Get involved in conservation

Land for wildlife is a free, voluntary conservation program. It supports landholders to protect native plants and animals on their property.

The voluntary conservation agreement program supports private landholders by protecting the bushland on their properties.

Volunteer to conserve bushland in council's environment reserves. If you are an individual, family, club, school or business we have an activity to suit you.

We partner with volunteers, schools, businesses and community groups to protect our local beaches and coastal environments from litter and marine debris. Find out how you can get involved.

Assist scientists to collect and record data on the seasonal behaviour of plants and animals along popular walking trails.

CoastSnap is a community beach monitoring program that allows council to track changes to our coastline and beaches.

Land donations and bequests are one of the greatest gifts you can give to support conservation on the Sunshine Coast. Donations of land for conservation will help protect the region’s native bushland, plants and animals for future generations.

Council encourages community members to be involved in assisting with the care and maintenance of its botanic gardens and bushland reserves.

Participate in a range of activities to increase our scientific knowledge about our local environment.

Parks and gardens community volunteer program assists interested volunteer groups by providing advice, training, support and materials and equipment to conduct works in selected parks.

The aim of the TurtleCare volunteer program is to implement an ongoing marine turtle monitoring program for nesting activity on the Coast's beaches.