Recipients
Congratulations to the 31 groups and organisations awarded funding through the 2026 Healthy Cities Landcare Grants Program!
The funded projects represent a diverse range of community groups and organisations dedicated to encouraging outdoor community participation and restoring healthy, biodiverse environments.
The program will see more than 100,000 native trees, shrubs and ground covers planted across Australia to restore local environments.
The Healthy Cities Landcare Grants Program forms part of Bupa’s Healthy Cities initiative, which is focused on improving outcomes for both people and the planet by supporting healthier environments and more connected communities.
Check out the successful recipients below.
2026 Grant Recipients
New South Wales
Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Title | Project Summary |
Central Coast Wetlands – Pioneer Dairy Land Manager | Tuggerah | Central Coast Wetlands Biodiverse Understorey Planting | Volunteers and schools will diversify Pioneer Creek’s understorey, boosting threatened-species habitat at a popular birdwatching and recreation destination. |
Lake Macquarie City Council | Rathmines | Restoring Rathmines Foreshore At Styles Point | Landcare volunteers will restore Styles Point foreshore, reconnecting threatened ecological communities while protecting recreation and Lake Macquarie’s shoreline. |
Friends of Lane Cove National Park Inc. | Macquarie Park | Inspiring Community To Connect With Nature | Community education and planting will improve Lane Cove National Park’s interface with neighbouring urban development, connecting diverse residents with nature. |
Wollongong City Council | Bellambi | Green Urban Cycleways: The Veins Of Our City – Bellambi Beach | Volunteers will plant canopy along Bellambi Beach cycleways, connecting urban biodiversity and benefiting coastal recreation and threatened ecological communities. |
Centennial Parklands Trust | Centennial Park | Centennial Parklands Volunteer Urban Forest Expansion | Volunteers will expand Centennial Parklands’ urban forest, connecting native habitat and accessible green space. |
Queensland
Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Title | Project Summary |
Norman Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee (N4C) Inc | Greenslopes | Finger Gullies Koala Safe Access and Resources Project | Volunteers will create a safer koala corridor between Whites Hill Reserve and Norman Creek through habitat restoration and wildlife monitoring. |
Rainbow Lorikeet Park Bushcare Group | Aspley | Aspley Ecosystem Restoration With Community Engagement | Community planting and working bees will restore native habitat in Aspley parks, benefiting residents, visitors and wildlife at Zillman Waterholes headwaters. |
Bulimba Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee (B4C) | Mount Gravatt | Showgrounds Wildflower Forest | Volunteers expand Mount Gravatt Showgrounds’ wildflower forest, feeding wildlife and reconnecting the community with nature. |
Friend of lagoon Creek Group Inc. | Caboolture | More Planting Days for People – Lagoon Creek | Community planting days will expand Lagoon Creek Bushcare, enhancing a popular reserve that supports platypus, birds and other wildlife. |
South Australia
Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Title | Project Summary |
Mount Barker District Council | Mount Barker | Mount Barker Creek Biodiversity And Recreation Trail | Community-led revegetation will strengthen Mount Barker Creek’s wildlife corridor, ecological resilience and access to nature along the recreation trail. |
City of Salisbury | Salisbury | Healthy Habitats at Happy Home Reserve | Community volunteers will enhance Happy Home Reserve with native planting, connecting recreation, river habitat, biodiversity and wellbeing. |
Friends Of Glenthorne Inc. | O’Halloran Hill | Enhancing Revegetation In Glenthorne National Park | Community volunteers will extend revegetation in Glenthorne National Park, improving the urban environment while building awareness and participation. |
Gawler Regional Natural Resource Centre Inc. | Gawler South | Dead Mans Pass Reserve Grassland Restoration | Volunteers will protect and expand rare Iron-grass Natural Temperate Grassland at Dead Mans Pass Reserve through planting and ongoing care. |
Tasmania
Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Title | Project Summary |
Brighton Council | Brighton | Connecting Habitat And Community In Brighton | Community volunteers will reconnect native habitat at Brighton’s major public park, enhancing green space, recreation and environmental stewardship. |
