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Established 1998

Annandale NSW Australia -33.8814; 151.1707
Nearby: Harold Park (RSS News FEED) | Forest Lodge (RSS News FEED) | Camperdown (RSS News FEED)

Local Provenance Plants for Sydney's Inner West

During the 18th and 19th Centuries, the Turpentine-Ironbark Forests which covered Sydney were cut down for their valuable timber. Annandale house was constructed almost entirely of local Cedar *. The remaining local provenance vegetation succommed to farming, possibly mining clay, for pipes, domestic ware and bricks, sandstone quarries for construction, and eventually sub-division and residential development.

The Rozelle Bay Community Native Nursery, works to reintroduce Local Provenance species. Local Provenance species are those which have adapted to a particular area's climate, rainfall patterns, salt water innundation, sunlight, soil, birds, animals and insects. The purpose built nursery located in Wisdom Street Annandale, features recycled ironbark timber from the old Pyrmont Bridge, perhaps from an ironbark tree that grew in Annandale.

People around a Plant NurseryRozelle Bay Community Native Nursery
Wisdom Street, Whites Creek Valley, Annandale

Nursery Location & Eco-Annandale Walk

The Nursery relies on volunteers to operate, collect and propagate native seeds, weed and plant in our local area. There are no prerequisite skills or knowledge required. A hat and sturdy shoes are all you need to bring. The Nursery provides tools and protective gear for the variety of activities.

To get involved

Just turn up at the Nursery or a Busy Bee in the area. Where you can get to know the white flowerplants that are endemic (native/indigenous) to the inner west of Sydney. You can also learn how to propagate these plants and create habitat for birds, skinks and frogs in your garden or pockets of bushland in the local area. It's a great way to meet the locals!

More Bushcare Groups

There is also a Pyrmont Ultimo Landcare group. More at www.pyrmontultimolandcare.org.au/

There are also bushcare activities at Ewen Park, on the Cooks River in Hurlston Park

History of the Rozelle Bay Community Native Nursery & Bushcare Groups

The Rozelle Bay Community Native nursery operated in Chapman Road, Rozelle Bay (Annandale) from the mid 1990s. On the 29 August 2012, Mayor Rochelle Porteus joined volunteers and staff from Leichhardt Council, for a soft opening of the new Nursery in Wisdom Street, Annandale

construction siteA permanent home for the Rozelle Bay Community Native Nursery in Wisdom Street, at White's Creek Valley, Annandale

In February 2012, the Wednesday group tasted Bunya Nuts, from Callan Park...more

Rozelle Bay Community Native Nursery operated from Chapman Street, Annandale: 1998-2012

The nursery came about through the voluntary efforts of individuals, in particular the tireless leadership of Photo of Beth Buchannen on a Wednesday working bee - Photo MarghanitaBeth Buchannen, Pocket GreenDavid Lawrence and more recently Woman in Red Jumper with tubestockBronwen Campbell.

Plaque on bench reading: The Leichhardt Community thanks Beth Buchannen and David Lawrence for their inspiration and tireless work in bringing the bush back to Annandale.
Plaque on Bench near Aqueduct between Nelson St and Nelson Lane, Annandale - Photograph Marghanita da Cruz 27 September 2012A Bench in Annandale

Woman sitting on Bench Woman sitting on Bench

Plaque reads: "The Leichhardt Community thanks Beth Buchannen and David Lawrence for their inspiration and tireless work in bringing the bush back to Annandale." Bench is located under large Fig Tree, near Aqueduct between Nelson St and Nelson Lane, Annandale - Photographs Marghanita and Bridget 27 September 2012

Marghanita and Bridgette, who worked with the RBCNN in the early 2000s chanced on the Bench, while surveying the Bushcare sites, around Annandale and Chapman Street nursery.

Woman planting street vergeWoman planting street vergePlanting out the Verge in front of the New Nursery.

women in red top with pigeon in her handsBev and Bronwen the Pigeon

two women removing seeds from deep pink berriesShirley and Merrilyn collecting seeds from Lillipillis.

This page www.ramin.com.au/annandale/rbcnn.shtml last updated 29 March 2013