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Rozelle Bay Community Native Nursery & Bushcare

As a result of forestry, farming and urbanisation, Annandale and the surrounding suburbs have been denuded of indigenous vegetation.

Several community groups use the Rozelle Bay Community Native Nursery to propagate plants, to create local provenance plant corridors. As a result a variety of birds have been seen in the area.

The nursery facilities are shared by the Rozelle Bay and Callan Pk Bushcare Groups. They have established corridors and pockets of indigenous vegetation:

• at the entrance to the Harold Park pedestrian underpass;
• around the Pumphouse at the end of Rose St;
• in Hogan Park along Nelson Lane, at the end of Taylor St;
• around the Federal Park Wetlands;
• in the White's Creek Wetlands and Parklands; and
• around the lightrail station at the junction of the Crescent and Western Distributer.
• Breillat St
• Along Western side of Johnston St, towards the Crescent

Activities

• Piper Street Reserve - Sydney Harbour Catchment grant to continue the indigenous plant corridor with turpentine and ironbark trees.
• Plant Identification, Seed & Cutting Collection
• Propagating and Planting
• Operation of the nursery
• Seeking Funding to undertake major projects such as the regeneration "the Hill" behind Harold Park and creating a site for the reintroduction of Turpentine trees.

The Nursery is always looking for new volunteers. No experience is necessary, but please wear closed sturdy shoes and a hat. Groups meet at the Nursery located in Chapman st (enter from roundabout near at Nelson St/Crescent):

• 8.30am - 2.30pm on Wednesdays and Fridays

To find out more, just turn up, entrance from Nelson St Roundabout, phone Beth on 96601304 or email: rozellebaynurseryATyahooDOTcomDOT au (please replace AT with @ and DOT with . in email address).

The nursery exists through the voluntary efforts of individuals, in particular the tireless leadership of Beth Buchannen, and the support of Reg Richardson and staff Betty and John, from Self Security Storage who have provided free water and electricity since 1997.

The nursery has also benefitted from the support of The Sydney City Council, the Leichhardt Council, Landcare, Government grants, Volunteers from The body Shop, Westpac, American Express ,Starbucks,local schools and Green Reserve from Conservation Trust for Volunteers. Ramin Communications has provided the nursery with a web presence since 1998.

A Finalist in Keep Australia Beautiful's 1999 Metro Pride Award, the Nursery has received a variety of grants. Including the:-

• final grant made by the Port Jackson Catchment Management Committee. The grant will assistthe Nursery to erect interpretive signage and perimeter plantings for the Federal Park Wetland. The grant will be administered by the newly created Sydney Harbour Catchment Management Board, which is replacing a number of harbour catchment committees including The Port Jackson Catchment Management Committee.
• Federal Government Grant for small equipment which was matched by Leichhardt Council to construct new Nursery Benches
• a 9/11 commemorative grant from the US Consulate.

The Federal Park Saltmarsh Wetland, close to Rozelle Bay, has great significance as a prototype for ecological restoration in an urban setting. It reinstates a simulated tidal estuary, lost when the Johnson's Creek estuary was landfilled.

Local Provenance Plant Species for Sydney's Inner West

During the 18th and 19th Centuries, forestry and farming eliminated the Turpentine-Ironbark Forests of the Inner West. The Rozelle Bay Community Native Nursery collects seeds and cuttings from the closest remaining bushland, to propagate and reintroduce species that would have been endemic (indigenous or local provenance) to the area.

These plants have demonstrated how well they have adapted to the extreme wet and dry weater in Sydney between 1998 and 2008. As you walk around Annandale's public spaces you may now notice: Acacia Pods | Seed Pods | Purple, Mauve, Pink Flowers | White and Cream Flowers | Green Flowers | Fungi | Banksia Marginata.

The reference list of Local Provenance Species, for the Inner West, has been expanded from a list compiled by Catherine Rowland to help reintroduce indigenous species into Sydney's Inner West: Large Trees (> 5m) | Small Trees (< 5m) | Shrubs (0.5 to 2m) | Grasses | Climbers | Herbs | Estuarine | Ferns | References

The Rozelle Bay Nursery does not sell plants and it is difficult to source local provenance plants. However, you can buy them from specialist nurseries including: Cornucopia Nursery, Marrickville Community Nursery and Strathfield Council Native Nursery.

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This page www.ramin.com.au/annandale/rbcnn.shtml last updated 16 September 2008