Victoria
Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Title | Project Summary |
KooyongKoot Alliance | Glen Iris | Gardiners Creek Biodiversity Corridor | Community plantings will strengthen Gardiners Creek’s indigenous biodiversity corridor, connecting local groups and improving habitat for people and wildlife. |
Heartscapes Inc. | South Melbourne | Melbourne Pollinator Corridor – Connecting Sites | Community gardening will connect Melbourne pollinator sites, transforming barren public spaces to strengthen ecosystems, wellbeing and connections with nature. |
Friends of Kororoit Creek | Sunshine West | Kororoit Creek – Nature Within Reach | Community volunteers will expand Kororoit Creek habitat sites with Indigenous plants, creating vital urban refuges for wildlife and people. |
Warrnambool Coastcare Landcare Network | Warrnambool | Wellington Street Upstream Community Revegetation | Community volunteers will revegetate the Merri River beside a popular walking and cycling track, improving this key urban habitat. |
Phillip Island Landcare Group | Cowes | Phillip Island Sporting And Recreation Precinct Revegetation | Landcare volunteers will protect endangered vegetation and create wetlands and natural areas within Phillip Island’s new sporting and recreation precinct. |
Westgate Biodiversity: Bili Nursery & Landcare | Port Melbourne | Grass Hopper Green – Larapuna Grasshopper Habitat | Volunteers will create a biodiversity hotspot at Westgate Park for insects and birds, showcasing Melbourne’s endangered heathy flora. |
Co-Exist Australia Ltd | Northcote | Merri Mornings: Restoring Merri Creek Together | Volunteers will restore Merri Creek habitat through monthly community events, building connections with nature, community and Landcare mentors. |
Urban Guerrillas Incorporated | Burwood | Gardiners Creek Restoration | Volunteers will create a biodiversity haven at Gardiners Creek for gang-gang cockatoos, rakali and the local community. |
Lalor Landcare | Thomastown | Native Fish Habitat Restoration Thomastown | Students and community volunteers will restore Edgars Creek’s semi-aquatic plants and native fish habitat, reconnecting former frog habitat. |
Wodonga Urban Landcare Network | Wodonga | Project SPROUT 3.0 – Bedding In | Community groups will expand Wodonga’s native plantings, creating cooler neighbourhoods, wildlife corridors, climate resilience and stronger connections with nature. |
Maribyrnong City Council | Footscray | Nature Warriors Volunteering In Natural Areas | Nature Warriors will restore indigenous understorey along Maribyrnong River and Stony Creek, expanding wildlife habitat and community connection. |
Port Phillip City Council | St Kilda | Care for the Coast Community-Led Coastal Reserve Restoration | Community planting will restore St Kilda’s priority coastal habitats, supporting rare species, biodiversity and stewardship along busy recreational corridors. |
Port Phillip EcoCentre Inc | Albert Park | Melbourne Marathon Healthy Cities Nature Trail | Volunteers will create the Melbourne Marathon Healthy Cities Nature Trail, restoring iconic urban habitats and inspiring wellbeing and environmental stewardship. |
Western Australia
Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Title | Project Summary |
City of Bayswater | Morley | Restoring Connectivity At Arbor Park | Bushcare volunteers will restore native biodiversity and wildlife connectivity at Arbor Park through planting, weeding and ongoing monitoring. |
Woodvale Waters Friends Of Beenyup Channel | Woodvale | Beenyup Channel, South Lake Joondalup Rehabilitation | Community and student volunteers will strengthen habitat corridors along Beenyup Channel, improving biodiversity and local amenity. |
Northern Territory
Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Title | Project Summary |
Freds Pass Sport and Recreation Management Board Inc. | Freds Pass | Dye Garden Revitalisation | Community volunteers will revitalise Freds Pass Dye Garden as an accessible native landscape supporting culture, biodiversity, education and wellbeing. |
Australian Capital Territory
Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Title | Project Summary |
Southern ACT Catchment Group | Weston Creek | Plants For Urban Reserves In Southern Canberra | Volunteers will restore native habitat across Southern Canberra’s urban parks, growing plants and strengthening biodiversity, resilience and community stewardship. |