Wollumbin Environmental Services - WES

27/04/2023

W.E.S. is looking for a new casual team member to join our organisation. If you enjoy going for bushwalks and would like to be paid to pull out w**ds, then this is the job for you! We work within the Tw**d Shire on public and private land controlling w**ds in natural areas. WES is fully insured and will provide all your equipment, you will need a uniform and good boots.

Would suit recent school-leaver, single parent or someone who just likes working outside. Requirements:

* Car and drivers license - some carpooling options available
* First-Aid
* Chemical Users certificate
* Certificate II or III in Conservation and Land Management (or similar)
* Fit and able-bodied
* A passion and love for the Australian environment

Pay rate starts at $28/hr + super, higher rate negotiable for skilled and qualified applicants. Sub-contracting options also available if you are insured. Hours are variable, but starting at 14hrs/week, with more hours available if you demonstrate aptitude and commitment.

Contact Sam if you are interested: 0474127223

14/06/2022

Tumbulgum Historic Cemetery.

After our first day on site, removing debris, w**ds, and locating a number of threatened species, this place which crosses the divide between social and environmental values, enters a new phase.

There is an undeniable, bittersweet charm here, and we a grateful to be working with Tw**d Landcare and Tw**d Shire Council on this project on behalf of the Tumbulgum and Tw**d Shire communities.

22/02/2022

Once again we find ourselves in Tomewin, on the far eastern edge of the McPherson Range, just under the NSW-QLD border.

Again, it's Lantana camara. Here, in partnership with Tw**d Shire Council, we have strategically selected for eradication approximately 3000 square metres of lantana sprawl, surrounded on three sides by established, high diversity wet sclerophyll, vine thicket, and sub-tropical rainforest.

07/02/2022

Turn a solid Lantana patch into primary rainforest!

Five years of hard work has transformed this monoculture of w**ds into a diverse rainforest habitat.

The regrowing forest is so thick it was impossible to see the original view. The area needs work to keep the exotics out and the natives thriving.

Get in touch with us to transform your property from a w**d infestation into a beautiful piece of native habitat.

05/03/2020

Planting around Byrrill Creek Road bridge. Today we planted over 200 trees and grasses in a gravel bed next to the newly constructed bridge on the Tw**d River. WES offers a diverse range of services from w**d control to tree planting in the rough terrain of the Tw**d valley and surrounding areas.

03/03/2020

Night Flowering Jasmine (Cestrum nocturnum) is often admired for it’s beautiful vanilla like aroma which will fill the night air in late summer. But this plant can be an aggressive w**d in bushland, dominating gullies it will exclude native plants and become a monoculture like Lantana which it can often be found growing with. The plant is also highly poisonous ☠️ and has been linked to deaths of children and stock animals.

WES has successfully treated this w**d on many private properties allowing native species to regrow bringing back rainforest from an exotic monoculture. If you need help with controlling the scourge that is Night Jasmine please get in touch with us.

20/02/2020

At WES we can not only help you restore your bush block but help you move to a native lawn. Native grasses like the Basket Grass pictured here, doesn’t need mowing and feeds native animals like wallabies and pademelons. Don’t be stuck with a boring 20th century lawn. Move into the future with a native lawn!

17/02/2020

We have transformed landscapes! Starting with a w**d infested Lantana patch we transform it into a rainforest. Let us help you bring back the bush and help save the world.

04/12/2019

Anxious about bushfires? Let us help you implement your bushfire plan. We have the equipment and expertise to assist you to prepare your property for fire. Following the recommendations of the NSW Rural Fire Service we can help to reduce fuel loads around your house, remove leaves and clear away dead wood.
We can offer discounts for pensioners and the differently abled.

26/06/2019

Cat's Claw Creeper is one of Australia's worst w**ds, capable of destroying stands of pristine rainforest, this exotic vine is extremely invasive and spreads readily through thousands of tiny wind blown seeds. It was a gut-wrenching discovery to find this horrible w**d had a toe-hold on the NSW/Qld border at Numinbah, located in a position where it could shed seed into both the upper Nerang River (Qld) and upper Rous River (NSW) catchments, and more alarmingly spread into nearby and inaccessible areas of National Parks.

Thankfully, swift action has been taken by Tw**d Shire Council staff to treat the w**d and stop it's further spread. While more work needs to be done this is a great start to an ambitious project to eradicate Cat's Claw Creeper from the area.

If you suspect you have Cat's Claw Creeper, please don't hesitate to contact us for an obligation free quote.

24/09/2018

20/09/2018

Do you want to turn this .... into This...
Don't despair, WES is here! we offer a variety of services to help you regain control of your natural environment. Push back the w**ds, and encourage the trees!
Do you have a property over run by w**ds? Do you need help turning your garden into a Paradise?
We can help.
Wollumbin Environment Services offers a wide range of options from the vegetated urban garden to a 100 acre bush block.
We are experts in plant identification, tree planting and w**d control. WES can help to empower you to understand your local environment
We can assist in obtaining government funding and applying for grants.
We can help with designing a property management plan, do basic landscape gardening and offer high quality bush regeneration. We also do drone photography and video.
Get in touch with us today to find out how you can regenerate your environment!